The Difference Between Preschool and TK
March 14th, 2024
Transitional Kindergarten (TK) is the first year of a two year Kindergarten program. TK provides an early childhood educational experience that builds a bridge between the preschool years and Kindergarten and promotes elementary school readiness. With the increasing demands and structure in elementary school, TK’s day is set up the way a traditional Kindergarten day is set up, but with more opportunities for play-based learning. TK participates in the same enrichment classes as Kindergarten, such as Music, Theater Arts, P.E. Art, STEM, and Library, and includes a modified Kindergarten curriculum. TK is truly the definition of giving the gift of time to allow young children to further develop socially and emotionally. Students not only learn essential literacy, math, writing, journaling, and other cognitive skills, but they develop social, emotional and self regulation skills needed to succeed in Kindergarten and beyond.