PRESCHOOL Curriculum
The preschool years can be so entertaining and fun. Preschool children begin to develop a sense of humor and their communication skills really begin to take off. You may have once worried if your child would ever talk and now you begin to wish they’d talk a little less. We get this and we are ready to answer your preschoolers constant questions along with some of your own. We provide your child with activities that are challenging but achievable. As recent studies have shown, early childhood education is an important foundation for future educational success. Creative Corner School’s program is based on the Massachusetts Department of Education’s Preschool Learning Experiences. Our frameworks are designed to help your child progress in all developmental aspects.
Based on six strands of guided learning, our curriculum is multidimensional and all learning is highly interrelated:
English Language Arts: Children develop literacy comprehension by reading or listening to books or creating their own journal entries and stories. Our teachers use a variety of activities to help expand vocabulary; based in English but incorporating other language sounds and words. On any given day your child may greet you at pick-up in a variety of different languages, or wow you at the dinner table with another word for please.
Mathematics: Another important academic goal in the program is to develop your child’s number comprehension, and size and spatial awareness. Children use fun hands-on resources such as puzzles, pattern blocks and scales to learn math.
History and Social Sciences: Students are encouraged to ask questions and explore and discover. Creative Corner School students participate as community helpers which aids them in learning their roles and responsibilities in society. Students learn that the world we live in is filled with many different cultures; children are provided with books so they can see people from different countries.
Science and Technology: Science and technology are the building blocks for understanding how the world woks. Our students learn about seasons, nature and animals. They will learn and explore nature’s everyday wonders.
Health Education: Through outdoor play, physical movement and personal hygiene our students learn about themselves and how to live in a healthy manner.
Creative Arts: Our teachers emphasize the joy of creativity, not the perfection of the final product. Art is a time to be expressive, and there is no emphasis on concrete rules. You’ll often hear our teachers use the phrase, “Tell me about the picture”, and encourage your child to express what he has created. Dramatic play is a time where your child can act out her dreams – becoming a princess or a doctor with costumes, tools and toys.
We fully understand that children learn more when they are having fun. Preschool is a time to expand your child’s social skills and to build and strengthen relationships with peers. A large part of the curriculum is spent interacting and laughing with fellow students and of course with our teachers. Boy do they keep us laughing. We’ll make an agreement with you up front upon enrollment. We’ll believe half of the stories that come into the classroom if you believe half of the ones that come home. Oh how we love listening to our preschoolers tell stories and reenact their experiences. Parents at this level of learning are provided with a weekly update and curriculum to help reinforce learning at home.