We have one program for 2 mornings a week. We teach weekly and monthly themes. These are designed to meet curriculum needs or/and building on the children’s interests. Activities are designed to have children learn and discover new things each day and more importantly develop a love of learning. We have a range of ages each day and adjust activities to make them developmentally appropriate and hands on for each child. Our focus is Social & Emotional as well as Emergent based curriculum.

Curriculum Goals are based on the Early Learning Guidelines which aligns with the Arizona Early Learning Standards.

Social Skills- (manners, kindness, playing cooperatively, taking turns, compassion, respect)

Emotional Skills- (self-confidence, recognizes & expresses feelings, self-regulations, expresses empathy)

Self-help skills- (washing hands, brushing teeth, dressing self, handling bathroom needs, cleaning up toys, taking care of their possessions) (this is good to know even though we are virtual)

Gross Motors Skills- (climbing, running, hopping, jumping, balancing, catching and throwing balls)

Fine Motor skills- (puzzles, Lego’s, blocks, manipulative toys, lacing beads, drawing, coloring, writing, cutting, play dough.)

Math Skills (counting, patterns, simple addition and subtraction, one to one correspondence. We use a wide variety of manipulative activities and incorporate math during our daily activities and circle time.)

Literature-based Activities (circle time, stories, charts, finger plays, songs, beginning reading and writing skills and dictating their own stories).

Letter and Number Explorations (activities including letter books, fun tactile activities, games, and a rich print environment.)

Computers/Tablets (age appropriate computer programs teach academic skills as well as basic technology skills class is via ZOOM )

Science (hands on explorations about our environment, animals, and nature)

Social studies (learning about our community)

Art Media Discovery (a variety of painting techniques, markers, glue, scissors, collage materials, beads, stencils, rubbing plates, play dough.) We will send out materials as needed.