Curriculum - Working with Multiple Intelligences

Geniekids’ Preschool ultimate goals are:

* To become a successful lifetime learner
* To prepare the child to successfully enter the mainstream school
* To steep the learning in our cultural values, traditions and Indian heritage.

Throughout the three-year preschool curriculum, child will acquire a full breadth of developmental skills necessary to successfully enter schooling eager and ready to learn. Towards the final year of pre-schooling we will introduce much of the scheduling and activities that will make the transition to school an easy one.

The Eight spokes of Development
Geniekids has been a forerunner in recognizing and developing Multiple Intelligences based approach towards a child's development. Geniekids brings its in-depth understanding and vast experience of using Multiple Intelligence as a curriculum framework
 

Example Curriculum Area
 

1  Linguistic & Verbal Intelligence
Listening Comprehension
Reading picture
rhyming sounds
Verbal touch
Scribbling
 

2  Visual and Spatial Intelligence
Observing
Parts of a whole
Imagination
Colour
 
3  Musical Intelligence
Sounds around us
Sounds in Nature
Rhythm
Music in our Culture
 
4  Interpersonal Intelligence
My family
Knowing others
Enjoying with others
Understand others
How good I am in communicating
 
5  Mathematical & Logical Intelligence
Understanding Numbers
Counting with objects
Ordinal and cardinal numbers
How many in sets of objects
Patterns  : sequence of sounds , shapes , simple objects  : recognize, describe, predict, extend
Sorting  by different properties
Objects and their properties
 

6  Bodily and Kinesthetic Intelligence
Balancing my body
Gross Motor skill
Tactile Touch
Body Reaction (Reflexes)
 
7  Intrapersonal Intelligence
Knowing myself (likes and dislikes)
Knowing what I can do(personal strength)
how independent I am
Knowing about my body
 
8  Naturalistic Intelligence
Growing Plants
Parts of the plants.
Uses of plants
Caring for plants.
Differences in Plants