Curriculum
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The basis for our preschool curriculum is a program called Fireflies™ that is organized by the company, FunShine Express™. Fireflies™ is a high quality, professionally designed, early learning program that helps to create an excitement for learning and build school readiness skills. This curriculum offers a wide variety of ideas to build early literacy, math, science, social skills, and MORE! Fireflies™ will help me address each child socially, physically, emotionally and cognitively and it will stimulate thinking, reasoning, decision-making and problem-solving. Our developmentally appropriate curriculum will have the depth to meet educational standards being implemented through out the United States.
Our Curriculum includes the following: Colors, Letters, Writing Letters, Pre-Reading, Numbers, Writing Numbers, Shapes, Math, Science, Cooking, Creative Arts, Story Time, Music & Movement, Sensory Activities, Creative/Imaginative Play, Group Activities & Games, Social Skills & Etiquette, Listening Skills, Self Help Skills, Recess and Free Play.
Please visit the Funshine Express - Fireflies - website for more detailed information.
We will also work on proper etiquette and manners, learn more in depth social skills, and work on independence/self-sufficiency (put on his/her own shoes, jacket, clean up after one's self, etc.).
** Every other Wednesday we will have Show and Tell.
HOURS/DAYS
AM Class: 8:30am - NoonPM Class: 12:30pm - 4:00pm
Each class is offered Tuesday-Thursday.
Our center is designed for children ages 3 - 5 years old. (Some 2½-year-olds may attend based on maturity and readiness for the school environment to be decided during a one week trial period.)
My classes are held for more hours than most traditional preschools. This enables us to learn in a relaxed environment - we won't have to rush through our day or the learning material. We will have ample time for each activity. Also, potty training IS NOT required. Most children are not fully potty trained by age 3 and we believe that should not prevent them from attending our early learning center when they are clearly ready to do so.
► Our day will include 5 different "learning periods".
- Cooking Class, Super Science -or- Sensory Stimulation
- Creative Arts
- Math, Dramatic Play, Group Game -or- Social Development
- Preschool Learning & Fine Motor Development
- Story Time and/or Music & Movement
| Area of Development/Learning | Examples of How We Encourage Growth |
| Fine Motor | • Drawing, Coloring, and Painting • Pre-Writing/Writing • Puzzles • Making Crafts • Using Scissors • Small Object Manipulation • Developing Proper Pencil Grip • Performing Finger Plays • Manipulating Play-Doh |
| Large Motor | • Wooden Blocks • Mega Blocks and Legos • Cars, Trucks, and Trains to Drive • Kicking, Throwing, and Catching Balls • Jumping and Climbing (Outside) • Balancing on Beams - Ground Level (Outside) • Playing Active Games • Dancing |
| Music and Movement | • Singing Songs • Various Musical Instruments • Dancing/Moving to the Music • Musical Games • Learning Rhythm • Distinguishing Between Soft/Loud and Slow/Fast • Expressing Creativity Through Music |
| Creative/Pretend Play | • Dress-Up • Dolls/Barbies and Accessories • Puppets • Play Food and Kitchen • Doctor/Veterinarian Toys • Various Animal Figures • Housekeeping Toys |
| Sensory/Science | • Water Play • Play-Doh • Finger Paints • Various Science Experiments • Weights and Measures • Cooking Class • Shaving Cream • Bubbles • Nature Exploration • Color-Mixing • Digging in the Dirt (Outside) |
| Math | • Sorting (by Type, Color, Shape, and Size) • Number Recognition • Writing Numbers • Number Flashcards • Counting/Abacus • Math Games • Basic Addition and Subtraction • Shape Recognition |
| Language/Reading | • Story Time • Story-Telling • Letter Recognition • Writing Letters • Learning the Sounds Letters Make • Letter Flashcards • Word Recognition • Sounds of Language (Rhymes and Alliteration) • Pre-Reading/Reading Activities • Singing Songs • Exploring Books (by Themselves) • Basic Sign Language |
| Self Help/Social Skills | • Putting on Own Shoes and Coat • Washing Hands Independently • Sharing/Taking Turns • Learning to Manage Feelings Appropriately • Treating People, Property, and Themselves Respectfully • Learning/Using Manners and Etiquette • Learning to PIck Up after Self • Learning to Follow Rules and Participating in Routines |
