Curriculum:
English Language Development (ELD)
Early Language Literacy Program (ELLP)
During ELLP I focus on phonemic awareness. Phonemic Awareness is the understanding that spoken words are made up of individual sounds, which are called phonemes. Students work on phonemes/sounds, spoken language, it's mostly auditory, and student work with manipulating sounds and sounds in words.
Language Arts / Literacy
Writing
Math
Science (thematic)
Social Studies (thematic)
Health & Physical Education
Arts: Drama, Art, and Dance
Learning Centers
Centers occur throughout the day. I allow students to make choices and
practice self-regulation while gaining confidence and independence by working with peers.
.Social and Emotional Awareness
- Language Arts, English Language Development (ELD), Math, Science, and Social Studies follows the Common Core state Standards (CCSS). We use Ready to Advance curriculum published by Benchmark Education Company for California Preschool Early Learning Foundations
- Ready to Advance provides a strong emphasis in oral language skills while including integrated experiences across all domains. The program’s amplified English language support ensures success for English Learners.
- Ready to Advance Instruction builds a solid foundation across all domains (Foundational Skills, Social and Emotional Development, Speaking and Listening, Health and Physical Development, Social Studies, Mathematics, Language and Literacy, and Science).
- Heggerty: PreKindergarten version. Phonemic Awareness.
- Math: Cognitive Guided Instruction (CGI)
- Health & Physical Education: Macmillan/McGraw-Hill, Health & Wellness
English Language Development (ELD)
- Build vocabulary and strengthen knowledge of language structure and functions.
- Expand background knowledge related to classroom experiences.
- Chants, songs, and games provide the repeated practice needed to build language and skills.
Early Language Literacy Program (ELLP)
During ELLP I focus on phonemic awareness. Phonemic Awareness is the understanding that spoken words are made up of individual sounds, which are called phonemes. Students work on phonemes/sounds, spoken language, it's mostly auditory, and student work with manipulating sounds and sounds in words.
- Language Awareness
- Rhyming
- Onset Fluency
- Blending
- Identifying Final or Medial Phonemes
- Segmenting
- Adding Phonemes
- Deleting Phonemes
- Substituting Phonemes
- Nursery Rhymes
- Letter Naming/Letter Sounds
Language Arts / Literacy
- Whole-group lessons
- Introduce key concepts,
- Introduce vocabulary,
- Model expectations for performance,
- Review previously taught concept
- Text-based instruction and collaborative discussions with literary and informational texts.
- Small-group lessons
- Teach letter recognition, letter-sounds, and words.
- Differentiate and monitor student progress.
Writing
- I teach/model correct letter formation
- Numbers
- Practice writing first and last name
- Proper finger spacing in-between words
- Punctuation
- Sounding out simple CVS (consonant-vowel-consonant) words
- Practice how to properly hold writing tools (pencil, crayons, markers)
Math
- Number sense and operations
- Counting and cardinality
- Algebra,
- Geometry
- Counting Collections
- Choral Counting
- Same and Different (compare objects that are the same or different by color, size, shape, or use).
- Patterns (recognize, create, and extend repeating patterns).
- Sort and Classify (sort and classify by similar or different attributes, identifying and naming shapes, colors, and sizes of objects).
- Which Set Has More? (create sets and compare quantities for more, less, greater than, less than, or equal.
- Numerals and Number Words (use numerals and numbers to identify how many).
- Animal Shapes and Sizes
- Identify shapes and learn about positions in space (identify positions in space, e.g., over/under, in/out).
- Learn About Time (recognize basic concepts about time measurement). Learn About (identify forms of money and begin to understand how it is used.
- Problem-Solving (set up and solve problems using simple addition and subtraction).
Science (thematic)
- Seasons
- Ocean Animals/Life
- Health/Five Senses
- Animals
- Farms and Food Sources
- Insects/Ecology
- Earth
- Weather
- Water Cycle
- Life Cycles
- Plants
Social Studies (thematic)
- All About Me
- Families & Friends
- Communities/Jobs
- Celebrations/Holidays
- Transportation
- Hispanic-Heritage
- Dia de los Muertos
- Native Americans
- Lunar New Year
- Black History
- Asian-Pacific Heritage
- Nowruz (Persian New Year)
- Multicultural Awareness
Health & Physical Education
- Healthy lifestyles
- Nutritious food choices
- Importance of exercise
- Gross motor skills
Arts: Drama, Art, and Dance
Learning Centers
Centers occur throughout the day. I allow students to make choices and
practice self-regulation while gaining confidence and independence by working with peers.
- Language Arts
- Library
- Writing
- Mathematics
- Science
- Blocks, Legos
- Art, Play-Dough, Sand
- Dramatic Play (kitchen, dress-up, puppets)
- Listening and Speaking
.Social and Emotional Awareness
- students develop empathy
- Students develop self-awareness
- Students are encouraged to reflect on their own feelings and interactions, and foster caring and cooperation