AMDG Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Academy

Pre-K Four-Year-Old Curriculum

Religion: continue to learn about the love of our Savior, Jesus Christ, and continue to foster a desire to follow Him; continue exposure to the Church calendar and feast days; increase Bible stories & verses, review Gods Ten Commandments; continue to learn about the love of our Blessed Mother; continue exposure to the Saints lives; review and learn new prayers (a few in Latin); review Mass; continue to foster reverence for the sacred; review holy days. Language Arts/Phonics: recognize the five vowels and their short sounds, the 21 consonants and their sounds, and the long sounds of the five vowels; blend a consonant and vowel; sound one- and two-vowel words; read simple sentences and stories; mark one- and two-vowel words phonetically; learn phonics rules and read sight words a, the, I; use capital letters at the beginning of sentences and proper names. Use periods at end of sentences. Language Arts/Reading: apply phonics sounds and rules; improve comprehension; follow along with oral readers; review letter and sound association, blending, and words; work on phrasing and sentence structure; use simple sentences to make stories. Build oral skills including: accuracy, expressive reading, smoothness, appropriate pace. Language Skills development: continue to develop language and listening skills through classical literature, stories of virtue, saints and heroes, and topical studies in crosscurricular topics. Language Arts: Writing (Manuscript): achieve good writing posture, proper pencil hold and paper position; correct letter placement and formation; increased hand-eye coordination; Correctly write: first name, 24 lower case letters and 12 capital letters; blends and one-vowel words; follow step-by-step instruction. Language Arts: Poetry: memorize 26 poems, 3 finger plays and 13 nursery rhymes, including actions and motions; recite in unison; continue to develop use of appropriate expression; increase comprehension through questions that encourage listening and thinking skills; identify

with main characters; gain vocabulary enrichment such as understanding and producing rhyming words and opposite words. Math: count from 1-100; recognize and understand number concepts from 1-20; write numbers 1-20 and connect numbers 1-20 in sequence by dot-to-dot.; identify pairs; comparing: larger and smaller, before and after, more or less, largest and smallest; addition: recognize symbols: +, =; add 1 to 1-9 using concrete objects; recognize shapes: circle, square, rectangle, triangle. Readiness Skills: develop childrens listening skills and motor coordination through activities such as following instructions, coloring, cutting and directed drawing; free art also helps develop visual perception and motor skills. Science: continue to learn about the following: animals and their habitats; eggs, Edison, flowers, garden, magnets, night, jungle, peanuts, pond, rain forest, rubber, sea, spring, fall, summer, winter, vegetables, water, wind and weather, zinnias, astronauts. Social and Personal Skills: develop skills with coordinating characterbuilding stories, including traits encouraging kindness, courtesy,

gentleness, obedience, truthfulness, attentiveness, respect, good manners, helpfulness, cheerfulness, orderliness, diligence, dependability, thoughtfulness, self-control, unselfishness and generosity. Health, Safety and Manners: continue to learn about healthy bodies and the senses; promote: home safety, playground safety, community safety, and recognizing and obeying simple traffic signs; personal hygiene, nutrition, rest and exercise; manners. Social Studies: continue to learn about their country and countries around the world: Canada, England, Israel, Japan, Australia, Mexico, Netherlands, land of Africa; community helpers: doctor, dentist, firefighter, letter carrier, nurse, pastor, police officer, veterinarian. Music: continue to memorize a variety of Catholic, folk, patriotic, animal, Mother Goose rhymes, motion and seasonal songs; fun songs about the alphabet and numbers, character-building, colors, counting, family and food; follow a song leader and stay together with classmates or CD; exposure to classical and sacred music. Arts & Crafts: continue to develop fine motor skills while gluing,

coloring, folding, incorporating moving parts, applying glitter, cutting and lacing; projects include: animal, seasonal and scriptural themes; continue to develop technique through: gluing, finger painting, sponge painting; 3-D Objects. Motor Skills Development: continue to practice hand-eye coordination through various activities and games. Continue to refine motor skills through action games and finger plays; activities such as dress-up, puzzles, working with play dough, and making and flying a kite; coloring activities and directed drawings. Creativity Development and Special activities: participate in games about feeding animals, practicing table manners and household chores; identifying and associating tastes and sounds; acting out familiar stories, and making apple prints; having certain foods for snacks; acting out familiar stories; bringing animals to the classroom; having community helpers visit the classroom; and taking field trips. Nap Time/Outside Play: each day students are provided with a quiet rest time appropriate to their needs; outside play time will occur each day, weather permitting.