A Pre-K Year That Builds Confidence for Kindergarten
Pre-K children are ready for deeper questions, longer projects and greater responsibility. At the STRAUSS ECE, teachers combine child-led exploration with thoughtful guidance, helping children strengthen early literacy, mathematical thinking, self-regulation and collaboration. This play-based year prepares children to enter kindergarten with confidence and a strong sense of themselves as learners.
4-5 YEARS OLD
Deeper Inquiry • Early Academic Foundations • Self-Regulation • Classroom Leadership
Purposeful Play for the Day Ahead
Skills Built Through Experiences
Early literacy, mathematical thinking and scientific reasoning develop through projects, play and everyday classroom experiences.
Stories, conversation, rhyming, drawing and early writing
Counting, patterns, sorting, measuring and number games
Observation, prediction, building and simple experimentation
In Pre-K, children spend more time planning, investigating questions and developing their ideas. They represent their thinking through conversation, drawing, building, early writing and imaginative play. Teachers introduce important skills within meaningful experiences while preserving the creativity and enjoyment that make children want to learn.
Persistence & Problem Solving
Children learn that ideas can change and challenges can be worked through with time, effort and support.
Choosing materials and making plans for their work
Revising an idea and trying another approach
Following multiple steps and asking for help when needed
Leadership & Belonging
Pre-K children take a more active role in caring for their classroom and contributing to their community.
Participating in group projects and classroom responsibilities
Managing belongings, materials and familiar routines
Listening to others, communicating needs and working through conflicts