Triple R Child Care Kindergarten Curriculum
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Gross & Fine Motor Skills:
Our gross motor program includes hopping, skipping, jumping, galloping, catching, throwing, balancing, and walking backwards. Fine motor skills taught are drawing shapes, printing letters, cutting along lines, ties, buttons, snaps, zippers, knowing right & left, and coloring within lines.

Science:
In the Science Discovery Works (Silver Burdett Ginn) program, meaningful connections are made between science and other areas of the curriculum. Science becomes more important to students when they become aware of how fundamental it is to every aspect of their lives. Each child makes a science notebook throughout the school year, since recording information as it is observed is a key aspect of any scientific investigation. For children, knowing they will be recording data usually leads them to make more careful observations during an activity. The science notebook teaches each child to look for important details that can support a concept or conclusion.

The five units taught in science include Living & Non-living Things, The Senses, The Sky, Pushes and Pulls, and Our Body.

Social Science:
Geographic thinking is introduced, using maps and a globe of the earth, as well as introducing children to directions (north, south, east, and west). Each week, the children also receive the Weekly Reader children's newspaper, which often covers social topics. The children are also introduced to leaders of the world, and are taught to recognize and appreciate similarities and differences in people.

Handwriting:
D'Nealian/Modern Manuscript is taught, to make the transition to cursive handwriting easier. Children are expected to be able to print all upper and lower case letters by the end of the school year.

Arts and Crafts:
Many of the above subjects are also taught using arts and crafts, including painting & coloring.

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