Below you will find a comprehensive list of what your child will learn or review over the course of a year in 5+ Half Day and Full Day.

Art 

• Hold scissors properly. 
• Use appropriate grip for crayons, markers, and pencils.
• Control tools when painting, drawing, gluing, etc.
• Add detail to personal art.
• Clean and take care of self and materials used in activities. 
• Identify tools needed for an art project. 
• Use tools in an age appropriate manner. 
• Return materials to their proper place. 
• Describe art in his / her own words.
• Work alone or in small groups.
• Initiate some projects.
• Combine and use different mediums for self-expression.
• Show interest in the artwork of others.
• Show pride of accomplishment.

Language Arts

• Use appropriate complex sentences, i.e. correct pronouns, more than one subject, more than one adjective, etc. 
• Give his / her first and last name. 
• Ask and answer age appropriate questions.
• Speak with increasing independence, clarity, and fluidity. 
• Use different question words such as who, what, where, etc. 
• Communicate basic needs and feelings verbally.
• Describe personal experiences using increasingly complex vocabulary and sentences, i.e. show-and-share, calendar time, etc.
• Engage in group activities and discussions.
• Respect rights of others in discussions, i.e. take turns, listen to others, follow established routines.
• Demonstrate attentive, courteous listening skills.
• Maintain eye contact with speaker.
• Follow at least three-step oral directions.
• Listen and repeat words, phrases, and sentences.
• Sit quietly and be attentive for a whole story. 
• Recognize first and last name.
• Recognize and write the letters of his / her first name.
• Recite the alphabet.
• Enjoy stories for fun. 
• Choose a variety of different types of literature.
• Demonstrate proper care and use of books.
• Print first name.

Math

• Equate “zero” to quantity of nothing.
• Count orally from 1 to 20.
• Recognize numerals 0 to 10 in random order.
• Construct models with blocks and puzzles of at least 20 pieces. 

Music 

• Listen and respond to music.
• Sing alone and with others.
• Develop a repertoire of songs from memory.
• Identify a favorite song.
• Recognize familiar songs when played or sung.
• Recognize familiar tunes.
• Establish good listening habits.

Health, Safety, and Physical Education 

• Use playground equipment appropriately.
• Demonstrate body-space awareness and personal control. 
• Develop self-help skills.
• Dress self including shoes, boots, coats, hats, mittens, etc
• Organizing backpacks and personal belongings.
• Wash hands before eating, after toilet, after outside playtime, after coughing, sneezing, nose blowing, or when asked.
• Use toilet facilities appropriately.
• Use tissue to blow nose, and dispose of it properly.
• Clean up personal space after lunch, snack time, etc.
• Recognize limits in play, rest when tired, get a drink when thirsty, etc.
• Stand in line appropriately.
• Demonstrate willingness to participate as an individual and as a member of a team.
• Demonstrate effective participation skills such as taking turns, sharing, getting along with others.
• Keep winning and losing in perspective.
• Participate in directed games with rules and limits.
• Apply safety practices.
• Recite his / her first and last name.
• Follow school rules.
• Identify feelings and exhibit appropriate ways to express them.
• Discuss the relationship between behaviors and their consequences.     

Religion 

• Recognize self-worth and build positive self-esteem through recognition of his / her own gifts and talents.
• Use Jesus as a role model.
• Experience God as always loving and knowing each one by name.
• Recognize the gifts and talents of others.
• Develop a sense of membership in community of people loved by God.
• Identify self as a member of the Catholic community.
• Discuss the saints and the Blessed Virgin Mary as members of God’s family 
• Participate in faith experiences.
• Experience signs and symbols of church, i.e. Sign of the Cross, genuflecting, kneeling, bowing, tabernacle, blessing with holy water, crucifix, Rosary, statues, etc.
• Recite simple prayers, i.e. The Sign of the Cross, meal blessing, Angel of God, Hail Mary, Our Father, Glory Be, etc. 
• Experience that the Bible and its stories are God’s word.
• Know that prayer is talking and listening to God.
• Verbalize spontaneous, personal prayers. 
• Discuss that he/she may pray at any time or in any place.
• Listen respectfully to God’s word. 
• Demonstrate reverent behavior during prayer and in church.
• Discuss that each person has feelings.
• Discuss ways to express sorrow, anger, happiness, and love.
• Identify own feelings.
• Demonstrate respect for the authority of parents, teachers, and community workers.
• Demonstrate Christian attitudes of sharing, taking turns, listening, helping, celebrating, thanking, apologizing, changing inappropriate behavior, and forgiving.
• Respect others’ feelings, property, opinions, space, etc.
• Realize that God loves us and forgives us.
• Discuss and practice making appropriate behavioral choices.
• Discuss and take responsibility for the consequences of inappropriate behavior.

Science

• Identify characteristics of the seasons.
• Identify the weather of the day.
• Discuss appropriate dress for the weather. 
• Discuss the difference between day and night.
• Use five senses to investigate states of matter.
• Make predictions.
• Use appropriate technology tools, such as computers, CD players, etc.

 Social Studies   

• Use vocabulary such as before, after, yesterday, today, tomorrow.
• Sing and rhyme to explore vocabulary associated with calendar, i.e. day, week, month, year, yesterday, today, tomorrow.
• Recognize the difference in others and celebrate diversity.
• Demonstrate awareness of location and direction by using vocabulary like right, left, far, near, above, below, across, between, inside, outside, next to, over, and under.
• Discuss the relationship between weather and dress.
• Recognize the flags of the United States and Colorado.
• Recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
• Recognize the importance of rules and laws.
• Discuss the relationship of actions and consequences.
• Be responsible for personal items.
• Respect others and their property.
• Cooperate with others. 
• Show kindness toward others.
• Label needs and wants. Realize that resources are limited.
• Realize that we must not waste.
• Realize that we must keep our Earth safe and clean.
• Use toys, materials, and tools appropriately. 
• Accept responsibility for classroom jobs and assignments.