Pre-K
Skills you Child Learns in our Pre-K Program Include:
Self-Help Skills
- Eats independently
- Uses restroom independently
- Washes hands after using the restroom
- Removes outerwear independently
- Asks questions and seeks out adult help when necessary
- Knows how to care for and use books
- Cleans up after self
- Social/Emotional Skills
- Tries new things
- Takes turns
- Shares materials
- Listens while others talk
- Shows concern for others
- Plays cooperatively with other children
- Works well independently or in small groups
- Separates from parent without undue anxiety
- Knows parent or guardian’s first and last name
- Knows own first and last name and can tell an adult
Math Skills
- Counts to ten
- Creates groups of up to five objects
- Places like items together (e.g., red cars and blue cars)
- Plays with, identifies, and names the shapes (e.g., circle, triangle, and rectangle)
- Uses comparative words (e.g., heavier, shorter, less, taller, bigger)
Language and Literacy Skills
- Listens attentively and responds to stories and books
- Speaks in complete sentences
- Speaks clearly enough to be understood by unfamiliar adults
- Has a vocabulary that includes words to name colors, parts of the body, and positional words (e.g., in/out, to/from, around, upside down)
- Expresses feelings and ideas
- Knows poems and songs
- Identifies signs, symbols, or logos in the environment
- Identifies 10 or more letters of the alphabet, especially those in own name
- Writes using drawings and made-up or real letters
Large Motor Skills
- Hops, jumps, and runs
- Bounces, catches, kicks, and throws balls
- Walks in a straight line forward and backward
- Balances on dominant foot for five seconds
- Participates in simple games
Small Motor Skills
- Holds writing instruments correctly
- Holds scissors correctly
- Uses scissors to cut straight or curved lines
- Turns a single page in a book
- Puts together simple puzzles