Preschool
Preschool is where letters, numbers and friendships all come together. Children work in small groups with a teacher on letter sounds and counting, then choose from centers: blocks, writing, science, dramatic play, art and the library.
Teachers keep a portfolio for each child with work samples and photos, and go through it with you at conferences in the fall and spring.
What Your Child Will Learn
Reading and writing
- Letter names and sounds
- Writing their first name
- Rhyming and clapping syllables
- Drawing and dictating stories
Math and science
- Counting to 20
- Patterns and comparing sizes
- Ramps, magnets, sink or float
- Classroom plants and the weather chart
Social skills
- Solving problems with words
- Classroom jobs
- Playing games with rules
Independence
- Managing bathroom, coats and lunch
- Following two- and three-step directions
- Cleaning up their center
Learning goals for the preschool room will be finalized with Aman's curriculum content.
A Day in the Preschool Room
- 6:30Arrival and table activities
- 8:00Breakfast
- 9:00Morning meeting and calendar
- 9:20Small groups with a teacher, then centers
- 10:30Outside
- 11:30Lunch
- 12:15Rest time, quiet activities for non-nappers
- 2:30Snack and outside
- 3:30Story, music, free play until pickup
Sample schedules. Infants follow their own feeding and sleeping schedule, which we set with you.
Questions Parents Ask About the Preschool Room
My child does not nap. What happens at rest time?
Every child rests on a cot for about 30 minutes. Children who do not fall asleep then do quiet activities: books, puzzles, drawing.
See the preschool room on a tour
Tour the academy, or send us a few details and we will email you the tuition sheet and current openings. You can also call (847) 555-0100.