In the classroom, your child will experience many learning centers where they will obtain and grow skills. These areas include:

Art Area

Experiences with paper, crayons, markers, paint, scissors, glue and other art materials promote creative expression and fine motor development, as well as pre-writing skills.

Block Area

Blocks and construction materials provide many learning experiences, particularly in math and physics. Children measure, practice problem solving skills, estimate, add, subtract and create. They learn the principles of balance and spatial relationships. Large and small blocks are available, as well as other building materials and props to aid dramatic play.

Discovery/Science Area

Discovery and problem solving will be enhanced as the children experiment with magnets, rocks, magnifying glasses, prisms, scales, etc. The items on display are consistently rotated in support of the learning associated with each daily theme.

Reading Area

Books supply the most valuable experience for future reading and writing skills. A variety of books will be available for the children in our reading area. We also provide a “print-rich” environment for the children, modeling a variety of ways writing is used daily.

Dramatic Play Area

This is the prime area for socio-dramatic play where children can act out a variety of situations and roles. Dress-up and other dramatic play experiences are available as well.

Manipulatives/Math Area

Manipulatives and puzzles enhance small motor development as children sort, count, classify, experience size and spatial relationships, create and copy patterns, problem solve, measure and learn to recognize numbers.

Writing Area

The writing center is filled with paper, pencils, crayons and markers so the children can draw and write messages to each other. Experiences with writing materials strengthen fine motor skills and help children practice their pre-writing skills.

Tactile Area/Workbench

Using playdough, the sand table, the water table and the fully-stocked workbench are very important as they promote a variety of skills. Children measure, pour, fill, sift, cut, hammer, saw and manipulate. They develop motor skills, social skills, and math and science concepts.

Math and Language Arts

Children are also introduced to many areas of math and the language arts.

Math concepts including numbers, counting, estimation, shapes, measurement, graphing and patterns are introduced through:

Language arts play an important part of our daily program. Our teachers’ love of literature is shown through their many enthusiastic and thoughtful books presented daily to the children. Pre-writing and pre-reading skills are promoted in the classroom by the following activities: