Why Play-Based Learning?

Children learn best in a fun, active, hands-on environment. Relevant learning experiences, interactive teaching, and active discovery are the most effective ways to foster a love of learning. Our teachers carefully prepare activities and select toys to develop your child and prepare him or her for a successful kindergarten experience. Our curriculum addresses age appropriate development in the following areas:

Language and Literacy

• Letter recognition (upper & lower case)
• Letter sounds
• Story telling
• Recognize words from their environment
• Play activities with words (rhyming, finger plays, songs)
• Encourage to read & write their name
• Develop manual dexterity
• Improve listening, comprehension & communication skills

Social Studies

• Experience different holiday celebrations
• Show and tell
• Field trips
• Explore personal likes, dislikes, etc.

Social Development

• Improve communication skills with peers and adults
• Develop problem-solving & conflict resolution skills
• Manage transitions and follow routines
• Learn to follow simple, clear, consistent directions and rules
• Practice sharing, taking turns, cleaning up and cooperating
• Become more independent
• Grow in confidence
• Form friendships

Gross Motor Development

• Use large muscles
• Participate in games and other forms of exercise
• Enjoy outdoor climbing, games & non-structured play

Mathematics

• Compare, classify and sort
• Graph collected information
• Recognize & create patterns and relationships
• Use tools of measurement (length, height, weight)
• Understand the calendar
• Expand problem-solving skills
• Develop an interest in numbers & counting
• Count objects with one-to-one correspondence

Science

• Develop a wonder and curiosity about their world
• Explore nature and the environment
• Observe, measure, compare & predict simple experiments
• Develop an awareness of living and non-living things

Creative Development

• Use their own ideas to draw, paint, mold & build with a variety of materials
• Participate in musical activities
• Recognize rhythms, beats & melodies
• Use dramatic play to explore different ideas and roles
• Encourage imagination

Fine Motor Development

• Use small muscles
• Use scissors, pencils, markers, eyedroppers, paintbrushes, stencils, puzzles, and woodworking tools
• Practice tracing, writing, cutting & lacing
• Dress and prepare for outside play (mastering zippers, buttons, boots & mittens)