Language development is an important part of our program This is accomplished through songs, stories, and verbal communication with the children, individually, and also during circle time. Math concepts are developed through the use of shapes, counting concrete items and becoming familiar with the written number. Children also learn the days of the week and month with the calendar. They also mark the weather each day. There is snack time and, weather permitting, outdoor play time.
Cooking is also a part of each class.
It is usually done as a part of a theme. Children are expected to follow the routine of the class. They are encouraged to do their own work and to pick up at the close of each activity. In addition to the activities listed previously, the teacher presents this group with a series of stories throughout the year. The stories currently used are The Gingerbread Man, The Three Pigs, The Three Bears, Johnny Appleseed, and The Elves and the Shoemaker.