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Prekindergarten

The Pre-Kindergarten Program Features the Learning Without Tears – Get Set for School Curriculum. This award-winning curriculum is a flexible, play-based curriculum that offers a full pre-writing program and materials that build critical skills like early math and literacy. It includes three programs designed to prepare children for school: Readiness & Writing, Language & Literacy, and Numbers & Math. The curriculum focuses on Music, Movement, and Multisensory learning to help the children grow in their math and literacy development. Process versus Product is the main focus of this curriculum.

Proven Success

Children who were taught with the Get Set for School curriculum consistently demonstrated mastery of key skills at the end of the Pre-K year. They also scored higher and showed more growth than a control group of students.

The curriculum’s explicit, modeled instruction with hands-on, multisensory materials and active teaching strategies delivered improved results in Pre-K classrooms.

Overview

This quantitative research study demonstrates the efficacy of the Get Set for School curriculum. Get Set for School is a Pre-K curriculum based on research about how young children learn best using lessons that address a wide variety of Pre-K learning and developmental standards. The curriculum uses hands-on, playful teaching strategies and materials to make learning fun and engaging for children. Through active participation, Pre-K students acquire and retain knowledge easily and effectively. In the study, Get Set for School was found to be highly successful in preparing children for their kindergarten year.

Get Set for School: The Basics

The Get Set for School curriculum features three complete programs: Readiness & Writing, Language & Literacy, and Numbers & Math.

The Readiness & Writing Program was used to teach:

  • Social-emotional foundation skills
  • Alphabet and number recognition
  • Pre-writing, motor, and cognitive skills

The Language & Literacy Program was used to teach:

  • Phonological awareness
  • Alphabet knowledge and print awareness
  • Oral language and vocabulary skills
  • Pre-reading skills

The Numbers & Math Program was used to teach:

  • Number and operations
  • Measurement and time
  • Geometry and spatial relationships
  • Problem solving

Schedules for 2023-2024 School Year

7:30 to 8:45 Morning Free Centers / Morning Snack
Hand Washing Upon Arrival and Potty
8:45 to 9:00 Clean Up Time
Cleaning Up from Free Centers, Potty and Hand Washing
9:00 to 9:30 Morning Outside Play
Hand Washing and Water Break After Returning Inside
9:30 to 10:00 Morning Circle Time
10:00 to 10:45 Morning Learning Centers
10:45 to 11:00 Group Play
Potty, Hand Washing, Sunscreen
11:00 to 11:30 Enrichment
11:30 to 12:00 Lunch Time
Cleaning Up from Lunch, Potty and Hand Washing
12:00 to 2:30 Nap Time
2:30 to 3:00 Quiet Group Play
Cleaning Up from Nap, Potty and Hand Washing
3:00 to 3:30 Afternoon Snack
Cleaning Up from Snack and Hand Washing
3:30 to 4:00 Afternoon Outside Play
Hand Washing and Water Break After Returning Inside
4:00 to 4:15 Afternoon Circle Time
4:15 to 5:00 Afternoon Learning Centers / Free Play

each activity includes ample time for the children to transition to the next activity

7:30 to 8:45 Arrival / Free Choice
8:45 to 9:00 Morning Story / Snack Prep
9:00 to 9:25 Handwashing / Snack
9:25 to 9:45 Handwashing / Calendar / Morning Literacy Circle
9:45 to 10:45 Learning Activities
Students Rotate in their same group. Group one starts at center 1, group two at center 2, group three starts at center 3. Centers change each 10-15 minutes traveling from center to center in consecutive order.
Center 1 : Readiness and Writing / ACU Activity ( If a child is complete they can go to the library or listening center )
Center 2 : Number and Math ( If a child is complete they can go to sensory/science )
Center 3 : Language & Literacy Activities and Circles / Calendar
10:45 to 11:20 Outdoor Play — Small Playgrounds
11:20 to 11:50 Handwashing / Lunch
11:50 to 12:15 Lunch Clean-Up / Bathroom
12:15 to 2:00 Naptime / Quiet Activities
2:00 to 2:50 Afternoon Learning Activities
2:50 to 3:25 Outdoor Play — Large Playground
3:25 to 3:50 Handwashing / Snack
3:50 to 4:15 Enrichment Activity / Story / Singing
4:15 to 5:00 Free Choice Closing Activities

each activity includes ample time for the children to transition to the next activity

7:30 to 8:50 Arrivals / Center Play / Hand Washing
8:50 to 9:00 Clean Up / Transition to Outdoor Play
9:00 to 9:30 Outdoor Play
9:30 to 9:55 Morning Snack
9:55 to 10:00 Transition to Circle Time
10:00 to 10:20 Morning Circle Time
10:25 to 11:00 Center Rotation
Students Rotate in their same group. Group one starts at center 1, group two at center 2, group three starts at center 3. Centers change each 10-15 minutes traveling from center to center in consecutive order.
Center 1 : Readiness and Writing / ACU Activity ( If a child is complete they can go to the library or listening center )
Center 2 : Number and Math ( If a child is complete they can go to sensory/science )
Center 3 : Language & Literacy Activities and Circles / Calendar
11:00 to 11:30 Enrichment
11:30 to 12:10 Handwashing / Lunch
12:10 to 12:30 Clean Up / Bathroom Break
12:30 to 2:45 Nap / Quiet Activities
2:45 to 3:00 Clean Up Cots / Bathroom Break / Transition to Tables for Snack
3:00 to 3:30 Afternoon Snack
3:30 to 4:00 Afternoon Outdoor Play
4:00 to 5:00 Afternoon Circle Time / Afternoon Center Play

each activity includes ample time for the children to transition to the next activity

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