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| Curriculum
Overview |
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The WFPS offers
a flexible curriculum, where "exposure" is the key
word. The 2 day group activities focus mainly on social interaction
more than "skills". The 3 day group curriculum also
includes social skills; however, we feel it is equally important
to expose the children to various skills and concepts through
a variety of media and materials. Our goal is to help each
child prepare for Kindergarten.
The following
is a SAMPLING of Daily/Weekly areas of exposure. This
list may not be covered in it entirety and may be changed
at any time. We encourage parental participation which helps
to enrich our curriculum. If anyone has a special talent,
we would welcome you to share it with us at any time.
From time to
time, depending on availability, in lieu of field trips, the
WFPS invites several different "guest" speaker presenters
to come in and share their knowledge with the children. Speakers
in the past have included The Thorton Burgess Society, The
US Coast Guard, Music Instructors, and members of The Mashpee
Wampanoag Tribe.
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| Suggested
Themes |
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Note: These "themes/units" are not covered in any
particular order. This list may not be covered in
its entirety.
Seasonal
Changes, Colors, Shapes, Self-concept, Five Senses,
Animals, Dinosaurs, Space, The Wind, Safety, Health
and Hygiene, Manners, Transportation, Community Workers,
Nutrition, The Ocean, Nursery Rhymes, Holidays, Families,
Insects, Authors, Science, Magnetism, Sound, Ice & Snow,
Computers
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General Sampling of Daily Areas of Exposure are as follows |
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| Art, Music,
Math, Language Arts, Reading Readiness, Science, Computers,
Gross Motor, Fine Motor, Social Skills, Block Play, Dramatic
Play, Show and Tell, Tactile Mediums |
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General Sampling of Daily Areas of Concepts are as follows |
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| Classification
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same and different, sorting |
| Matching
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equal, identical, same, opposites |
| Sequencing
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big, bigger, biggest - small, smaller,
smallest, etc |
| Math
Concepts -
more, less, all, some, same amount |
| Time
Units -
yesterday, today, tomorrow, etc |
| Spatial
Relations -
Position/over, under, between, etc, direction/forward |
| Pre-Reading
Concepts -
previewing and predicting, perception,
using context clues, beginning - middle - end |
| Sharing
and Cooperation |
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