UNITED PARISH CHRISTIAN NURSERY SCHOOL
PRE-K CURRICULUM: ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
(slide one out of ten)
NAEYC
ACCREDITATION
STANDARD:
EXAMPLE OF
CLASSROOM
ACTIVITIES:
TEXT/RESOURCES:
TECHNOLOGY LINKS:
2.D.02:Children are provided
opportunities to experience oral
and written communication in a
language their family uses or
understands.
Children’s Library, Multicultural
books in Spanish, Portuguese,
Arabic,Chinese and English.
Sign language books and songs,
writing center.
Massachusetts frameworks:
Preschool Learning Experience
(PLE): Language Arts (LA)
www.perceptualpreschool.com
NAEYC: Lang and Literacy:
Diverse Learners
www.enchantedlearning.com
Scholastic books etc.
Mailbox Magazine
2.D.04: Children have varied
opportunities to develop
vocabulary through
conversations, experiences and
books (we do not do field trips)
Circle time, Language
Experience Notebooks, “I Can”
bubbles, story time, small group
and free play.
PLE: LA: 2,3,4,5,6
Same as above
2D.06: Children have varied
opportunities and materials that
encourage them to have
discussions to solve problems
that are interpersonal and those
that are related to the physical
world.
Circle time: Good Buddy Badges,
Kindness jar, social/emotional
concepts.
Cooperative projects, clean up
time.
Second Step Program (Pre-K)
www.education.com/presch/lang
uagearts
2.D.07: Children are provided
varied opportunities and
materials that encourage them to
engage in discussions with one
another.
Circle time, small group time,
free play time, snack and lunch
times etc.
PLE:LA: 1,2,3,5,13
PLE:LA: 1,2,3,13
NAEYC: Me, You, Us: SocialEmotional Learning in Preschool
UNITED PARISH CHRISTIAN NURSERY SCHOOL
PRE-K CURRICULUM: LITERACY
NAEYC
ACCREDITATION
STANDARD:
EXAMPLES OF
CLASSROOM
ACTIVITIES:
TEXTS/RESOURCES:
TECHNOLOGY LINKS:
2E.03: Children have
opportunities to become familiar
with print. They are actively
involved in making sense of print
and they have opportunities to
become familiar with, recognize,
and use print that is accessible
throughout the classroom.
Personal belongings are labeled
with his/her name. Materials are
labeled. Print is used to describe
classroom rules. Teachers help
children recognize print and
connect it to spoken words.
Writing center, word banks, items
labeled in Spanish/English.
Massachusetts Frameworks for
Pre-K: Preschool Learning
Experiences (PLE): Literacy (L)
www.Scholastic.com
PLE:L: ,7,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,18
Upton Town Library
Flannel board stories,
Big books, story books, books on
tape etc.
2E.04: Children have varied
opportunities to be read books
individually or in groups at least
once a day; explore books on
their own; link books to other
parts of curriculum and identify
parts of a book.
Circle time/story time, children’s
library, Book Buddies, all types of
books are available and changed
bi-weekly.
Small group time, making our
own books, act out parts of
books etc.
PLE: L: 6,10,11,12,13,14,16,17,
Same as above
2E.05: Children have multiple
and varied opportunities to write.
2E.07: Children are given
opportunities to recognize and
write letters.
Writing center, clipboards, easel,
word banks, name cards,
alphabet is at children's eye
level, stencils, magna doodle etc.
Teachers model writing at circle,
small group and throughout day.
PLE:L: 7, 8,18
Handwriting without Tears
curriculum.
Handwriting without Tears
Mailbox magazine
2E.06: Children are regularly
provided multiple and varied
opportunities to develop
phonological awareness.
Circle time: letter of the week,
clap out syllables, nonsense
words,riddles/rhymes,fingerplays
list words that all start with the
letter of the week.
PLE:L: 8,9,12,14
Weekly letter pages, language
experience notebooks etc.
Fee, Fie, Phonemic Awareness
for preschoolers.
