East Dover Pre-K Program

Curriculum

 
Below are the areas of growth and development we will be working on in our Pre-K classrooms at East Dover. We, as early childhood educators, want our families to know that all young children develop and learn at different rates. We will support your child’s learning and development within the following areas:

Social/Emotional:  regulation of emotions and behaviors, establishing and sustaining positive peer relationships and participating in group activities.

Physical:  gross motor, fine motor

Language:  listening and understanding, using language to express wants and needs and using appropriate conversational skills

Cognitive:  demonstrating positive approaches to learning, remembering and connecting experiences, using classification skills, and using symbols and images to represent something that is not present

Literacy:  phonological awareness, knowledge of print and its uses, comprehending and responding to books, and the demonstration of prewriting skills.

Mathematics:  number concepts, spatial relationships and shapes, patterns, comparing and measuring

Social Studies:  knowledge of self, knowledge of people and how they live, change related to familiar people and places and simple geographic knowledge

The Arts:  exploring visual arts, exploring musical concepts and exploring drama through actions and language