This class is for children who are in their final year of preschool before entering Kindergarten.
The teacher will use Ages and Stages Questionnaire within the first month to determine how to meet the needs of each child’s individual development. The teacher will do a lot of similar types of activities as the preschool. This class focuses on social and emotional development: sense of self, responsibility for self and others, and pro-social behavior. This class also helps children with physical skills: large and small motor development.Teachers guide children in cognitive development: learning and problem solving, logical thinking and also representation and symbolic thinking. Language Development is always emphasized: listening and speaking and also reading and writing. The teacher will assess the children at the end of the school year for Kindergarten readiness.
