- Movement from concrete materials to abstract concepts.
Understanding of numbers, beginning 1-10
One-to-one correspondence
Quantities
Geometry – simple shapes
Daily religious training using Bible stories and songs
Weekly Mass participation
Pflaum Gospel Weeklies based on the Sunday readings
- Teaches a sense of pride in oneself, the environment, and the community
Care of Person: personal hygiene – the foundation of self-esteem
Care of Environment: care of animals and plants, recycling, pride in their classroom and school
Grace and Courtesy: manners, conflict resolution, making and keeping friends
Coordination of Movement: eye-hand coordination, control of impulses
- Development and refinement of the five senses
Sight – color, shape, size discrimination
Hearing – sound discrimination
Touch – texture, weight, temperature discrimination
Smell – aroma discrimination
Taste – food and drink exploration during snack time and lunch, and tasting exercises
- Exposure to the verbal world of the child
Vocabulary enrichment – use of proper names of objects in their world
Grammar and Speech enrichment – correct speech patterns, pronunciation, and syntax
Reading and Writing readiness – introduction to phonics, beginning and ending sounds, short vowel sounds, word building
Letter and Sound recognition
Concepts of Print – prewriting exercises
Geography - awareness of the outside world
Role in the community – home, school, church, city, state, country
Maps and globe – continents, oceans, countries
Child’s world – their lives, families, friends, pets, heritage, and culture
- Opportunities using simple scientific methods to observe, examine, and predict the child’s world
Five senses
Matter
Solar System
Animal classifications, parts of the animal
- Expands the world through various mediums and tools in art and music
Singing in groups
Instrument exploration
Concert performances
Drawing and painting
Clay exploration
Group games
Weather/seasons
Botany
Free play in fenced playground
Safety
Body awareness