PreK4
Mrs. Mimi Blackwood
Mrs. Lynda Starr
Curriculum
Mathematics
Primary units:
Classifying and sorting; comparing; counting; number concepts, recognition and formation; patterning; beginning addition/subtraction; measure/estimation (guess and check); ordinal counting; shapes
Related topics or skills taught:
One-to-one correspondence; greater/less than; counting on; time intervals (seasons)
Teaching methods and resources used:
Math manipulatives; computers; charts; large/small group instruction; math learning games; white dry erase boards.
Social Studies
Text: Teacher resource books and magazines
Primary units:
Community; Appreciation for cultural differences; Self-concept; Social skills; Location and Direction; Friends; Feelings
Related topics or skills taught:
Fire and police workers and other community school helpers, school community, self-discipline, holidays, customs, values, climate
Teaching methods and resources used:
Books, maps, field trips, group discussions, group projects, videos, songs, experiments, centers, role-playing, dramatic play, art projects
Science
Primary units:
Weather; Seasons; Animals; Plants; Insects; Water properties; Body parts/functions (nose to smell, tongue to taste)
Related topics or skills taught:
Functioning skills
Teaching methods and resources used:
Books, videos, posters, pictures, real live specimens
