Curriculum

Children will utilize basic stretching movements as a strategy for managing stress and promoting overall well-being. While doing so, they will demonstrate control, strength, and coordination of large muscles.

Children will understand that everyone experiences emotions and that it's okay to express them in appropriate ways. They will recognize the reasons behind their feelings as part of a cause-and-effect relationship. They will seek adult support when needed, while showing increasing skill in handling emotions independently.

Children will develop empathy by imagining and describing how they would feel in someone else’s situation. They will learn to take and understand the perspectives of others, including those who are different from themselves.

Children will express care, concern and compassion toward others by making sympathetic statements and offering support when others are distressed.

Children will practice kind acts, express appreciation and care towards those around them, and demonstrate prosocial behaviors, such as sharing and helping others, through thoughtful consideration of their needs and intentions.

Children will use problem-solving skills and basic strategies to resolve social conflicts and suggest solutions. They will express their feelings, needs, and opinions during these situations. They will seek adult help when needed to resolve conflicts.

Children will understand the meaning of forgiveness, including that it is a choice, and identify situations where it is encouraged. They will demonstrate this understanding when resolving conflicts.

Children will build a healthy sense of who they are by recognizing and expressing their unique characteristics, such as abilities, interests, preferences, and cultural background.

Children will identify and describe positive qualities about themselves. They will show satisfaction upon completing tasks or solving problems, express their own ideas or beliefs during interactions with others, and feel safe and confident when trying new things.

Children will develop positive feelings about themselves and identify examples of positive affirmations they can use as a coping strategy to support themselves in various situations, promoting positive thinking and self-talk. They will recognize situations where using affirmations could be particularly helpful.