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Curriculum Goals
| Literacy Development |
enables children to develop language and appreciate literature. Listening, speaking,reading and writing activities are included to build communication, vocabulary, letter recognition and comprehension. |
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| Mathematics |
activities are hands on experiences and include numbers, patterns, counting, sorting, measuring and picture graphs. |
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| Science |
experiences include working with sensory tables, observing, predicting, problem solving and exploring. |
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| Music |
promotes memory, creative expression and body awareness. Children will explore sound, volume, tempo and rhythm. |
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| Art |
enables youngsters to creatively express thoughts and feelings. Spatial relationships, color and shapes are reinforced. |
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| Gross-motor |
activities provide an opportunity for balancing, jumping, climbing, stretching, bicycling and running. |
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| Fine-motor |
activities assist in small muscle development and eye-hand coordination. Using puzzles, laces, pegboards, playdough, moonsand, legos, scissors and crayons; children will develop skills necessary for school readiness. |
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| Dramatic Play |
enables children to role play, use reasoning and communication skills and can improve social skills and self-esteem. Using dress up, puppet shows and other props children stimulate their imagination promoting neuron growth. |
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| Block Play |
provides experience with shape and size discrimination, cause and effect, classification and problem solving skills. |
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