Preschool Curriculum
The ICD Parish Preschool believes each child is a special individual. Our curriculum is designed for young children, ages three through five years old. Each child will progress at a rate that is specific to his/her own needs. We believe children learn best through play and we provide opportunities that will foster this by meeting each child’s spiritual, academic and social needs.
Faith Formation: Each child will show an awareness of Catholic faith by…
- Learning the sign of the cross
- Learning basic prayers such as Hail Mary and The Prayer Before Meals
- Reciting daily prayers
- Introducing Bible stories
- Participating in Catechesis of the Good Shepherd
Social/Emotional Formation: Each child will be encouraged to…
- Express feelings & ideas appropriately
- Increase knowledge of positive conflict resolution
- Interact appropriately with familiar peers and adults
- Take care of classroom materials
- Utilize manners
- Take care of personal/self-help skills
- Increase problem solving skills
Language/Literacy Formation: Each child will be introduced to…
- Handwriting Without Tears
- Letters (upper/lower case/beginning sounds)
- Recognizing first name in print
- Spelling first name with/without visual cues
- Retelling stories read aloud
- Making personal connections to stories read aloud
- Sequencing
- Writing using scribbles, dictation, words and pictures
- A variety of literature
- Matching
- Comparing
- Group discussions
- Positional words
Mathematical Formation: Each child will be introduced to…
- Growing With Math
- Colors
- Shapes
- Counting 1-20
- Number recognition 1-10
- One to one correspondence
- Sorting
- Patterning
- Matching
- Problem solving
- Comparison (bigger/smaller, short/tall, etc.)
Art/Sensory Formation: Each child will be introduced to…
- Daily art activities
- A variety of art mediums
- Messy play (play-doh, shaving cream, etc.)
Fine Motor Formation: Each child will be introduced to…
- Daily activities that will strengthen small hand muscles and help develop hand-eye coordination
- Proper way to hold scissors; cutting activities
- Proper way to hold writing tools
- Copying/tracing/writing own first name
- Puzzles and other manipulative
- Scribbling/writing/drawing letters, numbers, words, shapes, pictures
Gross Motor Formation: Each child will be introduced to…
- Daily movement that will strengthen large muscles
- Throwing/catching/bouncing a variety of sizes of balls
- Climbing stairs
- Running, skipping, hopping, galloping
Creative Movement: Each child will be introduced to…
- Daily music
- Finger plays
- Rhymes
- Group games
Science/Social Studies: Each child will be introduced to…
- Cause and effect
- Encouraging observation & investigation of the natural world
- Weather effects on living things
- Family traditions
- Health & safety