An age-appropriate curriculum for each class is provided in the parent handbook. During your initial tour, our Director will review the curriculum with you and give you directions on how to enter our parent portal to access our parent handbook. The parent handbook contains the curriculum for all age groups, as well as a comprehensive view of Wee Wisdom’s Nursery School and Child Care Programs. Our curriculum has been specifically designed by our director, Ms. Denise Allen. Our curriculum is unique to Wee Wisdom ONLY! We implement a “thematic” approach to teaching. All activities – story, song, finger play, games, art projects, etc., revolve around the current theme of study. Please refer to “topics”, which are listed under “Special Instructional Units”. Each curriculum focuses on the following areas:
TODDLER CLASSES: (Age 2)
| Area | Curriculum Focus |
| Language Skills: | Expressive, Receptive, Sentence Structure, Listening, and Following Directions |
| Cognitive Skills: | Curiosity, Autonomy, Identification, Memory, Association, Measurement, Problem Solving, Number Language, Algebra Functions, Geometry, and Problem Solving |
| Citizenship: | Social Studies, History, Civics and Government, Geography, Economics, Individuals, Society and Culture, and Cultural Diversity |
| Self-Help Skills: | Cleanliness, Toilet Training, Feeding Self, Dressing, and Undressing |
| Fine Motor Skills: | Finger Strength and Dexterity, Eye-Hand Coordination, and Pre-Handwriting Skills |
| Gross Motor Skills: | Arm-Eye Coordination, Body Coordination, and Foot-Eye Coordination |
| Science Concepts: | Scientific Inquiry and Process, The Living Environment, and The Nature of Science and Technology |
| Health and Safety: | Nutrition, Cleanliness, Hand Washing, Preventing Disease Transmission, Safety at School and Home, Tornado Drills, Fire Drills, Car Safety, and Outdoor Safety |
| Music Appreciation: | Experiencing Music, Rhythm, Instruments, and Creative Movement (Music Therapy) |
| Visual Arts: | Responding To and Creating Visual Art |
TUESDAY/THURSDAY CLASSES: (Age 3)
| Area | Curriculum Focus |
| Pre-Academic Skills: | Letter and Number Recognition, Number Concepts, Color Recognition, Shape Recognition, Personal Property Recognition |
| Science Concepts: | Scientific Inquiry and Process, The Living Environment, The Nature of Science and Technology |
| Rote Memory Skills: | Counting, Songs and Finger Plays, and Pledge of Allegiance |
| Citizenship/Social Skills: | Following Directions, Taking Turns, Honesty, Parallel Play, Cooperative Play, Character Building Traits, Table Manners, Phone Manners, Introductions |
| Language: | English and Language/Reading, English and Language Arts/Writing, and English and Language Arts/Listening and Speaking |
| Mathematics: | Number Sense, Computation, Algebra and Functions, Geometry, Measurement, and Problem Solving |
| Social Studies: | History, Civics, Government, Geography, Economics, Individuals, Society, and Culture |
| Physical Education/Health: | Movement Concepts, Application of Motor Skills, Healthy Lifestyles, and Positive Interpersonal Skills |
| Music: | Music Appreciation, Music Participation, Music Analysis, and Music Therapy |
| Visual Arts: | Art Appreciation, Creative Art (Process and Product), Art Related Careers and the Community |
MONDAY/WEDNESDAY/FRIDAY CLASSES: (Age 4)
| Area | Curriculum Focus |
| Rote Memory Skills: | Rote Counting, Songs and Finger Plays, Personalized Memory Recitation, Sound/Symbol Association, Factual Information |
| Handwriting: | Holding Tool, Tracing Letters and Numbers, Copying Letters and Numbers, Sequencing Letters and Numbers, and Writing Letters and Numbers From Memory |
| Fine Motor Skills: | Matching, Sorting, Categorizing, Coloring (Process/Product), Drawing and Painting (Process/Product) Cutting (Process/Product) |
| Visual Arts: | Art Appreciation (Understanding and Sharing Opinions About Artwork and Artistic Experiences of Their Own and Of Others) |
| Performing Arts: | Dramatic Play, Story Telling, Puppetry, Dance, Role Play, Stage Performance (Christmas Program and Graduation Program) |
| Pre-Academic Skills: | Letter Recognition, Sound/Symbol Association, Reading, Colors, Shapes, Sight Words. Comprehension, Writing, Language, and Mathematics |
| Science: | Science and Technology, Scientific Thinking, Physical Setting, and the Living Environment |
| Social Studies: | History, Civics and Government, Geography, Environment and Society, Economics, and Cultural Diversity |
| Physical Education and Health: | Gross/Fine Motor, and Sensory Skills, Exhibiting Self Confidence and Respect For a Healthy Lifestyle, Using Positive Interpersonal Relationships |
| Music: | Music Appreciation, Music Participation, and Music Analysis |
| Social and Emotional Skills: | Cooperative Play, Character Building Traits, Accepting Responsibility for Actions, Making Appropriate Choices, Respecting Property/Rights of Others |
PRE-KINDERGARTEN CLASSES: (Age 5)
| Area | Curriculum Focus |
| Rote Memory Skills: | Counting, Songs, Finger Plays, Personalized Memory Recitation, Sound/Symbol Association, and Rote Counting |
| Handwriting: | Tracing and Copying Letters/Numbers, Sequencing Letters/Numbers, Writing Letters/Numbers From Memory, and Writing First and Last Name |
| Fine Motor Skills: | Matching/Sorting/Categorizing, Coloring (Process/Product), Drawing and Painting (Process/Product), and Cutting (Process/Product) |
| Visual Arts: | Art Appreciation (Understanding and Sharing Opinions About Artwork and Artistic Experiences Of Their Own and Of Others) |
| Dramatic Play: | Story Telling, Puppetry, Using Dance/Theater As A Vehicle of Creative Expression, Pretend Play, Role Play, Stage Performances at Christmas/Graduation |
| Pre-Academic Skills: | Letter/Sound/Word Recognition, Reading, Colors/Shapes, Sight Words and CVC Words, Comprehension/Emergent Literacy, Writing (Process/Conventions), Receptive Language (Listening) and Expressive Language (Speaking), Number Recognition/Concepts, Number Computation, Algebra and Functions, Geometry, Measurement, Problem Solving |
| Science: | Science and Technology (Scientific Inquiry/Process), Scientific Thinking (Computation/Estimation), and Environments (Physical Setting and Living Environment) |
| Social Studies: | History, Civics and Government, Geography, Environment and Society, Economics, and Cultural Diversity |
| Physical Education and Health: | Gross/Fine Motor/Sensory Skills (Locomotor/Non Locomotor, Manipulating Objects, Stability of Performing Basic Rhythm Skills), Exhibiting Self-Confidence and Respect For a Healthy Lifestyle, and Using Positive Interpersonal Relationship Skills To Demonstrate Respect For Differences |
| Music: | Music Appreciation, Participation, and Analysis |
| Citizenship: | Social and Emotional Skills (Cooperative Play, Character Building Traits, Being In The Appropriate Place At The Appropriate Time, Respecting Property and Rights of Others, Accepting Responsibility For Self, Understanding Cause/Effect Relationship) |
