Creating a World of Play: What Children Are Learning
The purpose of the preschool program is to provide opportunities for each child to grow emotionally, physically, intellectually, and socially. Each day, children will engage in a variety of learning activities. Our intentionally organized learning experiences are planned to build self-esteem, challenge children's thinking and reasoning skills, encourage healthy relationships with peers and staff, and explore various curriculum topics. Children will spend time in self-directed learning centers that include blocks, dramatic play, math and manipulatives, art, discovery, computers, sand and water table (sensory), and literacy centers. The following list highlights what children will be learning at each interest area.
Blocks
Spatial Relationships
Shape, Color, and Size Discrimination
Cooperation
Balance and Hand-Eye Coordination
Organization and Sequential Skills
Problem Solving, Design, and Construction Skills
Quantity and Number Concepts
Dramatic Play
Conflict Resolution (Bringing the Adult World down to Size)
Verbal Skills and Language Development
Cooperation
Individual Expression and Creativity
Making Choices and Plans
Understanding and Expressing Feelings
Games, Puzzles, and Table Toys
Perseverance and Self-Control
Math Skills: Sequencing, Classifying, Estimating, Counting, Comparing, Sorting, Patterns and Shapes
Visual Discrimination Skills
Hand-Eye Coordination
Fine Motor Skills
Tactile Discrimination
Distance and Directionality
Art
Fine Motor Skills
Creative Representation
Color, Shape, and Size Relationships
Individual Expression
Understanding Symbols
Bringing Ideas to Life
Eye Hand Coordination
Language Development
Discovery
Observation and Discovery
Learning and Testing New Concepts
Drawing Conclusions and Making Predictions
Understanding Change in the Natural World
Cause and Effect
Identifying Living and Nonliving Things
Computers
Logic and Reasoning
Early Reading/Writing Skills
Hand-Eye Coordination
Experimenting with Technology
Cause and Effect
Classification and Mathematical Reasoning
Sand and Water Table
Sensory Exploration and Discovery
Measurement
Problem Solving Skills
Cause and Effect
Properties of Matter
Conservation of Matter
Library and Listening Center
Language Development
Comprehension
Sequencing and Story Telling
Pre-Reading Skills
Concepts About Print
Reading for Enjoyment
"Communication is at the heart of child development, be it cognitive,
social, emotional, or behavioral." - Vygotsky
