Preschool Room

Language Development

• Phonetic awareness is promoted through books, songs and activities.

• Literature is introduced in displays, reading and conversations.

• Print concepts – such as letter and word recognition, and learning to track left to right and top to bottom – are illustrated and practiced.

• Vocabulary builds as words are introduced through stories and reinforced through play.

• Letter names, shapes and sounds are emphasized in many activities.

• Teachers model correct grammar and sentence structure.

Physical Development

• Vigorous exercise happens daily, both inside and outside.

• Climbing, dancing, running, and throwing, rolling and kicking balls help develop coordination and strength.

• A variety of toys, games and writing materials help develop finer muscles and motor skills.

• Healthy eating habits are established through family-style meals and self-serve snacks.

Social/Emotional Development

We encourage your preschooler to:

• Explore and discover within our secure, supportive environment;

• Identify their own feelings;

• Empathize with other’s feelings;

• Recognize the rights of others;

• Create healthy, friendly peer relationships;

• Develop means of self-expression and self-direction; and

• Follow simple routines and rules, helping internalize a sense of structure.

Cognitive Development

We help your preschooler develop critical learning skills through:

• Providing materials for stacking, sorting, matching, counting and one-to-one correspondence;

• Offering opportunities to practice increasingly complex problem-solving;

• Demonstrating the concept of cause-and-effect via scientific observations in nature;

• Open-ended art projects and dramatic play, to spur creativity and imagination; and

• Open-ended questions, to spur critical thinking.