Classes
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"What will my child be doing in the classroom?"
Infant & Toddler Classrooms
Yes, there is such a thing as an infant/ toddler curriculum. In addition to maintaining the health and safety of your child, our infant/ toddler staff will also be planning routines and curriculum for your child. As in the Academy preschool, staff of our infant/ toddler program will be watching your childs development and looking for the many milestones that will occur during the year. To foster communication, our staff and young children use sign language to communicate with one another.
Our classroom environment is the starting point for an infant/ toddler curriculum. The environment includes a mirror they can watch themselves in, many sensory games and materials, crawling areas, dramatic play equipment, etc. Examples of activities for infants/ toddlers include: helping them to track objects, reading books, singing songs, using puppets, imitating sounds, uncovering a hidden toy, banging objects together, balancing, standing, and reaching out to grasp objects.
2 Year Old Classrooms
- Language Development Oral language use, listening skills, vocabulary building in a print- rich environment
- Social/ Emotional development Cooperation, sharing, independence, taking turns, assuming small responsibilities
- Math Counting objects, shapes, relationships
- Art Experience with different art media, color, forms, and textures
- Motor Development Eye- hand coordination, running, jumping, climbing, tumbling, ball activities, simple games
- Music and Drama Songs, finger plays, rhythm, and movement
- Science Plants, animals, properties of sand and water
3 Year Old Classrooms
- Language Development Oral language use, listening skills, vocabulary building, story telling in a print- rich environment
- Social/ Emotional development Cooperation, sharing, expression of feelings, self- control, independence
- Math Counting objects, one-to-one correspondence, sequencing
- Art Experience with different art media, color, shapes, forms, and textures
- Motor Development Eye- hand coordination, ball activities, games, tumbling, creative dance
- Music and Dramatic Play Songs, tapes, instruments, self- expression
- Science Plants, animals, sand and water play, seasons, cooking
- Social Studies Family, community, health, safety, transportation
4 & 5 Year Old Classrooms (Pre-Kindergarten)
- Language Development Use of complete sentences, vocabulary expansion in a print- rich environment
- Reading Readiness Recognition of upper and lower case letters, name recognition, phonics, rhyming words
- Math Numerical recognition, sets, terms, measurements, time, spatial relationships, one-to-one correspondence, sequencing, grouping, etc.
- Art Experience with different art media, colors, shapes, forms, and textures
- Motor Development Balance, eye- hand coordination, running, jumping, climbing, and tumbling
- Music and Drama Tone, volume, song, dance, poetry, etc.
- Social and Emotional Development Group interactions, self- control, making decisions, role- playing, sharing, understanding emotions, specific responsibilities
- Science Weather, seasons conservation, energy, living things, nutrition etc.
- Motor Development Balance, skipping, creative movement, tumbling, ball activities, water play, puzzles, manipulatives
- Social Studies- School, family, careers, multiculturalism, etc.
Before & After School Program
The Before & After School and Summer Programs are designed to promote your child's total development and enhance his or her individual educational experiences. Teachers provide enjoyable activities such as arts and crafts, cooking, games, pool table, climbing wall, computers, gaming system, self-service snacks and field trips. A "Club Concept" allows the children to choose from various themes and activities. The development of positive social skills is a key component of this program.
The summer program is designed to provide a pleasant, stimulating environment, which fosters development, creativity, and on- going school readiness. Summer activities include library and museum trips, bowling, skating, golf, swimming, etc.