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Alternate Curriculum

These DVD's are viewed during nap/quiet time and transportation rides to local schools.

Little Genius DVD
VAK-T Pack DVD
Start Smart DVD
Hooked on Phonics DVD
We Sign DVD-American Sign Language for kid's

Main Curriculum

Little Genius Hands On Curriculum:

Recognizing Uppercase Alphabet
Recognizing Lowercase Alphabet
Alphabet Sounds/Phonics
Recognizing Numbers 1-100
Counting Numbers 1-100
Recognizing Shapes
Recognizing Colors
Recognizing Color Words
Recognizing Days Of The Week
Recite Days Of The Week In Order
Recognizing Months Of The Year
Recite Months Of The Year
15 Pre-K Sight Words
220 Dolch Sight Words
Beginner Reading Skills

Fine Motor

Play Doh
Cutting
Writing Skills
Modified Writing Materials
Children Drawings
Pinching Tongs
Manipulative Materials
Positioning

As children refine their motor skills, they are able to help themselves by completing daily activities independently. For example children between the ages of 2 and 3 are able to put on and take off simplistic articles of clothing. They are able to manipulate clothing with zippers, use spoons, string together beads with large holes, and open doors with doorknobs. When children are between the ages of 3 and 4, they are able to manipulate clothing with larger buttons, use scissors to cut paper, and are able to copy simple lined shapes using a pencil. At 4 to 5 years of age, children are able to dress and undress themselves without assistance.They are also able to manipulate a fork, and have gained the dexterity to cut around shapes with a pair of scissors. And by age 6, a child is able to cut softer foods with a knife and is able to tie his or her own shoes. Because all children develop at their own rate, the ages given are not an exact timeline.

Gross Motor

Children enjoy simple movements such as:

Hopping
Jumping
Running back and forth
Playing Games
Dancing

As a preschooler, the child does not need any help standing alone or moving quickly. At 3 years of age, children enjoy simple movements, such as hopping, jumping, and running back and forth, just for the sheer delight of performing these activities. At age 4, children continue to do the same actions as they did at age 3, but further their moving. They are beginning to be able to go down the stairs with one foot on each step. At 5 years of age, they become even more adventurous. During middle and late childhood, children's motor development becomes much smoother and more coordinated than it was in early childhood. As they age, children become able to control over their bodies and have an increased attention span. Having a child in a sport can help them with their coordination, as well as some social aspects.

ACW Curriculum Report Card

You will receive a report card for your child during the school year to inform you of your child's daily growth and development.

Child's Name

Your child recognizes the following uppercase letters:

Date

Your child recognizes the following Lowercase letters:

Date

Your child can recite the following letter sounds when asked:

Date

Your child recognizes the following numbers:

Date	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25

Date	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50

Date	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70	71	72	73	74	75

Date	76	77	78	79	80	81	82	83	84	85	86	87	88	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	100

Your child can count using the following numbers in order:

Date	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25

Date	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50

Date	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70	71	72	73	74	75

Date	76	77	78	79	80	81	82	83	84	85	86	87	88	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	100

Your child recognizes the following shapes:

Date	Circle	Square	Octagon	Triangle	Heart	Star	Oval	Rectangle	Cross

Your child recognizes the following colors:

Date	Green	Yellow	Brown	Orange	Red	Purple	Gray	Black	Blue

Your child recognizes the following color words:

Date	Green	Yellow	Brown	Orange	Red	Purple	Gray	Black	Blue

Your child recognizes the following months of the year:

Date

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Your child can recite the following months of the year in order:

Date

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Your child recognizes the following days of the week:

Date	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday

Your child can recite the days of the week in order:

Date	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday

Your child recognizes the following Pre-K level words:

My First Words	Date	Date	Date	Date
are
was
that
in
is
they
a
he
with
for
it
have
the
as
at

Your child recognizes the following Dolch words:

The Dolch words are the 220 most frequently found words in books that children read. These words are usually learned in first and second grade; students who learn these words have a good base for beginning reading. Many of these words cannot be sounded out because they do not follow decoding rules, so they must be learned as sight words.

a

as

again

about

any

The scale is as follows:

# OF DOLCH WORDS RECOGNIZED

ESTIMATED READING LEVEL

0 - 75

Pre-primer

76 - 120

Primer

121 - 170

1^st Year

171 - 210

2^nd Year

Above 210

3^rd Year +

all

away

ate

after

better

am

be

over

always

both

an

black

but

around

bring

and

brown

cold

ask

carry

are

by

cut

because

clean

at

came

fast

been

could

big

did

first

before

done

blue

eat

five

best

don’t

call

fall

fly

buy

draw

can

find

four

does

drink

come

for

give

far

eight

do

get

goes

found

every

down

going

from

full

hurt

funny

have

got

gave

know

go

her

green

grow

light

good

him

had

hold

myself

he

his

has

how

never

help

if

hot

just

own

here

into

its

keep

pick

I

laugh

long

kind

right

in

let

made

much

seven

is

live

many

must

shall

it

may

new

now

show

jump

my

not

off

their

like

no

of

once

them

little

old

open

only

then

look

on

please

round

there

make

one

or

sleep

these

me

put

our

small

think

out

saw

pull

take

those

play

said

read

tell

together

pretty

she

start

thank

use

ran

sit

say

that

very

red

some

sing

they

want

ride

stop

six

this

warm

run

three

soon

too

wash

see

today

ten

try

went

so

two

upon

under

what

the

was

us

walk

when

to

will

who

well

where

up

work

why

were

which

we

yes

wish

white

would

you

yellow

your

with

write