Pre-K 3

Once a child reaches the age of 3 (must be 3 by December 1st of the school year) he or she can enroll in the Brunswick Pre-K 3 Program. We encourage students entering this program to be potty trained but of course, will help students potty train within Pre-K3, as needed!

Brunswick School students will engage in active participatory learning at all ages. These types of learning activities are student-centered and teacher-guided. The Pre-K3 curriculum focuses on school readiness, communication and literacy skills, number sense, spatial reasoning and problem solving skills. Pre-K3 students will also engage in activities in the areas of music, creative arts and movement. Learning activities in these areas are designed to encourage children to pose their own questions and make discoveries. Pre-K3 students at this stage will be guided through learning and play experiences to actively engage in daily routines and structured classroom activities, verbally assert needs and desires, develop self-help skills, use classroom materials in appropriate ways and positively interact with other Pre-K3 students. Classroom activities will be based on visual art themes. Students at this stage will begin focusing on colors, different visual art mediums, as well as dance and dramatic play. Expanding from the Rising Preschool age grouping, Pre-K3 students will experience lesson plans implanted with artistic approaches to help each student use creativity to retain information.

WEEKLY ENRICHMENT CLASSES INCLUDED:
Yoga, Music and Movement, Language

*All outdoor play periods will be replaced with indoor play (classrooms or other designated area) in case of bad weather. Periods gradually move from 30 minute periods to 45 minute periods as students progress from toddlers-kindergarteners (mocking an elementary schedule). Each of our Preschool periods are 35-40 minutes. Nap time is 1 hour and 30 minutes.

A Typical Day in Pre-K 3

Enrichment periods are added throughout the academic journey from Rising Preschool to Elementary. Example enrichment periods are Yoga, Theatre Arts, Dance, and Language.

7:30 - 8:00 AM:
Extended Day
8:01 - 9:00 AM:
Regular Drop Off
8:30 - 9:05 AM:
Breakfast
9:10 - 9:50 AM:
Literacy
9:55 - 10:50AM:
Outdoor Play
10:55 - 11:30 AM:
Arts and Crafts
11:35 - 12:00 PM:
Lunch Time
12:10 - 12:20 PM:
Potty Break
12:25 - 1:40 PM:
Nap Time
1:45 - 2:20 PM:
Mat Clean-Up/After Nap Stretch
2:25 - 2:50 PM:
Music and Movement
2:55 - 3:30 PM:
Outdoor Play
3:30 - 4:30 PM:
Dismissal
4:31 - 6:30 PM:
Extended Day

Curriculum Objectives

Takes turns/shares
Verbally expresses emotions
Expresses jealousy/cause and effect
Imagination play enhances
Understands concept of lying
Stands up for self rights
Running becomes more controlled
Hops on one foot
Catch/bounce ball
Can get "ready" with little assistance
Prints clear letters A-R
Uses writing utensils and other fine tools
Cuts on a line
Hand preference is established
Grasps scissors correctly
Understands the difference between fantasy and reality
Understands number and space concepts--more, less, bigger, in, under, behind, alone, etc
Starts to develop logical thinking
Escalates to 3-5 form pattern understanding
Understands letters A-R
Can identify numbers 1-15
Controls at least 10 minutes of attention span
Complexity of sentences increase to compound sentence structure
Understands basic analogies
Correlates symbols to real-life objects/meanings
Forms basic understanding of letter recognition of the A-R sounds

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