Curriculum

Children will learn about different jobs, the tools used in these jobs, and how each job contributes to the community. Educators can use toys, tools, or costumes related to various professions, such as a doctor's stethoscope, a chef's hat, or a firefighter's helmet, to help children identify these jobs. Through storytelling or simple discussions, teachers can explain the importance of each job in helping people and maintaining the community, like how doctors keep us healthy or how firefighters keep us safe. This helps children understand the value of work and its role in society.

Children will learn to identify community helpers and understand their roles. Using interactive activities like a dress-up day where children can wear costumes representing different helpers, such as firefighters, police officers, doctors, and teachers, educators can facilitate discussions about what each helper does. Picture books featuring stories of community helpers can also be used to illustrate their day-to-day activities and how they keep our communities running smoothly. This helps children appreciate the diverse roles and contributions of each helper in their community.

Children will learn to identify different family members and understand their roles within the family structure. Educators can use simple family tree diagrams and role-playing activities where children pretend to be different family members (like parents, siblings, or grandparents). Through storybooks and discussions about diverse family compositions, such as single-parent families, extended families, or families with step-siblings, children can also gain a broader understanding of what constitutes a family.

Children will learn to identify various family members and understand their roles, helping them grasp the concept of a family. Activities can include creating simple family trees, using dolls to represent family members, and discussing the different roles each person plays, such as cooking, working, or caring for others. Picture books that depict diverse family structures can also be shared to show that families can look different but always share bonds of love and care.

Children will learn to understand and respect the diverse situations of their peers. Through activities such as sharing circles, where they discuss personal interests and family traditions, and by reading books with diverse characters, children will appreciate the similarities and differences among themselves and others. Role-playing and collaborative art projects will also encourage discussions about diversity, teaching children that it's beneficial and enriching to talk about and celebrate each person’s unique background.

Children will enhance their understanding of social studies concepts through coloring activities. By using themed coloring pages related to historical events, cultural symbols, famous landmarks, and community helpers, children can visually connect with the subjects they are learning about.

Children will be able to demonstrate A-Z (upper and lower case) phonological awareness and visual recognition.

Children will be able to understand and use question words (interrogatives) such as who, what, where, when, why, and how.

Children will be able to use the most frequently occurring prepositions, such as to, from, in, out, on, off, for, of, by, and with.

Children will be able to produce and expand complete sentences in shared language activities, such as creating a story together or describing a picture as a group.