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Child Development Center (CDC)
Welcome to CDC and KG1. These early years are
the beginning of your child's education journey.
We focus on developing a welcoming environment where
children can feel safe to explore and be creative.
Music and inviting activities engage children from
the moment they arrive at school. Children
learn new routines that help develop independence
and responsibility for their belongings and their
classroom environment.
Play is a vital part of our day. Students
demonstrate their true knowledge when it can be done
in an environment that is comfortable to them.
Through play, children care for their babies and
make dinner as mothers and fathers would. They
read and teach to imaginary audiences as a teacher
would. They investigate and experiment as a
scientist or doctor would. They make puzzles
and solve problems as a businessman would.
They cook and taste food as a chef might do.
We begin the year with our unit of inquiry entitled
Me and My Community. This unit helps
children identify the important people in their
community including family, friends, teachers,
nannies, or anyone else significant to the child.
This unit also helps children understand their role
as a member of their family, community, and
classroom. Other unit areas this year will be
Life Cycles, Celebrations, and, Art
Attack.
In Math, students will learn about numbers,
measurement, time and space, patterns, shapes,
colors, and probability.
In Language, students will learn pre-literacy skills
such as; letters have sounds, sounds form words, and
words build sentences. They will learn that
print conveys meaning and that there are various
forms of literature. They will learn to
sequence story events and make predictions.
We are looking forward to an exciting, fun-filled
year.
Sincerely,
Connie Hocking
CDC Team Leader
hockingc@ask.edu.kw
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