Pre-Kindergarten

Academic Goals

1. Prepare children for kindergarten according to the Illinois State Standards
2. Prepare children with reading readiness skills
3. Prepare children with math readiness skills
4. Master the alphabet, days of the week, numbers and months
5. Write first and last name, full alphabet and numbers 1-20

Developmental Milestones

Gross Motor

• Jump rope
• Walk on tiptoes

Fine Motor

• Able to cut and paste simple shapes
• Color within the lines

Language/Thinking

• Able to name opposites and understand them
  
• Able to describe what they drew

Emotional/Social

• Understands honest from dishonest and right from wrong
  
• Enjoys playing dress up and make-believe