7. Curriculum
Our Happy House Curriculum is based on the New York State Learning Standards. We introduce our children to: E.g.
Math: counting skills – 1:1 correspondence- numbers- patterns- music and games about numbers – measurement- building with blocks – math centers – shapes
English Language Arts: reading all genre of literature – learning parts of books – learning about rhymes, poems and songs – print awareness – learn listening skills – comprehension strategies – be motivated to read – journals
Phonological and Phonemic awareness: learn the alphabet rote as well as recognize the letters by sight – learn about the sounds of the letters – learn about sounds in the environment – print awareness – distinguish between letters and words
Social Studies, science, self-awareness: Working with Scholastic’s curriculum using Weekly Reader or Let’s Find Out
Art: learning about colors – cutting skills – crafts – projects – clay – shaving cream/dirt/ice cube art – expressing one’s self artistically