Preschool Activities

Activities to nurture a positive and independent self-concept as well as cooperation and sharing are woven throughout the preschool day. Discovery activities are an important part of our curriculum to arouse curiosity and a desire to learn.

• During preschool the children are involved in creative and imaginative play through experiences in home living, block building, using dress-up clothes, coloring, painting, using play dough, and finger painting.
• Musical and circle games, creative movement, climbing, sliding, throwing, finger plays, coloring, writing, and using scissors encourage development of large and small muscles.
• Skills in language expression are enriched through role-playing, drama, singing, puppets, finger plays, and conversation.
• Counting and letter recognition is a part of many finger plays, rhymes, and daily academic experiences.
• The children have experiences in shapes, sizes, textures, sounds, observation, tasting, and smelling.
• Opportunities for discovery are also created through field trips to places within the community that relate to our weekly themes.
• In the 2-day program, the focus is on social/emotional growth. For many, this is their first structured learning experience. (Many opportunities for developing the skills necessary to interact with peers are provided within a safe and nurturing environment.)
• In the 3-day program, the children are introduced to the correct way of printing their first name, as well as their phone number and address.
• In the 5-day program, the children build on their beginning skills of learning the correct way of printing their first name, memorizing their phone number and address, and other skills to help prepare them for Kindergarten.
• Children take turns bringing nutritional snacks, white 2% milk is provided by the preschool.