Curriculum
Guided by Missouri state standards for pre-kindergarten education and by prevailing theory and research on how children learn, the Rockwood Preschool curriculum emphasizes the development of children's thinking, reasoning, decision making, and problem-solving abilities. The Rockwood Curriculum Coordinators also provided guidance and input to ensure that kindergarten readiness skills are addressed. The curriculum outlines essential skills in the following seven learning domains:
- Approaches to Learning
- Social/Self-Help Regulation
- Fine and Gross Motor
- Language and Literacy
- Representational Development
- Mathematics Processes
- Science Processes
The Rockwood Preschool curriculum engages children actively ensuring that children have opportunities to make meaningful choices and interact with objects and people in experimentation and exploration.
Alignment of Essential Learning Objectives with Experiences in the Classroom
| Standard | Table Time/Arrival Activities | Snack/Lunch | Transitions | Drop Off/Pick Up | Center Time | Shared and Individual Reading | Pretend Play | Card and Board Games | Exercise Play | Music and Movement Activities | Creative Art and Construction Experiences | Message of the Day/Play Planning | Graphic Practice | Teacher-Planned Small Group Exploration | Fine Motor - Sensory/Manipulative Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social/Self-Help Skills - Develops Self-Regulation | |||||||||||||||
| Follows and understands transitions and daily routine | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||
| Engages in interactive play | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||
| Follows self-selected plans for play | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||||
| Gross Motor Development | |||||||||||||||
| Exhibits spatial awareness | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||||
| Approaches to Learning | |||||||||||||||
| Displays persistence | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Fine Motor Development | |||||||||||||||
| Develops scissor skills | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||
| Develops pencil grasp | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||
| Draws/writes with increasing control | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||
| Representational Development | |||||||||||||||
| Represents using pretend play | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Language and Literacy | |||||||||||||||
| Follows directions | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Communicates conversationally with peers and adults | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||
| Asks/answers questions | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Develops knowledge about letters and sound symbol relationships | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||
| Uses drawing and writing to communicate | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||||
| Develops comprehension of story | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||
| Math Processes | |||||||||||||||
| Develops counting concepts and skills | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Matches, sorts, and regroups | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Explores patterns | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||
| Investigates position and location | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||