UNITED PARISH CHRISTIAN NURSERY SCHOOL
PRE-K CURRICULUM: MATHEMATICS
NAEYC ACCREDITATION
STANDARD:
EXAMPLES OF CLASSROOM
ACTIVITIES:
TEXT/RESOURCES:
TECHNOLOGY LINKS:
2.F.02: Children are provided
varied opportunities and
materials to build understanding
of number, number names and
their relationship to object
quantities and to symbols.
Circle time :calendar, counting
students, finger plays, counting
books, number of days in week.
Small group and free play:
birthday cakes, counting bears,
number puzzles, abacus, number
lotto, number papers.
Free art: glue 5 objects etc.
Massachusetts Frameworks for
Pre-K: Preschool Learning
Experience. (PLE) Mathematics
(M)
PLE:M: 1,2
www.enchantedlearning,com
2.F.03: Children are provided
varied opportunities and
materials to categorize by one or
two attributes such as shape,
size and color.
Circle time, small group time,
shape and sorting blocks,
counting bears, color palettes,
geo-shapes, sorting beads,
buttons etc. Small, med and big.
PLE:M: 7,8,10
Same as above
2.F.04: Use mathematical terms
in everyday conversations.
2.F.05: understand nonstandard
measurement and standard
measurement.
Circle time, small group, free
play: measure height/weight
Baking measurement, tape
measures, how many blocks fit
into this rectangle? Sand/water
table. Graphing activities
PLE:M: 3,7,12,13,14,15
Same as above
2.F.06: Understand basic
concepts of geometry. Name 2
and 3 dimensional shapes and
how they are composed of other
shapes.
Shape blocks, geo-shapes, 3D
art of shapes, quilt squares, dice
etc.
PLE:M: 10
www.education.com/preschool/m
ath
2.F.07: Understand time,
schedule, routines.
2.F.08: recognize and name
repeating patterns.
Daily picture schedule, seasons,
clock/timers.
Pattern blocks, patterns in songs,
Class Caterpillar pattern,
calendar patterns, rhythms etc
PLE:M: 3, 9
www.education.com/preschool/m
ath
www.perpetualpreschool.com
NAEYC: The Young Child and
Mathematics
UNITED PARISH CHRISTIAN NURSERY SCHOOL
PRE-K CURRICULUM: SCIENCE (two slides)
NAEYC ACCREDITATION
STANDARDS:
EXAMPLES OF
CLASSROOM
ACTIVITIES:
TEXT/RESOURCES:
TECHNOLOGY LINK:
2.G.02: Children are provided
varied opportunities and
materials to learn key
content/principles of Science:
living vs. nonliving; life cycles,
earth/sky; sun/moon, properties
of matter etc.
Plants and animals, butterfly life
cycle, ant farms, flower seeds
and cycle. Planet Earth, seasons,
weather, moon/sun, rocket day,
Space, shadows, rocks.
Sink/float, melting ice, hard/soft
Science experiments at
circle/free play. Sand/water table
Massachusetts frameworks
Preschool Learning Experiences.
(PLE) Science (S)
PLE: S: 1, 5, 6,7,8,9,10,11,12, 16
www.everythingpreschool.com
2.G.03: Children are provided
opportunities to use their 5
senses to observe, explore,
experiment with science.
Sand/water table, bubble
experiments, texture boxes,
cornmeal, gak, play dough,
disecting a pumpkin, listening
center, rhythm sticks, apple
tasting, pickle day, smelly jars.
PLE: S: 5, 15, 18,19,23
NAEYC: Preschool Pathways to
Science
2.G.04: Children are provided
opportunities to use simple tools.
Work benches and tools,
scales/balances, magnifiers,
safety goggles, measuring cups,
funnels, sieves, paint brushes,
hammer golf tees, eye droppers,
tongs/tweezers, simple machines
PLE:S: 3, 24, 25
www.education.com/preschool/
science
2.G.05: Opportunities to collect
data and represent findings.
2.G.06: Opportunities to think/
question, reason about observed
data.
Language experiment notebooks,
drawing, graphing at circle, small
group or free play.
Predictions/estimations, voting at
circle, discovery time.
PLE:S:1,2,4,6, 9, 10,
11,12,13,14,16,17,19,20,21,22
Same as above
www.education.com/preschool/
science
NAEYC: Science in the Early
Years.
