4 YEAR OLD PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM

LANGUAGE ARTS
Recognize upper and lower case letters and the sounds each letter
produces
Print first and last name
Print upper and lower case letters
Understand that words and pictures are used to convey a message,
make predictions, identify characters in a story and retell a story
Listen to a variety of literature
Recognize rhyming words
Recognize sight words
Print sight words
Begin writing 3-5 word sentences
Understand sentence structure
Listen and respond to verbal directions
Communicate needs and share ideas
Develop fine motor skills by cutting, tracing, drawing, coloring and
manipulating small objects

MATH

Use variety of manipulatives to count

Recognize and count 1-50 and beyond
Print numbers 0-20
Recognize 1 to 1 correspondence to 20
Sort
Measurement
Ordinal counting
Has understanding of basic addition
Understand size seriation

CALENDAR SKILLS

Weather
Counting days
Identify days of the week
Identify months of the year
Predict weather

 Understand changes in weather

RELIGION
Describe God and how He made this wonderful world
Recognize that God is the creator of all things and that He loves and
cares for all of his creations
Realize God made each of us different and we need to respect others
and out differences
Make the Sign of the Cross, say grace and explain that prayer is a way
to talk to God

SCIENCE/SOCIAL SCIENCE
Participates in weekly science experiences
Discuss current events with weekly readers
Engages in sensory play daily
Nature walks and nature bins to help students understand seasonal
changes