Early Childhood
Faith Formation: Each child will show an awareness of Catholic faith by…
Learning the sign of the cross
Learning basic prayers such as Hail Mary and The Prayer Before Meals
Reciting daily prayers
Introducing Bible stories
Participating in Catechesis of the Good Shepherd
Social/Emotional Formation: Each child will be encouraged to…
Express feelings & ideas appropriately
Increase knowledge of positive conflict resolution
Interact appropriately with familiar peers and adults
Take care of classroom materials
Utilize manners
Take care of personal/self-help skills
Increase problem solving skills
Language/Literacy Formation: Each child will be introduced to…
Handwriting Without Tears
Letters (upper/lower case/beginning sounds)
Recognizing first name in print
Spelling first name with/without visual cues
Retelling stories read aloud
Making personal connections to stories read aloud
Sequencing
Writing using scribbles, dictation, words and pictures
A variety of literature
Matching
Comparing
Group discussions
Positional words
Mathematical Formation: Each child will be introduced to…
Growing With Math
Colors
Shapes
Counting 1-20
Number recognition 1-10
One to one correspondence
Sorting
Patterning
Matching
Problem solving
Comparison (bigger/smaller, short/tall, etc.)
Art/Sensory Formation: Each child will be introduced to…
Daily art activities
A variety of art mediums
Messy play (play-doh, shaving cream, etc.)
Fine Motor Formation: Each child will be introduced to…
Daily activities that will strengthen small hand muscles and help develop hand-eye coordination
Proper way to hold scissors; cutting activities
Proper way to hold writing tools
Copying/tracing/writing own first name
Puzzles and other manipulative
Scribbling/writing/drawing letters, numbers, words, shapes, pictures
Gross Motor Formation: Each child will be introduced to…
Daily movement that will strengthen large muscles
Throwing/catching/bouncing a variety of sizes of balls
Climbing stairs
Running, skipping, hopping, galloping
Creative Movement: Each child will be introduced to…
Daily music
Finger plays
Rhymes
Group games
Science/Social Studies: Each child will be introduced to…
Cause and effect
Encouraging observation & investigation of the natural world
Weather effects on living things
Family traditions
Health & safety
Faith Formation: Each child will show an awareness of Catholic faith by…
Learning the sign of the cross
Learning basic prayers such as Hail Mary and The Prayer Before Meals
Reciting daily prayers
Introducing Bible stories
Participating in Catechesis of the Good Shepherd
Social/Emotional Formation: Each child will be encouraged to…
Express feelings & ideas appropriately
Increase knowledge of positive conflict resolution
Interact appropriately with familiar peers and adults
Take care of classroom materials
Utilize manners
Take care of personal/self-help skills
Increase problem solving skills
Language/Literacy Formation: Each child will be introduced to…
Handwriting Without Tears
Letters (upper/lower case/beginning sounds)
Recognizing first name in print
Spelling first name with/without visual cues
Retelling stories read aloud
Making personal connections to stories read aloud
Sequencing
Writing using scribbles, dictation, words and pictures
A variety of literature
Matching
Comparing
Group discussions
Positional words
Mathematical Formation: Each child will be introduced to…
Growing With Math
Colors
Shapes
Counting 1-20
Number recognition 1-10
One to one correspondence
Sorting
Patterning
Matching
Problem solving
Comparison (bigger/smaller, short/tall, etc.)
Art/Sensory Formation: Each child will be introduced to…
Daily art activities
A variety of art mediums
Messy play (play-doh, shaving cream, etc.)
Fine Motor Formation: Each child will be introduced to…
Daily activities that will strengthen small hand muscles and help develop hand-eye coordination
Proper way to hold scissors; cutting activities
Proper way to hold writing tools
Copying/tracing/writing own first name
Puzzles and other manipulative
Scribbling/writing/drawing letters, numbers, words, shapes, pictures
Gross Motor Formation: Each child will be introduced to…
Daily movement that will strengthen large muscles
Throwing/catching/bouncing a variety of sizes of balls
Climbing stairs
Running, skipping, hopping, galloping
Creative Movement: Each child will be introduced to…
Daily music
Finger plays
Rhymes
Group games
Science/Social Studies: Each child will be introduced to…
Cause and effect
Encouraging observation & investigation of the natural world
Weather effects on living things
Family traditions
Health & safety