Mailbox magazine
PRE-K SCIENCE CURRICULUM (CONTINUED) and TECHNOLOGY:
NAEYC
ACCREDITATION
STANDARD:
EXAMPLES OF
CLASSROOM
ACTIVITIES:
TEXT/RESOURCES:
TECHNOLOGY LINKS:
2.G.07: Children are provided
varied opportunities and
materials that encourage them to
discuss scientific concepts in
everyday conversation.
Circle time, discovery time, small
group experiments. Outdoor play
and investigations.
PLE: S: 1,2,6,7,9,14,19,26
www.education.com/presch/scie
nce
NAEYC: Science in the Early
Years.
2.G.08: Children use scientific
terminology and vocabulary
associated with the content
areas.
Circle time, discovery time,
Clap out new vocabulary words,
(Predict, estimate, paleontologist,
laboratory, chrysalis, larvae, etc.)
PLE:S: 1-26
Same as above
2.H.02 Technology: All children
have opportunities to access
technology that they can use
themselves, collaboratively or
with staff or parent.
Computer games, music
keyboard, listening center/head
phones, magnifiers, binoculars,
microscopes, view finders,
cameras, flashlights etc.
PLE:S: 3,24,25
Jump Start preschool CD,
Fisher-Price 123’s CD, FisherPrice learning in Toyland CD,
Blue’s Clues CD’s, Lego
preschool CD etc.
2.H.03: Technology is used to
extend learning within the
classroom and to integrate and
enrich the curriculum.
Computer games for preschool,
listening center (tape recorder),
cameras.
PLE:S 3,24
Same as above, scholastic books
on tape/CD.
UNITED PARISH CHRISTIAN NURSERY SCHOOL
PRE-K CURRICULUM: SOCIAL STUDIES (two slides)
NAEYC
ACCREDITATION
STANDARDS:
EXAMPLES OF CLASSROOM
ACTIVITIES:
TEXT/RESOURCES:
TECHNOLOGY LINKS:
2.L.01: Children are
provided opportunities that
foster positive identity and
an emerging sense of self
and others.
2.L.02 Children feel a part
of the classroom
community: feel accepted
Family board, self portraits, friendship
lessons, kindness jar, good buddy
badges, classroom jobs (bell ringer,
weather person, calendar person etc)
Massachusetts frameworks for
Preschool Learning Experiences
(PLE), Social Studies (SS)
PLE: SS: 6,7,8
PLE:H:1,16,17,18,20
Second Step Program: Violence
Prevention Curriculum
Mailbox magazines, Scholastic
books.
2.L.03: Provide
opportunities and materials
to understand diversity in
culture, family structure,
ability, language, age and
gender in non-stereotypical
ways.
Multicultural photos, books, toys,
songs, musical instruments, posters.
Celebrate Holiday traditions around
the world; Disabilities lesson
plan/theme box. Multicultural dress
ups.
PLE: SS: 9,10,12
www.diversitycouncil.org
Scholastic books,
Celebrate! An Anti-Bias Guide…
2.L.04 Opportunities and
materials are provided to
explore social roles in the
family and workplace
through play.
Family Living Center, Doctors office
dramatic play, store/farm stands, visits
from community helpers (Fire Fighter
Bonnie etc)
PLE:SS: 9,10,11
www.perceptualpreschool.com,
www.preschoolexpress.com
www.enchantedlearning.com
2.L.05: Children are
provided opportunities and
materials to learn about the
community they live in.
Construct Neighborhood maps, recite
addresses, historical buildings in town
(photos), community helpers.
PLE:SS: 4,5,9
NAEYC: Spotlight on Young
Children and Social Studies
2.L.06: Discussions of
fairness, friendships,
responsibility, authority and
Good buddy badges, kindness jar,
friendship lessons, Circle time songs
and finger plays.
PLE:SS: 6,7,
Second Step Program
Mailbox magazine, etc.
Celebrate: An Anti-Bias Guide to
Enjoying the Holidays in Early
Childhood Programs.
PLE:H:15
NAEYC: Anti-Bias Education
UNITED PARISH CHRISTIAN NURSERY SCHOOL
PRE-K CURRICULUM: SOCIAL STUDIES (slide 2)
NAEYC
ACCREDITATION
STANDARD:
EXAMPLES OF
CLASSROOM
ACTIVITIES:
TEXT/RESOURCES:
TECHNOLOGY LINKS:
2.L.07: Provide opportunities and
materials to learn about their
local environment as a
foundation to geography.
