Pre-Kindergarten Curriculum

Holy Cross Pre-kindergarten supports the whole child through play, student-centered educational experiences, and an age-appropriate curriculum. Our classroom environment  builds self-confidence, self-awareness, and communication skills that are vital to development. A variety of hands-on materials and techniques gives your child a solid foundation for future learning.

Language Arts and Writing
Students in  Pre-k develop a large number of language based skills and begin to have increased success with:

  • letter recognition
  • sound identification
  • phonemic awareness
  • rhyming
  • writing skills
  • comprehension of books that are read to them
  • basic sight word recognition

Social Studies
Pre k students are eager to learn about the world around them.  At Holy Cross we focus on:

  • All about me
  • Our World/Pledge of Allegiance
  • Community workers
  • Manners
  • Holidays
  • Emotions

Science
Science lessons are interactive and hands on. Students in Prek do many STEM explorations as well as learning about:

  • Life cycles (seed to plant, insects, frogs)
  • Five senses
  • Seasons/weather
  • Farm life
  • Plants
  • Dental health and nutrition/personal hygiene
  • Simple experiments

Math
Students continue to develop mathematical awareness and number sense as they strengthen and learn the skills of:

  • Recognize numbers
  • Counting (in sequence, rote, object counting, 1:1 correspondence, ordinal numbers)
  • Connecting numerals with quantities
  • Comparing quantities
  • Recognizing and completing patterns (AB, ABA)
  • Recognize 2D and 3D objects and using spatial reasoning
  • Developing awareness of the differences of objects and learning to sort, compare and classify objects
  • Developing a rudimentary  sense of time based on common routines
  • Graphing
  • Measuring

Religion
In addition to continued learning about God, Jesus, and our Catholic faith, pre-k students :

  • Attend weekly Mass
  • Participate in school wide Rosary
  • Participate in school wide Stations of the Cross
  • learn the importance of reverence
  • learn simple prayers
  • participate in sharing prayers for others and our world
  • learn about major events in the life of Jesus
  • participate in a classroom Nativity play
  • participate in a classroom May Crowning

Basic Skills and Socialization

  • Develop greater self-awareness
  • Transition from one activity to another
  • Understand positional concepts (top, bottom, under, etc.)
  • Work and play cooperatively

Gross Motor and Fine Motor Skills

  • Improve coordination through physical activity
  • Develop pincer grasp and grasp, hold and manipulate objects
  • Cut in straight and curved lines
  • Draw lines and shapes
  • Write name

Art/Music

  • Appreciate music through singing and listening to a variety of music
  • Participate in the playing of rhythm instruments
  • Develop self-expression through various media and materials
  • Recognize eight basic colors and primary and secondary colors

In addition to classroom learning, pre-k students participate weekly in separate Physical Education, Art, and Music classes.

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