Dreamers

Overview

The Preschool Academy serves pre-kindergarteners through a carefully planned program designed to keep the children busy and learning through a variety of hands-on experiences each day. The variety of activities and materials used allows children to explore their environment at their individual developmental levels. It encourages the development of the whole child,  Teachers select developmentally or age appropriate activities from seven main areas of concentration: thinking, muscle coordination, imagination and problem-solving skills which form the building blocks laid in preparation for formal education and higher reasoning used later in life.

 

The learning environment may include:

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• large group circles

• pre-writing skill

• paper tearing, simple scissor cutting, 

• dramatic play,

• calendar activities

• name recognition

• naming shapes, body parts, months and days of the week, animals and sounds

• learning directional concepts (up/down, over/under, etc)

•  singing alphabet songs and rhymes, matching games (color,

     shape and pictures) and block building. 

•  listening to the story on headphones.

• jumping, swinging, climbing, digging

• simple obstacle course

• outdoor games

• finger and easel painting

• messy tray activities like colored shaving cream, birdseed, cornmeal and rice to scoop

• flavors to taste and hands-on cooking

     of snacks.

• counting and sorting objects by size, color and shape; numbers

• Hands-on science experiences where the children explore their

     environment with all their senses. Using magnets, planting, viewing nature through a magnifying glass,collecting insects in bug catchers,

•  washing hands and faces

• dressing, taking on/off and hanging up a jacket,

• pouring juice,

• putting toys away,

• cleaning up own messes (helping to sweep and

     wipe tables),

• following multi-step directions

• continuing to develop conflict resolution skills.

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