Backyard animals and birds,
pond/lakes, rocks/native plants,
their neighborhood etc.
Massachusetts frameworks for
Preschool Learning Experience:
(PLE) Social Studies (SS)
PLE:SS: 4,5
www.upton.ma.us
2.L.08: Opportunities and
materials to learn how people
affect their environment in a
positive and negative way
Daily recycling after snack/lunch,
pollution (litter bugs), Earth day
activities, planting/gardening;
reduce, reuse and recycle.
PLE:SS: 3,11; PLE:H:29
Upton’s Board of Health
2.L.09 Opportunities and
materials that allow contribution
to the well being of classroom
and community; care for social
and physical environments.
Classroom rules, clean up times,
Food pantry collection, cards for
Meals on Wheels recipients,
cards and gifts to church
members, senior citizens etc.
PLE: SS:6,7; PLE: H 29
Upton-Mendon Town Crier
2.L.10: Opportunities and
materials to build a foundation for
understanding economic
concepts.
Dramatic play: store/farm stands,
restaurants, cash registers and
play money/credit cards.
Shopping baskets/carts.
PLE:SS: 11;
Mailbox magazines,
www.perceptualpreschool.com
www.perceptualpreschool.com
NAEYC: Going Green Handbook
www.preschoolexpress.com
UNITED PARISH CHRISTIAN NURSERY SCHOOL
PRE-K CURRICULUM: PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT AND HEALTH
NAEYC ACCREDITATION
STANDARD:
EXAMPLES OF
CLASSROOM
ACTIVITIES:
TEXT/RESOURCES:
TECHNOLOGY LINKS:
2.C.03: Provide opportunities
and materials that support fine
motor development.
Build up pencil grasp: tongs,
tweezers, clothespins, hole
punch, squeeze squirt bottles,
hullers, peg boards, eye dropper
Sorting items, puzzles, slant
boards, clip boards, easel
painting, writing center.
Handwriting without Tears
Occupational specialists,
www.preschoolactivitybox.com
www.hummingbirded.com
2.C.04: Opportunities and
equipment to engage in large
motor experience that: stimulate
sensory-motor, develop control,
assist varying abilities to
participate, learn physical games
with rules and structure.
Balance beam, hop scotch, stilts,
tunnels, beanbag toss,
sand/water table, jumping jacks
or yoga at circle, dance, outside
play, play tag, red light, green
light, Hide and Seek, Olympic
games, pulling sleds, scooters.
PLE: H: 2,3,4,5,6,7
2.K.01: Health: Encourage good
health practices such as serving
and feeding themselves, rest,
good nutrition, exercise, hand
washing and tooth brushing.
2.K.02 nutrition, food prep,
sources of food.
Snack/lunch times, Tea party
prep. yoga +exercise at circle
and outside. Nutrition lessons,
food pyramid, hand washing,
germ lesson, tooth brushing.
Baking activities, planting seeds
Healthy food activities.
PLE: H: 13, 14,19,21,23,26
Dept of Public Health guidelines
for preschools, American dental
Association,
www.atozteacherstuff.com
www.preschoolrock.com
2.K.03 Opportunities and
materials that increase
awareness of safety rules in
classroom, home, community.
2.K.04 Opportunities to practice
safety procedures.
Monthly visits from fire fighter
Bonnie; Halloween safety, gun
safety and bike safety by Upton
Police Dept., Safety rules review,
stranger danger etc.
Monthly fire drills, use of safety
goggles, smocks.
PLE:H: 22,24,25,27
Upton fire dept., Upton police
dept., board of health, Dept of
Public Health.
