Transitional Kindergarten...

• Is the first year of a two-year kindergarten program - birthdays fall between September 2nd- March 1st
• Is the path between Preschool and Kindergarten
• Offers hands-on opportunities for learning
• Is Learning through play
• Addresses developmentally appropriate learning needs of children this age
• Introduces content standards with repeated exposure

The following are integrated in all subject areas:

• Social-emotional development
• Self-regulation approaches to learning
• Physical-motor development (includes gross and fine motor skills and sensory experiences)
• Cognitive development (includes mathematical, science and general knowledge)
• Oral language and literacy development
• English Language Development (ELD)