• We have a Preschool Learning that is used in all classroom with common skill and themes.  Each teacher presents the skill in a developmentally appropriate level within common themes throughout the building.  For instance, if all classrooms are focusing on sorting the 3 year old classrooms may only sort by one attribute, such as color.  This may sound something like: "Sort these shapes into red and blue groups."  The 4 year old classrooms may also be sorting, but using 2 or more attributes, such as color and shape.  This may sound something like: "Sort theses shapes into red sqares, red circles, blue squares, and blue cirles." 

    The Preschool Learning Guide was developed by our teachers by blending the Teaching Strategies GOLD Standards, Nebraska Early Learning Standards, and Kindergarten Readiness skills that were identified by our district Kindergarten Teachers. 

    Our classrooms also utilize the Second Step Early Learning Curriclum for supporting social and emotional skill development.


    Teaching Strategies GOLD Objectives for Development and Learning

    Birth through Kindergarten


    Social - Emotional

    1. Regulates own emotions and behaviors

    2. Establishes and sustains positive relationships

    3. Participate cooperatively and constructively in group situations



    4. Demonstrates traveling skills

    5. Demonstrates balancing skills

    6. Demonstrates gross-motor manipulative skills

    7. Demonstrates fine-motor strength and coordination



    8.  Listens to and understands increasingly complex language

    9.  Uses Language to express thoughts and needs

    10.  Uses appropriate conversational and other communication skills



    11. Demonstrates positive approaches to learning

    12.  Remembers and connects experiences

    13.  Uses classification skills

    14.  Uses symbols and images to represent something not present



    15.  Demonstrates phonological awareness

    16. Demonstrates knowledge of the alphabet

    17. Demonstrates knowledge of print and its uses

    18. Comprehends and responds to books and other texts

    19.  Demonstrates emergent writing skills



    20.  Uses number concepts and operations 

    21.  Explores and describes spatial relationships and shapes

    22.  Compares and measures

    23.  Demonstrates knowledge of patterns


    Science and Technology

    24.  Uses scientific inquiry skills

    25.  Demonstrates knowledge of the characteristics of living things

    26.  Demonstrates knowledge of the physical properties of objects and materials

    27.  Demonstrates knowledge of Earth's environment

    28.  Uses tools and other technology to perform tasks


    Social Studies

    29.  Demonstrates knowledge about self

    30. Shows basic understanding of people and how they live

    31.  Explores change related to familiar people or places

    32.  Demonstrates simple geographic knowledge


    The Arts

    33. Explores the visual arts

    34.  Explores musical concepts and expressions

    35.  Explores dance and movement concepts

    36. Explores drama through actions and language


    English Language Acquisition

    37.  Demonstrates progress in listening to and understanding English

    38.  Demonstrates progress in speaking English