Preschool

Mrs. Hock & Mrs. Chessey

HCESC website

   This web page was created to guide you through the preschool  program.  There is a lot of useful information.  If you have any questions please feel free to contact the preschool  teacher, Chris Hock,  and she would be happy to help you in any way! 

Calendar:

Preschool Expectations

“The educational philosophy of the Hamilton County Educational Service Center’s Early Childhood Program is based on a developmental approach to education.  Programming is planned to meet each child’s social, emotional, cognitive and physical needs as the child passes through predictable and sequential stages of development.” Early Childhood Program Policy and Procedures Manual

Academic Information

Based on the Early Learning Content Standards.  For more in depth information, visit the ODE web site at www.OhioAcademicStandards.com

Reading:  By the end of preschool students should be able to understand that letters make up words, recognize some capital and lower case letters, recognize some beginning sounds, break down words into syllables, identify characters in a story, retell a familiar story, and understand the difference between fantasy and reality.

Writing/Communication:  Students should print the letters of own name and other common words, name/label familiar objects, understand writing process (top/bottom, left/write).

Math:  By the end of preschool, children should be able to count to ten by touching each object, group five and fewer objects together when requested, create groups of like objects with the same number (including animals, colors etc.)  Children should also begin to use units of time (yesterday, tonight), identify numbers 0-9 (and understand the quantity), name some coins, copy and continue simple patterns, and sort objects by a characteristic.

Science:

By the end of preschool, with adult guidance children should use scientific words (night, cold, hot, sun), notice changes in environment (plants, animals, seasons), difference between baby animals and adult animals, use five senses to compare/contrast, use familiar tools (scissors, paintbrush), ask scientific inquiry questions (What if….), attempt to explain their surroundings.

Social Studies:  Students should use position words (up, over, under), recite home address, recall past events, learning difference between want/need, cooperate in home and school activities, begin to predict, problem solve with other children and adults using words.