Nursery School Skills

Locations:

 

Mailing Address:

 Telephone (school office):

 

1307 North Main Street, Mt. Airy, Maryland  21771 

2927 Gillis Falls Road, Mt. Airy, Maryland  21771

P.O. Box 416, Mt. Airy, Maryland  21771

(301) 829-0014

PRE-K 4 YEAR OLD PROGRAM

LEARNER OUTCOMES/OBJECTIVES

 

We meet the children where they are and help them to continue to move forward!  

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Plays and works well with other children

Relates well to familiar adults

Uses words to resolve social conflicts

Manages transitions

Self-controlled for an appropriate length of time for circle time

Shares and takes turns

 

PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT & HEALTH

Moves with some balance and control

Has control in their use of a pencil and uses a correct pencil grip

Can care for personal needs

Demonstrates the use of eye/hand coordination through the use of scissors

 

THE ARTS

Uses a variety of art materials to explore and express ideas

Participates in group music experiences, creative movement, dance and drama

Uses a variety of art materials

Identifies and names colors: red, blue, black, green, yellow, purple, brown, orange, grey, pink and white

 

SOCIAL STUDIES

Cooperates in classroom routines and follows rules

Uses classroom materials respectfully

Cleans-up

 

LANGUAGE AND LITERACY

Comprehends and responds to stories read aloud

Follows 3-step directions

Speaks in sentences or words to make himself/herself understood

Shows appreciation of books and reading

Shows an increased awareness of letter sounds

Identifies upper and lowercase letters

Uses letter like shapes, symbols, pictures and/or letters to convey meaning

Writes first name correctly (first letter uppercase with following letters in lowercase)

Recognizes his/her name in print

 

MATHEMATICAL THINKING

One-to-one correspondence to 10

Sorts objects by two attributes

Counts from 1-20

Counts up to 5 objects with one-to-one correspondence

Identifies eight shapes:  square, circle, triangle, rectangle, oval, diamond, star and heart

Shows understanding of positional words (inside/outside, top/bottom/ up/down)

Show understanding of comparative words (more/less/same)

Recognizes simple patterns and duplicates them

Interprets simple graphs

 

SCIENTIFIC THINKING

Begins to use simple tools and equipment for investigation

Asks questions and uses senses to explore materials and their surroundings

 

These outcomes are included on the Pre-K 4's Developmental Checklist completed by teachers following the first and second half of the school year.  Our program outcomes are taken from the Work Sampling System (published by Pearson Early Learning).  The teachers keep portfolios for each student making assessment an ongoing process done throughout the school year.  Parents are welcome to conference at any time during the year.  We ask that all parents attend a conference at the end of the year.

 

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Last Updated: May 29, 2008