Ari’s Academy 503.690.3042 www.arisacademy.com Preschool - Kindergarten - After School A child-centered prepared environment where children succeed The goal of our program is to educate each child for life. This is accomplished by: -Providing each child with the tools to become an independent learner -Developing within each child an understanding of how to learn -Building self-esteem in a safe, success-oriented environment -Fostering the development of appropriate social skills -Instilling in each child a respect for all living things -Encouraging each child to honor their individuality -Giving each child a sense of belonging -Creating an internal motivation to achieve Language Development *Consonants – identification, *Alphabetize by first letter phonetic sound *Spell 3 & 4 letter short vowel words *Vowels – short & long, identification, *Sequencing events & pictures phonetic sound *Rhyming words - identification *Initial sounds, medial sounds *Vocabulary building & final sounds *Phonics workbook progress *Number, color & sight words – reading *Reading classroom readers Writing Skills *Proper pencil hold *Proper paper position *Upper & lower case – proper formation *Manuscript handwriting *First & last name – proper formation Our Curriculum
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Ari’s Academy 503.690.3042 www.arisacademy.com Preschool - Kindergarten - After School
A child-centered prepared environment where children succeed
The goal of our program is to educate each child for life. This is accomplished by: -Providing each child with the tools to become an independent learner -Developing within each child an understanding of how to learn -Building self-esteem in a safe, success-oriented environment -Fostering the development of appropriate social skills -Instilling in each child a respect for all living things -Encouraging each child to honor their individuality -Giving each child a sense of belonging -Creating an internal motivation to achieve
Language Development
*Consonants – identification, *Alphabetize by first letter phonetic sound *Spell 3 & 4 letter short vowel words *Vowels – short & long, identification, *Sequencing events & pictures phonetic sound *Rhyming words - identification *Initial sounds, medial sounds *Vocabulary building & final sounds *Phonics workbook progress *Number, color & sight words – reading *Reading classroom readers
Writing Skills
*Proper pencil hold *Proper paper position *Upper & lower case – proper formation *Manuscript handwriting *First & last name – proper formation
Our Curriculum
Mathematics
*1-100 number – identification *Greater than & less than (>,<) *1-100 number – write & say *Concepts – addition, subtraction *Rote counts *Fractions 1/1 to 1/10 *Sequencing numbers *Time – to the hour & half hour *Number matching *Currency – identify & value *Hundred chart – reconstruction *Symbol & quantity *Concept of units, tens, hundreds *Counting – 2’s, 5’s, 10’s and thousands *Concrete & abstract principles *Geometric shapes – identify & draw *Plane & Solid Geometry *Measurement, weight & volume *Math workbook progress
Science
*Living & non-living - identify *Animal classification *Habitats – living creatures *Requirements for life *Seeds to plants *Solar System *Composition of Earth *Volcanic features *Human body – Systems *Microscope discoveries *Sink & float *Magnetic & non-magnetic *Scientific method *Primary science experiments
Geography *Continents – identification *Land / water – characteristics *North American countries *Draw maps of school, home, etc. *City, State, Country, Continent, World *Flags from around the world *Land forms – identification *Cultures & life styles *United States puzzle – reconstruction *Using a legend / key *Using a compass rose (N,S,E,W) *Geographic timelines
History
*Past, present, future *Simple timelines – people, items *Yesterday, today, tomorrow *United State historical timeline *Days/months/year recitation *Native American history *Famous Americans & Inventors
Art *Primary colors – identification *Color wheel, prism, & rainbow *Secondary colors – identification *Mixing colors to create new *Cool vs. warm colors – identification *Famous artists – Picasso, Monet, etc. *Vocabulary – horizontal, vertical, *Face & body drawing portrait, still life, sculpture, design, etc. *Express personality through art *Clay sculpting *Sponge painting *Water colors *Easel painting
Music *Rhythm – identify and movement *Dynamics of song – fast/slow, loud/soft, *Musical dramas - participation tempo/volume *Song – remember lyrics to songs *Group and individual singing *Instruments – identification & *Freeze dancing classification *Marching band w/ rhythm instruments
Life Skills *Respect of the environment – sweeping, sponging, wiping, dusting *Respect of self – hand washing, toileting, tying, buckling, lacing, snapping, zipping *Ability to move about the classroom while carrying a cup, mat, tray, chair, etc. *Identifies left vs. right *Concept of a “stranger” *Eye contact & general courtesy *Use of manners at the table *Use of simple tools – hammer, screwdriver, wrench, tape measure etc.
Educational Philosophy
Bringing together the essential prepared environment allows the child to decide what they will learn in the time given. Pulling from both modern educational techniques and proven method of Montessori, the situation remains the same; carried inside unseen within each human is the person that child can become. To develop their physical, intellectual, and emotional abilities to the fullest, the child must have freedom, a freedom achieved through order and consistency.
“Self motivation is the only valid impulse to learning. Children move themselves toward learning. The teacher prepares the environment, programs, activities, and offers the child stimulation. But it is the child who learns, motivated through work itself.”
Dr. Montessori
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