Laurel School Prekindergarten Program | Shaker Heights, OH

Laurel School Prekindergarten Program | Shaker Heights, OH
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Academics & Arts
Early Childhood School (18 mos-PreK)
Prekindergarten
Laurel’s Prekindergarten gives children the tools and the license to become independent thinkers and risk-takers – essential to developing self-confidence, decision-making and problem-solving skills and self-reliance.
We build on what children know and
strengthen attitudes about themselves
as capable, active learners and valuable group members. Children are encouraged to develop
meaningful connections with the world around them
, which inspires them to care for their community and themselves.
Prekindergarteners happily choose from an array of developmentally appropriate activities and materials that promote
cognitive, creative, physical, emotional and social growth
. Students are often involved in the planning process and make their own choices, with teachers as guides and facilitators. The curriculum encourages cognitive language and math skills in a fun and integrated setting,
ensuring that each child is prepared for Kindergarten the following year.
Prekindergarten Curriculum
List of 4 items.
Language Arts
Skills
Continued development of literacy
Verbal expression
Listening comprehension
Letter and word identification
Writing process and applications
Content
Exposure to and enjoyment of books and stories
Contextual understanding
Recognizing the difference between fiction and non-fiction
Developing research skills
Retelling of stories
Using language for self-expression and negotiation
Formulating questions and using descriptive language
Mastering receptive language skills by following directions
Developing phonemic awareness
Recognizing the alphabet and high frequency words and names
Understanding words are made up of letters
Counting and understanding syllables
Recognizing upper case letters and some lower case letters and some beginning letter sounds
Recognizing written symbols
Understanding print has meaning
Journaling
Using writing instruments correctly and writing his or her name
Social Studies
Skills
Understanding diversity
Socialization
Geography
Understanding communities
Content
Developing an awareness of and respect for differences and commonalities among cultures
Respecting others’ thoughts, ideas, likes, dislikes and abilities
Mastering socialization and interpersonal skills
Conflict management
Negotiation of space, sharing and understanding the concept of being a friend
Conquering separation from caregivers
Developing independence, responsibility and self-help skills
Understanding of maps and the globe
Discussing neighborhoods, natural resources and habitats
Understanding of community services, membership and roles within various smaller and larger communities.
Mathematics
Skills
Patterning
Graphing
Measurement
Geometry
Estimation
Grouping
Number recognition
Content
Talking about mathematics with sentences
Understanding and solving simple mathematics problems and symbols
Using manipulatives, puzzles, blocks and other 2- and 3- dimensional objects to understand how things work in relation to each other and in space
Understanding how to portray and read information using a graph
Recognizing patterns and numbers
Developing a sense of time, and sequencing
Using standard and non-standard units of measurement through cooking, estimation and predictions
Using words to compare objects (i.e. bigger, smaller, over, under), length and capacity
Matching, sorting and identifying shapes
Science
Skills
Sense of place
Understanding life cycles and seasonal changes
Environmental stewardship
Experimentation
Content
Exploring the natural world and habitats
Observation and documentation
“Backyard” study, becoming familiar with native plants, animals and ecosystems
Fostering curiosity
Patterning and predictable sequencing
Understanding lifetimes and life spans
Studying hibernation and migration
Understanding human and animal survival techniques
Describing, observing and predicting the weather
Developing stewardship and care of the earth and understanding what is healthy for various habitats
Recycling, composting and conservation
Gardening and using the greenhouse
Learning about litter pick-up and landfills
Understanding the concept of linked ecosystems and cause and effect on each
Making predictions, observations and hypotheses
Early Learners
Preschool
Prekindergarten
Outdoor Prekindergarten
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For more information about Laurel's Early Childhood School, please contact the Admissions Office at
admissions@LaurelSchool.org
or 216-455-3022.
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216-464-1441
Admissions:
admissions@LaurelSchool.org
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