Listening Center

When We Listen, We Learn...

* Listen Attentively

* Make Sense of What is Heard

* Expand Our Vocabulary

* Recognize Words in a Story

* Develop a Sense of Story

We listen in the van while we are on field trips. We listen while we are in the classroom. We listen while we sleep.

Cooking

When We Cook, We Learn...

* New Words
* Measuring
* Properties of Matter
* Textures
* Weights
* Expressive Language
* Using 5 Senses
* Fine Motor Control
* Large Motor Control
* Good Nutrition

Games

When We Play with Games, We Learn...

* Fine Motor Control
* Problem Solving
* Shapes
* Colors
* Sizes
* Sorting
* Spatial Relationships
* New Words
* Number
* Counting
* Positions
* Cooperation
* Sharing

Social Studies

When We work at Social Studies, We Learn...

* About Ourselves
* About Our Country
* About Other Cultures
* About Careers

Social Studies is implimented through out our classroom and our curriculm. For example, various career costumes in the Dramatic Play Center. We read various books that discuss our country and others. We also may cook food from various cultures and discuss that culture.

Science Center

When We Play in the Science Area, We Learn...

* New Words
* Problem Solving
* Effects of Gravity
* Measuring
* Properties of Matter
* Textures
* Observe Relationships
* Comparing
* Cooperation
* Expressive Language
* Using 5 Senses
* Creativity and Imagination

Music Center

When We are at the Music Center, We Learn...

* Move to Rhythm
* Respond to Directions
* Recognize Rhymes in words
* Explore Musical Sounds
* Play and Identify Rhythm Instrumenst
* Recall Words to Songs
* Make My Own Music

Math and Manipulatives Center

Math and Manipulatives, We Learn...

* Sorting
* Counting
* Comparison
* Shapes
* Sequencing
* Adding
* Numeral/Number Relationships
* Ordinal Numbers
* Math Concepts

Dramatic Play Center

When We Play in the Dramatic Play Center, We Learn...

* Use Our Imagination
* Creativity
* Sharing
* How it Feels to be Someone Else
* Problem Solving
* Cleaning Up
* Respect for Others
* Self Confidence
* Independence
* Self-Reliance
* Cooperation
* Expressive Language

Block Center

When We play with Blocks, We learn...

* Balance
* Gravity
* Position
* Size
* Eye-Hand Coordination
* Shapes
* Creativity
* New Words
* Problem Solving
* Numbers
* Pride
* Design
* Self-Confidence

Art Center

When We Play With Art Materials We Learn...

* Colors
* Color Mixing
* Properties of Matter
* Creativity
* New Words
* Eye-Hand Coordination
* Problem Solving
* Cooperation
* How Things Work
* Shapes
* Textures
* Pride In My Work
* Independence
* Self-Reliance

We strongly encourage self expression in our Arts and Crafts Center. There is very few teacher directed projects. We feel students learn best by allowing the opportunity to explore and be creative at each child's level. We try to implement Art Play everyday. There are four different types of Arts that we introduce to the children.

1. Painting:
2. Collage
3. Writing:
4. Three Dimensional Art