Purpose of preschool curriculum help children develop the emotional, social and cognitive skills needed to become lifelong learners.
What is good curriculum planning?
Children active and engaged.
Goals clear and shared by all.
Curriculum is evidence-based.
Valued content is learned through investigation, play, and focused, intentional teaching.
Important concepts in the preschool curriculum include the following:
Calendar, including the seasons, days of the week, and months of the year
Coloring
Colors
Cooperation
Cutting
Drawing and painting
Gluing
Hygiene
Letters
Listening
Nature
Numbers
Physical activity like running, jumping, skipping, hopping on one foot, and using playground equipment and balls
Shapes
Sharing
Sorting objects
Taking turns
Transitioning from one activity to another
Weather
Writing letters and numbers.
Fine-motor activities:-
Important for writing, grasping, and coordinating fine movements, include drawing, cutting, coloring, and gluing.
Gross motor skills
Involve using playground equipment, running, skipping, jumping, and kicking or throwing a ball to a partner.
Social and School Readiness Skills:-
Sharing, turn-taking, cooperative play, transitioning from one activity to the next, and following classroom rules.
Learn self-care skills they will need in kindergarten, such as putting on their own shoes and coats, feeding themselves, and using the bathroom independently.
The Reading Curriculum Includes:
Uppercase and lowercase letter recognition
Formation of letters
Phonics
Rhyming words and word families
Blending
The Math Curriculum Includes:
Recognising and counting numbers 1–120
Addition and subtraction
Shapes
Number before after between
Count in 2 5 10
Backwards counting
Length, time, and money.
The Science and Social Studies Curriculum Includes:
The body and health
Plants and animals
Weather, climate, and the seasons
Earth's environments
Maps
Regions of the United States
The Solar System
Matter and its properties
The Art & Colors Curriculum Includes:
Primary and secondary colors
Shades of colors
Paint-by-number activities
Number and letter dot-to-dots
The early years are the most important years for human growth, development and learning of all children even differently abled.
Preschool defined
Preschool education is from 3-6 years age group it is also known as pre-primary education. It is provided in Anganwadis, Nursery Schools, Preschools, Preparatory Schools, Kindergartens, Montessori schools & Pre-Primary schools.
