Prekindergarten is a time when children are making connections between what they know and what they are learning. As they leave the world of preschool and head towards kindergarten, children are learning to participate in routines, demonstrate ability to make decisions, and plan ahead. Daily activities are designed to help children continue to make decisions on their own and in the classroom. We prepare them for the next stage of their education while giving them a place to feel comfortable and safe to explore their interests.

 

Our Prekindergarten Program Features

• Activities and lessons that help prepare your child for kindergarten and school success

• Small-group lessons focused on mathematics, and literacy

• Whole-group activities that help your child build an awareness of others and a sense of community

• Hands-on experiences that encourage independent, creative learningClassroom activities and design features that help your child build literacy and numeracy skills

• Regular teacher-family communication, including ways to connect your child’s learning at home

 

Discover how our six areas of focus give your child endless opportunities to learn and grow.

 

Communicating with Others - We help your child improve important language skills.We use daily journal activities to practice writing skills; help your child's early reading skills by connecting sounds to letters through picture and word collages; teach basic sight words in fun and engaging ways; and develop phonemic awareness through literacy-based games, books, and puzzles.

 

Building Brain Power - We prepare your child to reason and analyze.We encourage the use of the senses to explore different materials; create opportunities to ask and answer open-ended questions; experiment with spatial relationships; and promote an understanding of sequencing such as first, next, and last.

 

Making New Friends - We provide opportunities for your child to practice social and emotional skills.We use character-building activities to help identify emotions; have group discussions to practice sharing ideas, thoughts, and feelings; and provide opportunities to cooperate, negotiate, problem-solve, and make independent choices.

 

Growing a Healthy Body - We help your child refine motor skills.We use lacing cards, stencils, and writing activities to enhance fine-motor skills; strengthen coordination and gross-motor skills through running, jumping, and throwing activities; improve balancing skills using hula hoops and balance beams; and offer healthful food choices for snacks and meals.

 

Nurturing Creativity - We encourage your child to think and create.We provide numerous opportunities for your child to represent ideas through drawing and writing stories; invent unique dance moves; use props to dramatize stories; and express independent thinking and expression through art and music.

 

Developing Lasting Life Skills - We help them find the answers for themselves.We encourage your children to think through and solve problems by investigating, estimating, and testing solutions; build daily outdoor activities into the schedule designed to get your child thinking and moving; and give your child many choices to participate in activities that interest and challenge them.