Cloverdale School13506 Minnieville Road

Woodbridge, Virginia 22192(703) 670-8695

FOUR YEAR OLD CURRICULUM

The three day four year old program has a teacher-child ratio of one toeight. Classes meet on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8:50 a.m. to11 :45 a.m. or 12: 15 to 3:00. Once a week each class has Music and Germantaught by specialists. In May the four year old student is evaluated andgiven the Metropolitan Readiness Test. We also administer a readiness skillscheck list in January and May.

The following is a typical daily schedule:

Free Play15-20 min.

Opening15 min.

Language Arts (Academics)15-30 min.

Bathroom/Snack30 min.

Specialist30 min.

Story time, Show & Tell, etc.(Monthly Themed Craft)

30 min.

Materials include the following:Reading: Beginning to Read, Write & Listen Workbooks

1-6 (MacMillian publishers)

Language Readiness: Learning to Think, Level A(SRA publishers)

Weekly Magazine: "Weekly Surprise"(Xerox Education Publication)

CLASS OVERVIEW

SEPTEMBER: Nursery RhymesSafety, MannersJohnny AppleseedShapes and ColorsFallPlaydough

OCTOBER: ColumbusHalloweenFire Prevention

NOVEMBER: ThanksgivingPilgrimsIndiansFeast -make selected food on menu

DECEMBER: Christmas, Hanukkah/Other CelebrationsHoliday Themed CraftWrapping paper, cardsOrnamentsHoliday Program

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JANUARY: Martin Luther KingWinter, SnowAnimals, HibernationDinosaursABC BooksLibrary UnitShow & Tell

FEBRUARY: Groundhog DayBlack HistoryDental HealthValentinesPresidents

MARCH: Book ItSt. PatrickWind, Kites

APRIL: EasterSpring/Hat ParadeFlowers/PlantingDecorate EggsBike Safety/Bike-A-Tbon

MAY: All About "Me"Mother's Day /CarnivalSpirit Week

UNITS

Nursery RhymesSafety, MannersFallWind/KitesSpringWinterBlack HistoryABC Book

DinosaursFire PreventionAnimals/ HibernationPilgrims/IndiansPlantingAll About "Me"Library & Book It

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Field Trips

Cloverdale PlaygroundDairy QueenDentistMusic & Arts Store

Fire StationLibraryBreakfast with SantaSupermarketPicnics

(All field trips may not be taken every year)

Vegetable TastingFinger JelloDinosaur FeastPopcornDecorated EggsApplesauce

COOKING

Scrambled EggsButterCorn MuffinsDecorated Cookies/CupcakesFruit Salad

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GOALS:

ACADEMICS:

MOTORSKILLS:(Fine/gross)

SOCIAL:

FOUR YEAR OLD CURRICULUM

Follow sequence of directionsDistinguish right and leftDevelop hand dominance

Counting 1-30Recognition 1-10Quantities 1-12Ordinals- first, last, nextConceptual Language-more, less, fewer,

first, last, top, bottomComparisons- sizeSimple measuring concepts-longest, shortestTime-seasons, birthday, yesterday, tomorrowCalendar-Days, Weeks, Months, YearAlphabet-recognise and match capitals and lower case

letters; identify some beginning and ending sounds;and identify simple words in letterbooks

Introduce letters, sounds, and wordsRhyming wordsNames-write first names, capital and lower case;

recognize family names; recognize names ofclassmates

Cutting with some accuracy; proper pencil grasp;crayon skills; copying letters; tracingAge appropriate gross motor activities; balance beamball control, skipping, running, jumping and hopping

Speak to a groupAnswer loud enough to be heardGroup participation

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