The peak of language development for our lifespan is around three years of age. At this particular time in a child’s life, they are extremely susceptible to new languages and tongues. And it is with this understanding that we create a bilingual classroom setting to help children explore other languages and culture, specifically Mandarin Chinese. Spoken by over a billion people, Chinese is one of the most sought after languages/skills today. However now being a Latin based language, such as the ones offered in the public school systems, Chinese is extremely hard to grasp later on in life.

Within each class room, we will have two teachers, an English speaking teacher, and a native Chinese speaking teacher. By doing so, portions of your child’s day will be strictly Chinese, helping them grasp the language at a faster pace. During these periods of their day, the same lessons will be taught, so their development among other subjects will not be limited.

In addition to our focus of Chinese and English, we understand the need to excel at the other basic subjects as well. Below is an outline of our curriculum for the other subjects. While we list topics for each heading, learning is a universal project, so activities will cover multiple bases at a time.

Math Curriculum:

Color & shape - Identifying basic colors, recognizing squares, circles, triangles, comparing smaller/larger.

Pattern & Function - Selecting objects of the same color and same shape, picking out objects different from the rest, patterning with two colors/two objects.

Space & Position - Telling when objects are on top/bottom, telling whether objects are on inside/outside, first/last, in front of/in back of.

Numbers & Counting Skills - Counting 1-10, counting objects 1-10

Time, Measurement and Money - Daytime/nighttime, concept of first and next (or then), concept of short and tall, short and long

Data Handling - Recording information on block graphs, sorting and matching.

Language Curriculum:

Types of Reading - Simple stories, cardboard books, nursery rhymes

Literature Focus – Identifying plot, morals of fables, deductive reasoning

Show and share – Gives children a chance to talk to their classmates, listen, comment on particular items, etc.

Reading – with the teacher’s aide, the children will learn to pronounce certain words on their own, and “read” by themselves.

Writing – in conjunction with their fine-motor skills development, the children are taught to use writing utensils, scissors, etc, also furthering their hand/eye coordination skills.

Science Curriculum:

1. To gain a basic knowledge of how our bodies are made.
2. To encourage a greater understanding and capacity of how to look after ourselves.
3. To learn to identify, classify and compare colors
4. To be aware of and to learn how to respect and care for our environment.

Social Study Curriculum:

1. Be encouraged to recognize their individual identities and strengths.
2. Be helped to understand their (position) relationship within his/her family.
3. Become aware of his/her surroundings.
4. Begin to understand his/her individual feelings and those of others and begin to learn the meaning of respect.
5. Become aware of his/her environment and understand how to care for it.

Music Curriculum:

1. sing simple nursery songs
2. step to simple rhythms
3. march, skip, jump, sway and walk to music
4. use rhythm sticks with rhymes
5. become familiar with drums, triangles, bells, shakers
6. echo back sol-mi phrases
7. distinguish between slow/fast, loud/soft, high/low-up/down
8. broaden vocabulary
9. be able to participate in a moving circle
10. develop a repertoire which the child can also recall outside of class

Art Curriculum:

Drawing

1. Materials used singly or combined: pencil, crayon, chalk, markers.
2. Free drawing, drawing on fixed paper.

Painting

1. Tempera and watercolor trays, large brushes, large format.
2. Combined techniques (such as crayon resist).

Collage/design

1. construction paper: simple precut shapes, geometric shapes, strips
2. assorted papers with a variety of textures, patterns, colors and shapes.
3. Tearing, cutting, folding, arranging, pasting and gluing paper.

Sculpture

1. Clay: exploring its possibilities and limitations, pulling out shapes, basic construction and modeling techniques.
2. Construction/assemblage using collected and found objects.

Pre-K3 Daily Schedule