Objectives for the Young 5’s Class/kindergarten readiness

 

Social skills

Children will further develop their ability to interact with their teachers while gaining the kindergarten readiness skills needed to move forward through:

  • Participation in group activities

  • Adjusting to classroom routines and following directions

  • Transitioning from one activity to another

  • Developing independence, self-confidence, and self-efficacy

  • Continue to practice playing well and empathizing with others

  • Continue to develop conflict resolution skills

  • Understanding appropriate behavior and social cues

Cognitive and Language Skills 

Children will enhance their listening and speaking skills as well as pre-reading and writing abilities including:

  • Conversing, group discussions, and literacy

  • Enhancing vocabulary to include both decoding and encoding sight words and improving sentence structure

  • Sharing ideas and asking inquisitive questions

  • Predicting and re-telling story sequences

  • Phonics skills, including letter and sound recognition

  • Letter formation, upper and lowercase

  • Phonemic awareness

  • Developing writing skills using letters

 

Mathematical skills

Children will learn age-appropriate mathematical and problem-solving skills including:

  • Counting and quantifying

  • Understanding of addition and subtraction

  • Recognizing, sequencing, and creating patterns

  • Sorting and ordering geometric shapes and objects

  • Understanding and implementing positional words

  • Measurement and comparison

  • Comprehending the concepts of time including seasons, months, and days of the year

Scientific Thinking 

Children are encouraged to learn about their environment through observation, asking questions, and drawing conclusions through activities such as:

  • Observing life-cycles

  • Planting and gardening

  • Experimentation with various materials

  • Predicting and recording information using drawing, maps, and charts

 

Arts 

Children will gain appreciation for the arts through:

  • Using art to express their imagination and creativity

  • Incorporating music into their classroom routines

  • Experimenting with various art materials

  • Exploring sensory and gross motor activities

Physical Skills 

Children will develop fine and gross motor skills through age-appropriate activities and play such as:

  • Water and dramatic play

  • Dancing/moving to music

  • Gym activities and games with assorted sports equipment