UPK Curriculum

-- Personal & Social Skills - Using manners at meal times Using self control Following classroom rules Participating in large-group activities Developing friendships Choosing a center of interest Playing & working well with others Learning to express thoughts & feelings appropriately Being responsible for own behavior & actions Respecting self & others Following school & classroom rules Learning to become independent

-- Listening & Speaking Skills - Learning & repeating o Nursery rhymes o Songs Listening to & re-telling o Stories o Poems Role playing Creating/telling stories using puppets

-- Math Concepts - Rote counting Counting items Recognizing numbers 0-10 Writing numbers 0-10 Understanding concepts of greater/fewer, small/medium/large Sequencing numbers Understanding time (in relation to the calendar) Matching (to show same/different) Graphing items Sorting & patterning Measuring using non-standard units Estimating/predicting Learning shapes & colors

-- Reading Skills - Verbally naming & labeling pictures Developing phonemic awareness skills Developing alphabetic awareness Recognizing uppercase & lowercase letters Increasing vocabulary Learning & understanding comprehension

-- Writing Skills - Developing the ability to write the following o First & last name o Letters of the alphabet o Numbers o Messages (as part of play) o Class sentences & stories

strategies Developing an interest & motivation to read Reading class sentences & stories Recognizing own name & names of classmates

o Journal entries o Words in their own books

-- Health & Science Themes - Colors & rainbows Weather & seasons Magnets Animal habitats Plant life Insects Food & nutrition Dental hygiene Feelings Personal fitness & safety Parts of the body The 5 senses

-- Social Studies Themes -My school community All about me Friendship Family Holidays & celebrations Famous Americans Transportation Community helpers Farm days