Pinecone Path: A Curriculum for the Year Before Kindergarten is a comprehensive, yearlong early literacy curriculum designed for educators who teach four- and five-year-olds in the year before kindergarten. (Depending on your state or location, this year is often called the Pre-K year, Transitional Kindergarten, or 4-Year-Old Kindergarten.) The program brings together reading science, playful learning, and quality relationships.