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Burrell Academy
College Prep Preschool
(480) 744-3871
Curriculum
Burrell Academy prepares children for College by providing the skills needed to be successful adults early. This includes educational services in the areas of math, reading & writing, social skills and motor skills. In addition students learn key life skills such as budgeting, self- advocacy, conflict resolution and more.
Age 2-3
Age 4-5
Toddlers
Developmental Targets
Active participation in:
-2-5 word sentences
(2-word sentences by age 2 and 5-word sentences by age 3)
- Pretend play
- Ability to jump and land on both feet
- Ability to independently walk up and down stairs
Example Activities:
- Exposure to various textile and sensory items
- Kicking a ball
- Empathy encouragement ("Is the girl in the story sad or happy?")
- Rich text activities (matching pictures, turning storybook pages, etc.)
Transitional Kindergarden
Developmental Targets (Age 4)
Active participation in:
- Proper use of scissors
- Naming body parts and the differences between girls and boys
- Independently feeding themselves with the appropriate utensils
- Drinking from an open cup with 75% accuracy
- Dressing themselves (including buttoning and zipping clothes)
- Independently using the stairs
Developmental targets (Age 5)
Active participation in:
- Can write first and last name
- Can count to 100
- Knows letters and their sounds
- Able to read simple text
Example Activities:
- Pouring water from a tea kettle to an open cup
- Prompting storybook questions ("Why do you think she felt sad"?)
- Filling in missing letters to complete simple words
- Independently completing a number chart (0-100)
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