Essential Learning for Ages 2-8
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(FOR 2)
Personalized pathway that builds essential skills on one another—from letters and sounds to sight words, to eventually reading and spelling
Exploring Letters
- Recognizing letters as special symbols
- Exposure to the alphabet
- Identifying uppercase letters
Listening Skills
- Hearing if words are the same or different
- Introduction to rhymes
- Exposure to the first sounds in words
Developing Language
- Practicing new and familiar vocabulary
- Stringing words together
- Exposure to connecting spoken and written words
Engaging with Books
- Early concepts of print
- Introduction to different genres
- Love of reading
(FOR 2)
Building blocks for math confidence: number recognition, counting, shapes, number operations and more
Developing Number Sense
- Developing early number sense
- Introduction to numerals
Discovering Shapes
- Learning simple shape names
- Identifying simple shapes
- Creating with shapes
Thinking Mathematically
- Developing math confidence
Practicing Counting
- Verbal counting up to 10
- Object counting up to 5
Exploring Spatial Concepts
- Understanding spatial language (e.g., over, above, next to)
- Understanding ordinal numbers (e.g., first, second, third)
(FOR 2)
Identifying and reacting to emotions in themselves and others
Identifying Feelings
- Naming common emotions: happy, sad, mad
Learning About Themselves
- Recognizing themselves as a person with unique traits
- Identifying likes, dislikes, and interests
Observing Social Skills
- Learning about social situations from characters
Exploring Self-Expression
- Expressing emotions through face, body, and voice
- Open-ended and creative play
- Exploring visual expression through art
(FOR 2)
Critical thinking, problem solving, and information processing to form new ideas
Building Memory
- Matching up to four hidden items of simple images (e.g., four animal cards)
Focusing on Focus
- Following one-step instructions to complete tasks
Relating Learning to Life
- Making connections between images and words
- Making connections between objects and sounds
(FOR 2)
An open space for imagination and expression
Fostering Imagination
- Pretend play
- Imitating routines
- Make-believe play
- Dress-up
Introducing Storytelling
- Story creation
Exploring Art
- Visual art
- Arts and crafts
- Building and construction
- Types of dance
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