Nursery Curriculum

What are the basic skills my child should be learning in Nursery? Learn how you can encourage your child's learning, detect problem areas, and build a positive relationship with your teacher.

Core Curriculum Nursery

PERSONAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
-- Self Control
-- Self Concept
-- Social Competence

APPROACHES TO LEARNING
-- Initiative and Curiosity
-- Reflection

CREATIVE ARTS
-Music
-Movement
-Singing
-Finger Plays
-Easel Painting
-Dramatic Play

EARLY LANGUAGE AND LITERACY
-Communicating and Listening
-Book Knowledge and Appreciation
-Comprehension
-Sounds in Spoken Language
-Print Concepts
-Alphabet Knowledge
-Early Writing

HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION
-Healthy Habits
-Gross and Find Motor Skills

MATHEMATICS
-Numbers and Number Sense
-Shape and Size
-Patterns

SOCIAL STUDIES
-Families and Communities

Science Standards Nursery

Seasons
Plants
Animals
Chemistry
- Physical Properties of Solid, Liquid, Gas
- Chemical and Physical Changes using cooking and color Blending

Social Studies Standards Nursery

Understanding Self
- Awareness
- Behavior

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