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Why
does the preschool program
at The Goddard School® look like it's so
much fun? Because play is the foundation for
all learning, and Goddard teachers are given
the freedom to design lesson plans for the individual
needs of the children in their classroom. Children
gain self-confidence as they independently explore
special centers for dramatic play, math, creative
art, science, music, and computers.
Based on the Goddard Developmental Guidelines
and taught in a low-pressure environment, children
gain the skills that will guide them toward
future academic success. Your preschooler will
be introduced to the concepts of 'cause and
effect' and 'more or less,' cognitive skills
like sequencing and matching, social skills
in similarities and diversity, and language
art skills such as storytelling and process-writing.
Bright classrooms and large playgrounds create
the backdrop to a learning environment where
children are engaged in exciting activities
that are related to a monthly theme. Children
are exposed to special guests from local museums
and libraries, police officers, fire fighters,
veterinarians, and puppet shows. By encouraging
children to learn through play, Goddard offers
preschoolers an opportunity to establish a lifelong
love of learning.
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Arts |
Motor
Skills |
Enjoys
being read to
Recalls sequence and details of a story
Recognizes the relationship between the
written and spoken word
Develops vocabulary of 2000 to 4000 words
Identifies action words and modifiers
Uses plurals, pronouns, and basic punctuation
Retells a simple story orally
Uses appropriate sentence structure to
relate events
Identifies rhyming words
Understands that writing is a system
of communication
Prints first name
Identifies and creates important elements
of a writing system
Develops process-writing skills
Introduces imaginary content
Identifies upper and lower case letters
Matches letters to appropriate sounds
Discriminates like and different elements
of a system
Recalls songs, stories, finger-plays,
poems
Knows full name, age, address, and phone
number
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Masters
appropriate gross motor skills
Develops multi-tasking skills
Develops hand-eye coordination
Improves speech and finger movement
Develops upper body strength
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| Social
Science |
Develops
self-identity as a "learner"
Develops identity with social settings
Develops understanding of human similarity
Develops strategies for expression of
ideas
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| Cognitive
Development |
Science
and Nature Studies |
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Identifies
colors, shapes, sizes, and weight
Identifies items by color, shape, size,
and weight
Develops classification skills
Forms sets of like and different elements
Completes logical patterns by 2 attributes
Sorts by 3 attributes
Sequences by size
Matches one-to-one
Completes complex patterns
Matches by relationships
Develops graphing skills
Understands basic elements of time
Verbalizes time concepts using acalendar
and a clock
Recalls items removed from a group
Draws a human figure with head, body,arms,
and legs
Develops complex logical patterns
Recognizes order
Understands concept of "more and
less"
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Explores
"cause and effect"
Understands the difference between living
and non-living things
Plant study concepts
Animal study concepts
Develops skills in record-keeping, data
collection, and classification
Understands the scientific method
Understands concepts of air
Understands concepts of water
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| Creative
Art |
Computer
Lab |
Freely
chooses materials
Uses art as self-expression
Enjoys expression of ideas through art
materials
Identifies different kinds of art mediums
Develops and uses the art processes of
applying, forming, and interweaving to
convey ideas
Develops
unique uses of art materials
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Uses
computer to reinforce curricular goal attainment
Becomes facile in computer use
Explores possibilities of computer use
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| Music
and Movement |
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Develops
body awareness
Develops rhythm and tempo
Coordinates movements with words
Coordinates group support of individual
Controls vigorous body movement
Identifies different types of music
Identifies specific instruments and their
sounds
Sings many theme-related songs
Uses music and movement as a form of self-expression
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