Transitional Kindergarten: 3 year-old

RELIGION

• Religion readiness program designed to help your child take their first steps in learning about Jesus and their faith.
• Interactive pages, music, and story boards keep children interested and engaged.
• During interactive centers, students will take part in activities designed to support each lesson.

LANGUAGE & LITERACY

• Recite, identify and begin writing the alphabet
• Identify and write his/her first name
• Understand that letters make sounds & compose words which have meaning
• Understand that words are a way of communicating
• Speak in fairly complex sentences
• Listen to others
• Communicate feelings, needs and desires effectively
• Enjoy “reading” and being read to
• Observe that written language is read from left to right & moves from top to bottom and front to back
• Observe that books have titles, authors & illustrators
• Expand his/her vocabulary
• Participate in group discussions
• Identify beginning letter sounds

PHYSICAL

• Jump, run, hop, balance, climb, somersault
• Bounce, kick, throw, catch, roll and hit balls
• Recognize that physical activity is both fun and healthy
• Develop greater hand/eye coordination
• Hold writing and art implements correctly
• Use scissors correctly
• Manipulate small objects such as beads, blocks and play dough
• Move to music

SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL

• Show respect, kindness, patience, and love toward others
• Recognize that we are part of a large, diverse world in which we each play an important role
• Enjoy school and interacting with peers while obeying school rules
• Maintain a reasonable attention span
• Begin to understand that our actions impact other
• Take turns and share when appropriate
• Understand and obey simple directions
• Develop and exhibit self-esteem, self-worth and self-control
• Communicate feelings, needs and desires appropriately
• Follow a daily routine
• Respect the feelings and property of others
• Stand up for himself/herself appropriately when necessary
• Realize a sense of pride when seeing a project to completion
• Enjoy participating in dramatic play and role playing

COGNITIVE

• Practice concepts of alike & different
• Begin to observe and understand cause and effect
• Practice matching, sequencing, identifying and predicting
• Grasp concepts of up/down, big/small, more/less, etc.
• Ask and answer appropriate questions
• Follow three-step directions
• Understand and remember his/her accomplishments
• Begin to understand basic math concepts and number recognition
• Be exposed to various music genres, instruments, and concepts
• Begin to understand basic science concepts
• Begin to understand global and local community concepts

DAILY SCHEDULE

• 8:00-9:30 Language arts and centers
• 9:30-10:00 Snack & recess
• 10:30-11:15 Storytime, math and Religion
• 11:15-11:45 Science, PE, music, social studies and art
• 11:45-12:30 Lunch & recess
• 12:45-2:00 Nap
• 2:00-2:30 Spanish
• 2:30 Dismissal