Pre-K 4's 

The pre-kindergarten classroom provides a child-centered, developmentally-appropriate environment in which teachers facilitate and encourage active, experimental learning. Development of positive social relationships and individual growth are emphasized in an atmosphere of caring and support. Our children learn through guided play, that integrates language arts, including daily writing workshop, social studies, mathematics and foreign language.
The overall goals of the pre-kindergarten program are to foster the development of the  whole child:  emotionally, socially, intellectually and physically and to create the foundations for children to view learning as an exciting journey through life.
​Young children learn best when they can make connections across many disciplines. Therefore, early literacy, math, social studies, science, social-emotional development, creative arts, physical movement, health, and technology are integrated throughout the the KI curriculum. 


In our Pre-K program our children:

• Develop skills in reading and writing, like recognizing and writing letters, learning new words and understanding, and telling stories
• Build a foundation for math by recognizing numbers, counting, and solving problems
• Learn about science and social studies topics by exploring the world around them
• Grow as individuals by developing self-esteem, self-regulation, and independence
• Develop social skills and the ability to share and work with other children
• Enjoy school and have fun!!!

Thematic Units

Young children learn best through developmentally appropriate, thematically based activities, projects, and experiences. These opportunities are structured in such as way that exposure to language, thinking processes, mathematical concepts, social interactions, and other essential learning are integrated naturally. Cognitive skills and metacognitive thinking are facilitated through discussions with students. The role of the teacher is to help students become aware of their thinking processes and ways to apply new learning, thus fostering efficient learning on the part of the student. Through this development, students acquire confidence, persistence, and enhanced interest and curiosity.

Math Curriculum

•    Number Concepts & Quantities: The understanding that numbers represent quantities and have ordinal properties (number words represent a rank order, particular size, or position in a list).
•    Number Relationships & Operations: The use of numbers to describe relationships and solve problems.
•    Geometry & Spatial Sense: The understanding of shapes, their properties, and how objects are related to one another.
•    Patterns: The recognition of patterns, sequencing, and critical thinking skills necessary to predict and classify objects in a pattern.
•    Measurement & Comparison: The understanding of attributes and relative properties of objects as related to size, capacity, and area.

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Social/Emotional

Growth and development in personal and social skills allow for children to benefit fully from experiences as school. Children gain better understanding about themselves and demonstrate self-control. Other aspects of personal and social development needed for successful functioning in the school environment include children’s approaches to learning, interactions with others, and social problem-solving. In an ongoing process of acquiring and mastering skills involving cognition, language, emotions, and perception, children learn how to negotiate within various settings, including the school setting.

Language Curriculum

The language arts curriculum at KI is designed to facilitate children’s active involvement in meaningful language experiences including speaking, listening, reading and writing in order to build positive attitudes toward self, language and literacy. The teachers will model for the children by verbalizing their thought processes and, at the same time, gently challenge the children to support their
ideas. The teachers will also model appropriate social language, which will allow children to negotiate peer conflicts. Throughout their pre-kindergarten year, the children will be exposed to many different types of reading experiences. Picture books, poetry, chants and rhymes will be read. The children will engage in activities that will encourage them to discuss books and stories and to make connections to their own lives through literature.

Science and Technology Curriculum

The science curriculum is designed to encourage exploration through open-ended materials in learning centers, demonstrations, experiments, class projects and related literature. The students will explore concepts such as living and non-living things, matter and energy forces, and weather and seasonal change.

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