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Pre-Kindergarten (Wild Cats) |
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Four year olds enjoy a greater variety of experiences and more small motor activities such as art (using scissors now), manipulative activities, cooking, etc. They are more able to concentrate and remember as well as recognize objects by shape, color, or size. Four year olds are Four year olds enjoy a greater variety of experiences and more small motor activities such as art (using scissors now), manipulative activities, cooking, etc. They are more able to concentrate and remember as well as recognize objects by shape, color, or size. Four year olds are developing basic math concepts and problem solving skills as well.
Some four year old children and most five year olds combine ideas into more complex relations (for example—number concepts such as one to one correspondence) and having a growing memory capacity for the materials they learn. This age group is also very interested in the written language, recognition of meaningful words helps them to feel empowered, and trying to write their own name becomes very important. Activities designed solely to teach alphabet, phonics, and penmanship are not as appropriate as providing a print rich environment which will stimulate the development of language and literacy skills while incorporating a meaningful context.
Curriculum for 4’s and 5’s expands beyond the child’s immediate experience of self, home and family to include special events and trips. Five year olds are developing interest in community and the world outside of their own. They also use motor skills well, even daringly, and show increasing ability to pay attention for longer periods of time, in larger groups as long as the topics are meaningful. |
