​Preschool Curriculum - 4's

4 Year-old Early Childhood Goals

RELIGION
Provide an opportunity for each student to understand that:
  • God created the world and all that is in it
  • God loves him/her
  • Jesus in God’s only Son and that he died for us
  • We are to act like Jesus and love one another
  • The Bible is a special book that tells us about God
  • Church is a special place where we come together to listen to God’s word

SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL
Model behavior and encourage students to:
  • Express feelings appropriately
  • Form positive relationships with peers and adults
  • Show empathy for others

LANGUAGE ARTS
Provide the opportunity for each student to:
  • Respond to verbal directions
  • Listen with understanding
  • Identify and name letters of the alphabet
  • Understand letter-sound relationships
  • Handle a book and track print from left to right and top to bottom
  • Write first name using upper and lower case letters
  • Recognize last name in print
  • Distinguish between real and ‘make believe

MATH
Using manipulatives, provide an opportunity for students to:
  • Order objects in a series or by rows
  • Sort and classify objects by a variety of properties
  • Demonstrate an early understanding of measuring using non-standard units
  • Making comparisons such as larger and smaller
  • Demonstrate one-to-one correspondence
  • Add and subtract using manipulatives
  • Recognize, count, and write numbers
  • Recognize and name two and three dimensional shapes

SCIENCE
Through non-fiction reading and hands on experience, prompt students to:
  • Identify common objects seen in the sky, water and land
  • Ask questions about organisms and events in the environment
  • Discuss the differences between living and non-living things
  • Make comparisons between materials

SOCIAL STUDIES
Through daily routines, literature, and current events, lead students to:
  • Help each other and treat people fairly
  • Identity rules and understand roles/jobs in the classroom and community
  • Identify different types of weather and seasons
  • Describe holidays and traditions
  • Understand what a calendar is and what it is used for

THE ARTS
To gain exposure and explore the arts, including:
  • Movement and dance
  • Drama
  • Music
  • Visual art

PHYSICAL EDUCATION
To develop:
  • Gross motor skills
  • Balance and coordination
  • Group participation
  • Self-confidence and good sportsmanship
Contact Christine Justema, Preschool Coordinator,  at 630-323-3244 ext. 291 or cjustema@sijschool.org for more information.