Preparing Pennsylvania Kids for Kindergarten
Kindergarten, Here We Come
The journey to kindergarten continues in our Pre-Kindergarten classroom. The Pre-K program offers an engaging, interactive space encourages whole child development. Fun and friendship promote social-emotional skills, as children work closely together to develop their academic skillset.
In this program designed for 4- to 5-year-olds, their skill development continues in these nine subject areas:
- Approaches to Learning and Play: Focuses on children actively exploring and learning about their surroundings.
- Language, Literacy, and Communication: Focuses on how children develop skills to express themselves and comprehend language.
- Physical Development and Health: Focuses on moving with more purpose in mind to explore objects and spaces.
- Social and Emotional Development: Focuses on building relationships with adults and children.
- Mathematics: Focuses on how children develop foundational skills in number sense, measurement, and spatial reasoning.
- Nature and Science: Focuses on how young children engage with the world through scientific inquiry and exploration.
- Engineering and Technology: Focuses on how young children learn to build and create using simple tools and materials to solve problems.
- Social Studies: Focuses on how children develop an understanding of themselves, their community, and the world around them.
- Creative Arts and Expression: Focuses on how children engage in imaginative play and artistic exploration.
K-Readiness (5 years)
Missed the kindergarten cut-off? Your center may offer this special program of extra prep time for kindergarten. Ask your center director for details.
