Young Fives is a year of growth and discovery for children who need additional time for development and maturity before entering Kindergarten.  In addition to a strong academic program, Young Fives offers children an opportunity to foster their social and emotional development.  Individual and group work are incorporated with hands-on activities to best meet the needs of all of the children. Our young five students must be age 5 by December 1.

Program Hours

Monday through Friday

• Half Day: 7:50 a.m.-11:45 a.m.

• Full Day: 7:50 a.m.-3:15 p.m.

Young Fives Curriculum

Religion

The Seeds (Preschool Edition) program is used to teach students about Bible stories, present life lessons connected to Scripture and seasonal celebrations throughout the liturgical year. Students recieve weekly lessons on the Fruits of the Spirit and other Old Testament Bible stories.

Language Arts

The SRA Imagine It Program (Pre-K edition) is used to give students a solid foundation in different genres of literature, oral language development, letter/sound identification and writing skills.  Small group work is also done based on the interests, abilities and needs of the children.

Math

The Investigations Program (Kindergarten edition) is used to give students a solid foundation in numbers and operations, measurement, geometry, patterns, functions and data analysis.  These skills are taught, reinforced, and extended through centers, manipulatives and other hands-on experiences.

Science and Social Studies

The Scholastic Let’s Find Out Program (Kindergarten level) is used to introduce students to the world around them.  Various science and social studies concepts are covered throughout the year with connections to language arts and math.

Handwriting

The Handwriting Without Tears Program (Kindergarten level) is introduced to expose students to proper upper case and lower case letter formation.

Enrichment Opportunities

Due to the fact that some students leave at lunch time, the core academic lessons take place in the morning and less formal instruction takes place in the afternoon. We reinforce what was learned during the morning through individual or small group work, learning centers and free play time.

Monday:  Atrium
Tuesday:  Music
Wednesday:  Music, Library
Thursday:  Gym
Friday:  Computer Technology/Art

Identifying and writing letters, numbers and shapes
Writing first and last name with capital and lower case letters
Counting objects one at a time
Identifying and continuing patterns
Producing rhyming words

Interactive games that contribute to mouse control, hand-eye coordination, reading skills, and math skills.
http://pbskids.org/


Letter, sounds and word families.  Great for early reading skills!
http://www.starfall.com/

Choose games by grade level (K-5).  Reading, letter, math and typing games!
http://www.abcya.com/