4K

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• Focused Units of Study

  Who We Are
  We explore ourselves and others through senses. We use sight, sound, taste, touch and smell to make choices and to understand how senses shape our daily lives. 
  
  How We Express Ourselves
  Stories can teach values and morals. We learn about choices, consequences, and outcomes; the importance of relationships; and how to connect stories to our own lives.
  
  Sharing the Planet
  Animals live in different habitats to meet their needs. We study the characteristics of habitats, relationships between animals and habitats, and the connections between humans, animals, and the land.
  
  How the World Works
  Living things experience change as they go through life cycles. We observe growth and change, and study the life cycles of plants and animals.

• Core Academics

  Language & Literacy
  Reading, writing, listening, and speaking come alive through literacy-rich daily activities, centers, and teacher-guided lessons — building letter knowledge phonemic awareness, handwriting with proper pencil grip, storytelling, reading readiness, and rich vocabulary.
  
  Mathematics
  Building towers with blocks, stringing bead patterns, graphing favorites, comparing and measuring, as well as hands-on individual, partner, and small-group work in numbers, sorting, patterns, 2D and 3D shapes, measurement, graphing, and reasoning.
  
  Social Studies
  Helping children understand their role and the role of others through Units of Inquiry, focusing on friendship, manners, family, community, and celebration.
  
  Science
  Children learn through inquiry — observing, predicting, exploring, investigating, and interpreting. Hands-on, multi-sensory experiences build the habits of a scientific mind through our Units of Inquiry.
  
  Learning Centers
  Dramatic Play, Manipulative & Math, Block, Science & Discovery, Writing & Art, and Reading — places where children practice mastered skills and foster emerging ones.

• Specials

  Art
  Multi-step, multi-week projects of greater complexity. Cutting, gluing, painting, drawing, and sculpting. Color prediction, regular discussion of work, and personal expression.
  
  Library
  Books as creations — discussing authors and illustrators, connecting books to classroom work, and developing personal reading taste in preparation for independent reading.
  
  Music
  Singing independently and as a group, barred percussion, and musical movement with scarves and ribbon wands. 4K students also perform in the holiday concerts and star in the Mother Goose performance.
  
  Physical Education
  Running, jumping, climbing, and balancing build strength and agility. Relay races and ball activities improve coordination; group games encourage cooperation and turn-taking.
  
  Spanish
  Polite greetings, "Cómo te llamas?" and "Cómo estás?", the five senses and body parts, animals and habitats, counting 1-20, opposites, and the family.