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CHDS Pre-Kindergarten (Pre-K)

Home CHDS Pre-Kindergarten (Pre-K)
Preschool Age4 years – 5 years
Program Days4-days, 5-days
Preschool HoursFull Day: 7:30 am – 5:30 pm

Half Day: 8:30 am – 3:30 pm

Pre – Kindergarten (Pre-K) Classroom

“What Would Happen If…?

Our Pre-Kindergarten preschool class is a bridge between our preschool and Pre-K/ Kindergarten programs. The Pre-Kindergarten integrative curriculum is literature based and supports Piaget’s theory that a child’s curiosity drives learning. Open ended exploration combined with activities such as guided/shared reading, journals, problem solving, reasoning and observation are incorporated into the curriculum. Pre-reading skills and phonemic awareness and writing skills are introduced through the Harcourt Language Arts program and the Handwriting Without Tears program. Children in our Pre-Kindergarten class have a growing curiosity about the word. In large group, small group and one-on-one settings, children learn how to share feelings, organize cooperative play, manage conflict, pose problems and discover the solutions!

Pre-Kindergarten explored simple machines, levers, wheels and gears. Here are some activities from that unit:

  • Literacy: Children will read Scoop, Seesaw and Raise by Michael Dahl and create their own seesaw on the playground.
  • Science: What is a fulcrum? Creating a marshmallow launch.
  • Art: Painting with the wheels of a car.
  • Math: Measure the length of our tire tracks with a cloth tape measure: which are the longest; shortest; equal?
  • Social/Emotional: A Shy Bunny and a Curious Bunny puppet show: How do we politely decline and invitation to play?
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5 Charles Park Road
West Roxbury, MA 02132
(617) 325-0606
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