Curriculum

The following is a basic outline of the concepts and curriculum used at the VPS.

Social / Emotional

1. Interpersonal Relations (sharing, taking turns, respectful of the rights of others).
2. Play (solitary-parallel-cooperative).
3. Behavior (self-esteem, responsibilities, appropriate expression of feelings).

Cognitive

1. Directional, Dimensional, Positional terms (comparatives, opposites)
2. Self-Identification
3. Memory

Fine Motor

1. Cutting
2. Paste/Clay/Paint
3. Blocks
4. Graphomotor skills (coloring, writing)
5. Bears
6. Pegs
7. Puzzles

Math

1. Measurement
2. Shapes/Colors (matching, sorting, sequencing)
3. Numbers/Counting

Reading

1. Listening skills
2. Visual Discrimination
3. Visual Memory
4. Alphabet
5. Auditory Discrimination
6. Auditory Memory
7. Eye Movement (left to right)
8. Thinking skills

Social Studies

1. Community Helpers
2. Transportation
3. Holidays
4. Family Living
5. Suburban, City, Farm Living
6. American Ethnic Culture

Science

1. Seasons
2. Weather
3. Senses
4. Sounds
5. Personal Hygiene
6. Animals
7. Magnets
8. Floating Objects
9. Forms of Water
10. Volume Relationships
11. Light/Dark/Shadows
12. Plants
13. Food Groups
14. Body Awareness

Language Arts / Listening

1. Direction Following
2. Vocabulary Extension
3. Classification
4. Sequence Recall
5. Main Ideas
6. Comparing
7. Inferences

Music

1.  Basic Elements
2. Singing/Instruments/Movement

Movement

1. Body Control
2. Emotional Expressions
3. Motor Skill Development:
          Coordination; Strength; Flexibility; Balance

Self-Help

1. Feeding/Drinking 
2. Dressing