Pre-School Program
Our Program is child-centered and based upon the belief that play is the best way for children to learn. Our approach is individualized to meet each child’s needs and interests. Each classroom is organized with centers for creative art, literature, pre-writing, science, pre-math, dramatic play and cognitive and small motor development. The environment is planned to stimulate imagination and creativity, socialization, exploration and discovery, while challenging the use of muscles important to developing bodies.
Curriculum
Social
- Playing with other children
- Learning to share
- Learning how to care for another friend who is hurt
- Working together in a group “cooperation”
- Encouraging “Positive Playing”
- Learning about family living and community life
Intellectual
- Alphabet (upper and lower case)
- Recognize letters
- Trace letters
- Sound of letters
- Associate words beginning with letters
- Printing & recognizing their names
- Numbers and math
- Counting in sequence
- Recognize numbers
- Print number
- Associate numbers with set or group of items
- Shapes
- Names of each shape
- Learning how to draw shapes
- Associate shapes with objects that surround them in everyday life
- Colors
- Names of colors
- Use of color in proper context
- Creative, imaginary use of color
- Spatial Relationships
- Pre-Reading readiness skills
- Hand-eye coordination activities
- Cognitive tasks
- Physical
- Music time
- Dance & movement
- Outdoor & indoor play
- Emotional
- Dramatic play
- Music
- Show & tell
- Communication with adults & peers
Pre-School Daily Schedule
| 7:00- 9:15 | Free choice time in classroom. |
Children arrive, was hands and play in classroom. |
| 9:15- 9:45 | Outside time | On inclement days free choice time may be extended or songs. |
| 9:45- 10:05 | Circle Time | Teacher not running circle will set up snack and prepare center materials. |
| 10:05- 10:45 | Snack | Children who finish early look at books, play with manipulates, or journal. |
| 10:45- 11:45 | Learning Centers | Children choose between multiple learning centers, some self directed and some teacher led. |
| 11:45-12:05 | Outside time | Outside time may be extended at this time on beautiful days . |
| 12:10- 12:55 | Lunch | As children finish they put their lunch and tote bag away, use the bathroom, and may help to put sheets on their cot. |
| 1:00- 2:30 | Rest | A teacher reads a book before turning off the lights. At 2:00 those who are awake may get books. |
| 2:30- 3:30 | Free Choice Time | Activities are put out at the tables from the morning as well as toys from the shelves. |
| 3:30- 3:50 | Snack | As children finish they clean up, use the bathroom, wash hands. |
| 4:00- 5:00 | Outside Time | When it becomes dark early, free choice time is extended. |
| 5:00-6:00 | Free Choice Time | Free form centers. |