I.   SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
The students will:
Be given opportunities during "free play" to make choices
Be provided with opportunities to work and play cooperatively
Be provided with opportunities for problem solving
Discuss the topics of respect for others and for classroom materials, class rules and responsibilities
Learn to solve conflicts with others
Develop imagination through creative play
Receive love and respect from caring adults
 
II.  INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT
The students will:
Associate speech with print using various labels, charts, books, and a "word bank"
Participate in story time
Recall details, make predictions, make comparisons and draw conclusions during activities or discussions
Identify sounds using listening games
Sequence story parts
Dictate original stories to adults
Share items with beginning alphabet sounds
Participate in counting activities and games
Discuss daily calendar and seasonal topics
Experience tactile games
Use left to right progression
Play with water, sand, snow and other sensory awareness materials
Explore graphing
Explore patterning
Enjoy caterpillars, insects, leaves, seeds and other natural materials
Experience magnets, shoots, levers and slides for experiences in physical science
 
III. AESTHETIC DEVELOPMENT
The students will:
Use crayons, markers, tape, glue, chalk, paints and Play-doh
Create group murals
Be introduced to nicely illustrated books
Use rhythmic instruments, Cd's, records and tape cassettes for enjoyment and creative movement
 
IV. PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
The students will:
Climb up and down stairs
Play circle games in a group
Play with balls and beanbags
Use outdoor climbing structures and slides
Play balancing games
Use "Sit and Spin" and "Romper Stomper" toys
Use beads for stringing, hammer and nails, peg boards, Play-Doh, pencils, crayons markers, glue, scissors, puzzles, construction toys, blocks and other materials to enhance fine motor development
Recognize and discuss health and safety issues such as nutrition and fire safety
 
V. SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT
The students will:
Recite opening and closing prayers and grace at snack and lunch times
Observe nature as God's creation (shells, rocks, leaves and seeds)
Participate in group discussions
Use sequential lessons from Discovering God's Child by Sadlier
OBJECTIVES
We believe  philosophically that it is our responsibility to introduce the following objectives to all of the children.  We introduce, reinforce and review all of them.  The children progress at their own rate, depending upon where they are developmentally; the expectation being that they would have accomplished most of these objectives before moving on to kindergarten.
Children should be capable of:
Taking responsibility for personal belongings
Dressing him/herself
Using the toilet appropriately and washing hands
Using tissues and disposing of them in trash receptacles
Playing independently and participating in cooperative play
Following social norms
Using the environment appropriately
Displaying self-control
Respecting the property of others
Taking turns and sharing
Speaking clearly in complete sentences
Recognizing his or her first name
Working from left to right
Recognizing his or her first name
Working from left to right
Recognizing some letters of the alphabet
Recognizing the numerals 0-9
Counting sequentially up to 10
Counting objects up to 10 with understanding
Matching one-to-one correspondents
Identifying four basic shapes (circle, square, rectangle and triangle)
Identifying primary and secondary colors
Exhibiting hand dominance
Using markers, crayons, scissors and glue appropriately
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