Curriculum

A curriculum is the knowledge, experiences, and skills your child will learn. Through CAP Tulsa’s unique curriculum, your child will learn the necessary skills to ensure they are kindergarten ready! This curriculum is used to teach your child through lessons and subject studies that will help them learn important skills through experience and knowledge.

Child Assessments and Outcomes

During the first few weeks of school, your child’s teacher will conduct a short assessment with your child called the ASQ-3 (Ages and Stages Questionnaire). This assessment will identify your child’s strengths as well as areas they may benefit from additional support. Teaching staff are trained through CAP Tulsa in how to conduct this assessment and will provide results for you as they become available. Please reach out to your child’s teacher with any questions.

The Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework guides the Early Childhood Curriculum at CAP Tulsa. Our highly qualified teachers are trained to use the Creative Curriculum, GOLD Assessment, Early Learning Quick Assessment (ELQA), and Building Blocks Curriculum to guide your child’s development in the following areas: Social-Emotional, Physical, Literacy, Mathematics, Language, Cognitive, Science & Technology, Social Studies, and Fine Arts. CAP Tulsa conducts observations and evaluations in these areas throughout the program year. We ask that you also observe your child and share this information, so we can partner to set goals for your child and have ongoing conversations about their growth and progress. We will share information about your child’s progress with you during home visits and family conferences.

Talk, Read, Sing!

We believe it is important to spend time talking, reading, singing, playing, and teaching your child important skills even after the school day has ended. Our partner, Talking is Teaching, provides tips and information on ways to help you connect with your child to ensure they are on track for success. Visit https://talkingisteaching.org/ for resources and tips available in English and Spanish and follow CAP Tulsa on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/captulsa) for resources and tips posted every Tuesday!

Positive Guidance

Learning social-emotional skills is an important stage of a child’s educational development. These skills include acceptance, positive and helpful behavior, cooperation, appropriate conflict resolution, respect for self and others, and self-regulation. These social-emotional skills are the foundation for academic learning.

To run a successful classroom, we explain the rules, limits, and expectations about classroom behavior and discipline to the children. Conscious Discipline is a resource to teach positive guidance expectations. Redirection, setting limits, and teaching social-emotional skills are the methods of positive guidance.

Corporal punishment (spanking) is not used in our Early Childhood Program, nor is it allowed in our schools.

Outdoor Learning Environment

We provide daily outdoor learning opportunities (weather permitting; see General Program Guidelines for our playground weather policy). All CAP Tulsa schools have age-appropriate, state-of-the-art playgrounds and equipment that inspire children to think, move, play, and create.

Outdoor learning and play are necessary for early childhood development. Exploring the outdoors supports physical activity and engages all the senses.

Field Trips

Four (4) Year-old classroom teachers may plan field trips to extend learning beyond the classroom. Your child’s teacher will notify you of upcoming field trips and will get the required permission slips from you for your child to take part. We encourage you to join in the learning experience by accompanying your child on field trips. Parent and Family Volunteers are also needed during field trips to help ensure supervision and safety.

The staff brings an emergency first aid kit on all field trips. If a child becomes ill or injured while away from the school, staff will administer first aid and/or call 911. Staff will call the child’s parent/guardian and/or emergency contacts to make them aware of the incident. Staff will also complete an Incident/Injury Report upon return to the school.

CAP Tulsa uses Tulsa Public Schools transportation services during field trips. Parents who attend field trips must provide their own transportation.

We also invite guests into the classrooms of our younger children so that they can experience learning from experts in different fields. These guests may bring in music, movement, STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) activities, and more.

Transitions

There are many transitions throughout our program as your child grows with us. We have procedures in place to support your child and family through the transition process for all age groups.

Our transition plans include your child and family in activities and events that support the transition from one classroom setting to the next. Families play an important role in helping children transition to different classrooms and into kindergarten. We encourage your family to take part in your child’s school transition events. Classroom teachers will inform your family of activities and events happening at your child’s school.

CAP Tulsa will also provide resources during your child’s year in the program as a 4-year-old to help your family have the best possible transition experience to kindergarten. We encourage you to join us in the following transition planning for your 4-year-old:

Attend our Kindergarten Transition Event
- During this event, we help to inform you of your child’s projected elementary school based on your address, provide resources on public, magnet, and charter schools as well as meet with CAP Tulsa team members on how to be an advocate for your child's future education
Event dates will be posted on Kindergarten Transition Events in the winter.
Kindergarten Tour
- As possible, your child’s class may have the opportunity to visit a neighboring elementary school’s Kindergarten classroom!
Mock Kindergarten Day

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