Preschool Curriculum
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hi all, I’m searching and reading alot for the past 3 years to gather infor on good education for my kids.
even thou my elder son is 3yo, i find that e best education for our kids is not what we can find outside but inside , ie at home how we educate them, play with them and their moral upbringing…
well I’ve been doing that with my sons.
My elder son attend a CC well it’s normal curriculum not so stressful but teacher turn over rate is low almost 0. my son enjoy goin there, with his familiar teachers and friends. so my advise (for yr consideration) is to find happiness for our kids not stress. if u put yrself in their shoes we would prefer our parents to give us that kind of environment also. : )
happy parenthooding : ) -
Hi all, just like to check at what age should Preschool start teaching phonics? I went to visit a church kindergarten yesterday, was surprise to know that for PN level, it will just be letter recognition. Basics phonics will only start at N level, then advance phonics on k level.
Isn’t it a little slow to teach phonics at 4? Or am i just being a little too KS? -
Yes. You're too KS. :politebleah:
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Haha, yup, too KS.
Please remember that most kids are essentially still only 3+yrs old when they start N2. At todd and pre-N levels, they can be exposed to phonics when being taught the alphabets. But actual phonics lessons will normally begin at N2. -
haha… KS-ism of a parent.
read that some kids can read simple books on their own at 3yr make me a little kanchong, or should i say very kanchong. i suppose we parents must learn how to relax in this pressure cooker environment huh… -
A good rough gauge/idea would be as follows..
Pre-nursery level
Alphabet recognition & introduction to phonics-based songs
Nursery level
Official introduction to single letter sounds / Phonemic awareness, Introduction to writing
*Some schools carry on with word building during the last term*
K1 level
1st term - Wordbuilding and blending 3 letter phonetic words, reading simple one/two liner books (phonetic/sight readers), writing activities
3rd term - Wordbuilding and blending consonant blends / 4-5 letter words, reading 4-5 liner books (phonetic/sight readers), writing activities
K2 level
1st term - Phonograms, silent letters sounds, special combination sounds up till completion of phonics programme, reading fluently, written expression
3rd term - Simple grammar, parts of speech, simple comprehension, written expression, journal writing
*Disclaimer : Not to be taken as an actual guide for all preschools -
Yes indeed some children do read around 3 to 3.5 years old like my girls, but subject to variation of home stimuli, knowledge and time/effort of caregivers.
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My kid child care recently changed hand from a big franchise to a unknown.
First day of the "new" school, the register changed, I saw Nursery and PG2 namelist combined to 1 list, and K1 and K2 combined as well.
Feeling uneasy, on 2nd day I asked why are they combined ? Are they really going to combined the kids in 1 class ? I was told they have plan but still pending discussion with the teachers … it was so shocking for me !
Nursery and PG2 I could probably unwillingly accept it but K1 and K2 combined learning the same things ??? I have never heard of.
Anyone know of any child care / Kindergarten do such ? K1 and K2 combined in 1 class… I am so upset and worried if they even have any curriculum set.
The director did not give me a good impression as well, look more like a hawker than a educator ! He could answer my question confidently. Even my son came home first day and say "there’s a new UNCLE in school…" sighz …
the teachers are nice and have been there since DS joined in 2009 … sad if i have to change school -
Just wondering, besides Phonics, what are the other most common or important courses that all the mommies and daddies here have sent their 5 years old?
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SPIES:
Anyone know the curriculum of living sanctuary kindergarten?
The Chinese standard is comparable to 天下.
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