Pre-K HOME
Students in the Pre-Kindergarten class have generally reached four years of age. The Pre-K classroom is large and is divided into several different areas containing specific Resource Centers. The largest area is devoted to Circle Time and contains the Science, Cultural and Puzzle Centers. The second largest area is set aside for Arts and Crafts and the Practical Life Exercises. Next, is the Math Center, where Concrete Materials such as the Golden Beads are used to teach the concept of quantities. Finally, the Reading Area provides a quiet respite where students can work with the Movable Alphabet and the Phonograms, matching words to pictures.
Special projects completed in the Pre-K class include the study of living and non-living things, animal classifications, the skeletal system, the seasons, customs and cultures and hibernation. A favorite project involves each child cutting a picture from a magazine and composing a story, which is dictated to the teacher for transcription and display on the classroom bulletin board.