1. North Palos D/117 PreKindergarten Program Creative Curriculum and
Gold Assessment

2. How Your Preschooler Learns
Children ages 3 to 5 are learning all the time – and they learn best by being active. We encourage them to explore, problem solve, and create.
The more active children are in their work, the more they learn and remember.
No one knows your child better than you do. Please communicate to us what is happening to your child at home.

3. Development and Learning
What will your child learn in Preschool?
Our curriculum looks at all areas of a child’s development to build a solid foundation in school and life.

4. Social Emotional Children who are most successful in school can:
Control their emotions and behavior
Participate cooperatively in
a group
Make friends

5. Literacy
We plan experiences every day to help your child develop these skills:
Speaking
Listening
Reading
Writing

6. Math
Math is more than just knowing numbers and counting. It also involves:
Organizing information
Comparing amounts
Seeing relationships
Recognizing patterns 1 2 3 4

7. Science Young children are natural scientists.
They notice and wonder about things, ask questions, and come up with answers. Then they test their ideas, observe what happens, and share their discoveries.
Children can be scientists every
day as they play.

8. Social Studies Preschoolers are naturally curious about:
Where people live
What jobs they do
How they use and take care of the
environment
In our program, children learn about social studies by being in a group.
They helps us make the rules for our classroom, make choices,
and learn to accept different points of view.