Massachusetts Frameworks for
Preschool Learning Experiences:
(PLE), (H)
PLE: H: 8,9,10,11,12
www.familyeducation.com
NAEYC: Active for Life: Dev
Appropriate Movement Programs
UNITED PARISH CHRISTIAN NURSERY SCHOOL
PRE-K CURRICULUM: HEALTH/SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL (slide 2)
NAEYC ACCREDITATION
STANDARD:
EXAMPLES OF
CLASSROOM
ACTIVITIES:
TEXT/RESOURCES:
TECHNOLOGY LINKS:
2.K.05: Children are provided
opportunities to discuss, ask
questions and express fears
about visiting the doctor, clinic,
hospital or dentist; getting shots
and taking medicine.
Discussions at circle time, visit
by doctor and/or dental hygienist;
books.
Dramatic play doctors office/vet,
dentist office.
PLE:H: 17,18,20,21,22,23,27,28
American Medical Association;
American Dental Association.
2.B.01: Teachers facilitate social
competence and children’s ability
to learn through interactions
2.B.02: Opportunities to
recognize and name feelings.
2.B.03: learn to regulated their
emotions, behavior and attention.
Circle activities, sharing, taking
turns, using words in times of
conflict.
Second Step Program, emotions
chart.
Noise chart, How are you
Peeling book?
PLE: H: 16, 17, 18
2.B.04: opportunity to develop a
sense of competence, positive
attitudes towards learning etc.
2.B.05: develop skills for
entering into social groups, make
friends, learn pro-social behavior
Cooperative play, team work,
positive reinforcement etc.
PLE: H: 3, 15,16,18
Same as above
2.B.06: opportunities to interact
positively, respectfully,
cooperatively; learn from one
another and resolve conflicts
2.B.07: learn to understand and
empathize with other peoples
perspectives.
Friendhip role modeling,
kindness jar, good buddy
badges, Second Step Program,
puppet play (role model), family
living center, cooperative building
or art projects.
PLE: H: 17
Second Step Program: Violence
Prevention Curriculum
UPCNS Health care consultant
NAEYC: Healthy Young
Children: A Manual for Programs
NAEYC: Me, You, Us: SocialEmotional Learning in Preschool
www.perceptualpreschool
Free play-role model entering a
group to play, share, take turns
etc., Manners lesson, tea party
UNITED PARISH CHRISTIAN NURSERY SCHOOL
PRE-K CURRICULUM: THE ARTS
NAEYC ACCREDITATION
STANDARD:
EXAMPLES OF CLASSROOM
ACTIVITIES:
TEXT/RESOURCES:
TECHNOLOGY LINKS:
2.J.01: Children are provided
varied opportunities to gain an
appreciation of art, music, drama
and dance in ways that reflect
cultural diversity.
Circle time, music with Mr. Kim,
(music specialist), Holiday music
and dance, multicultural songs
and instruments.
Massachusetts framework
Preschool: Preschool Learning
Experiences (PLE) Arts (A)
PLE: A: 3,8,11,12,
NAEYC: Children as Illustrators,
Multicultural rhythm stick CD,
Fiesta music, Holiday music,
classical, nature sounds,
Patriotic CD etc.
2.J.04: Children are provided
opportunities to learn new
concepts and vocabulary related
to art, music, drama and dance.
Daily free art activity, small group
projects using varied art media.
New vocabulary words at circle
time.
PLE: A: 1,25
Same as above
www.preschoolcorner.com
www.scholastic.com
2.J.05: Provide varied
opportunities to develop and
widen their repertoire of skills
that support artistic expression
(cutting, gluing and caring or
tools)
Free art and small group
projects. Tearing, snipping,
cutting a straight line, circle etc.
Easel paint, finger paint, liquid
water colors, chalk, crayons etc.
Cleaning glue and paint brushes.
PLE: A: 18,19,20,22,23,24,26
NAEYC: Spotlight on Young
Children and the Creative Arts
2.J.06: Provide opportunities and
materials to express themselves
creatively through music, drama,
dance and 2D and 3D art.
Music at circle, free play
dramatic play, Mr. Kim, clay and
play dough projects, sculptures,
various collage materials.
PLE: A:
2,4,5,6,8,9,10,13,1516,17,21,
Same as above
2.J.07: Children have
opportunities to respond to the
art of other children and adults.
Language experience notebook
pages shared at circle, show ‘n
Tell, puppet shows, art show,
famous art work photos, books.
PLE: A: 7,14,27
Apple Tree Arts, Mr. Kim (music
specialist)