Curriculum
We use Funshine Express Early Learning Curricula.
The curriculum is aligned to early Colorado Learning standards. We provide daily lessons plans, activities, and supplemental materials. Funshine Express provides two curriculums. Buttercups is for kids from zero to three years old and Fireflies is for kids from three to five years old.
Our goal, along with your support, is to get children to the highest Funshine Express level for each learning domain by the time they are ready for Kindergarten!
Funshine Express Domains and Goals:
Language and Literacy Development
L1 Understands spoken language
L2 Communicates with others
L3 Gains meaning from print
L4 Develops writing to comunicate
Mathematics
M1 Understands numbers and quantities
M2 Regognizes shapes and spatial relationships
M3 Measures and collects data
M4 Uses patterns, sorting, classifying and reasoning
Science
SC1 Uses scienfific inquiry
SC2 Undestands light, sound, force, movement and matter.
SC3 Identifies attributes of living and non-living things
SC4 Recognizes features of earth and sky
Social Studies
SS1 Undestands time and historical events
SS2 Appreciates people and enviroment
SS3 Relates to culture, family and community
SS4 Knows about the goverment, economics system and technology
Social Emotional Development
SE1 Undestands and appreciate self
SE2 Develops trust and relationships
SE3 Undestands feelings and emotions
SE4 Regulates behaviour
Approches to Learning
AL1 Shows Curiosity, initiative, and risk-taking
AL2 Uses creative thinking problem-solving and reasoning
AL3 Shows attention, engagement and persistence
AL4 Uses memory and reflection
Physical Development and Health
PD1 Shows health growth and development
PD2 Uses gross motor Skills
PD3 Uses fine motor skills
PD4 Practices safety and self care
Creative Arts
CA1 Appreciates the visual arts
CA2 Enjoys music
CA3 Participates in movement and dance
CA4 Engages in dramatic play
Dual Language Learners
DL1 Listens to and comprehends language
DL2 Communicates with others
The Spanish curriculum that we use is from the series La Magia del Sol from Educacion Santillana. The curriculum includes:
Sounds and letters of the alphabet
Numbers, colors, times of the day
The clock, family members, sentences and songs
Seasons, months and days of the week
Food Kitchen, my house, clothes
Toys, animals and shapes