DLM Learning Express The Chandler School District has

adopted DLM Learning Express as their curriculum for Preschool.

Curriculum is developmentally appropriate for Preschool students

Math Curriculum Numbers: Recognition and Counting Shapes Patterns and Lines Geometry and Spatial Sense Matching Measurement Simple Addition and Subtraction Estimation

Science Investigators

Observe Investigate Draw Conclusions Inquire Explore

Listening Comprehension Listening with increased attention Follow simple directions Engage in conversations with

others Listen for different purposes (ex.

Learn what happened in a story, predict, recall and receive instructions)

Oral Language Development

Show a steady increase in listening and speaking vocabulary

Use new vocabulary in everyday communication

Ask questions related to current topic of discussion

Letter Knowledge/Alphabet Focus

Begin to associate the names and sounds of letters with their shapes

Phonological Awareness Identify rhymes and rhyming

sounds Recognize/Identify beginning

sounds Begin to make some letter/sound

matches

Print and Book Awareness Recognize labels, signs and other

print forms in the environment Understand that reading and writing

are ways to obtain knowledge, generate and communicate thoughts, ideas and solve problems

Understand that illustrations carry meaning but cannot read

Motivation to Read Demonstrate an interest in books

and reading through body language and facial expressions

Enjoy listening to and discussing storybooks and information books read aloud

Written Expression

Begin to dictate words, phrases, and sentences to an adult recording on paper

Attempt to connect the sounds in a word with their letter forms

Understand that writing is used to communicate ideas and information

To use known letters and approximations of letters to represent written language

Developing Knowledge of Literary Forms

Imitate the special language in storybooks and story dialogue and use it in retellings and dramatic play

Ask questions and make comments about the information and events from books

Become increasingly familiar with narrative form and its elements by identifying characters and predicting events, plot, and the resolution of the story

Connect information and events in books to real-life experiences

Begin to retell some sequences of events in stories

Discipline Students will be asked to correct their

behavior (“Use their words, not their hands”, “Talk it out”.)

Students will be given an opportunity to think about their choices if they have difficulty following class expectations.

Behaviors that warrant a “time out”: pushing, hitting, using materials inappropriately, etc.

Daily Schedule-AM

8:00-8:25 Table Top Activities 8:25-8:35 Circle Time 8:40-9:30 Centers 9:30-9:40 Bathroom Break (students are also

allowed to use our bathroom throughout the day if they need to go)

9:45-9:55 Snack 9:55-10:10 Outdoor Play (once the weather gets

cooler) 10:10-10:25 Music & Movement/Story-time 10:25-10:30 Pack up/Dismissal

Daily Schedule-PM

12:00-12:25 Table Top Activities 12:25-12:35 Circle Time 12:35-1:25 Centers 1:25-1:35 Bathroom Break (students are also

allowed to use our bathroom throughout the day if they need to go)

1:35-1:45 Snack 1:50-2:10 Outdoor Play (once the weather gets

cooler) 2:15-2:25 Music & Movement/Story-time 2:30 Pack up/Dismissal