Three year old children are beginning to show interest in others and group activities.   Monthly themes, weekly topics and daily activities are used to give children pre-readiness skills, and to keep the children interested in learning.  The children learn numerous skills all while they are having fun.  Children spend their day interacting in active learning centers, small group, and large group activities.

Jackie Ohlinger, the school’s 3 yr old teacher has completed the two year Apprenticeship for Child Development Specialist Program. She has ten years of experience working with preschool age children

 Colleen Rainey, the school’s 3 yr. old assistant, works with the children in the afternoon.  She has one year of experience working with the school.

Children are given daily opportunity to practice prewriting skills.  Coloring sheets are not presented so that children develop thinking and problem solving skills, and have confidence in their ability to create.

“My Day” reports are sent home each day showing
the skills presented to the children.   Assessment reports
 completed every nine weeks to evaluate
 each child’s readiness for Kindergarten and parent teacher conferences are offered twice a year.  

 

 Large group activity is presented to the children each day.  The repetition of singing, counting, rhyming, and recognizing name helps children to master the foundation skills they will need to excel in school years

 The sensory table is great fun for the children all while the hands-on exploration helps them learn about basic science concepts, such as gravity, weight, balance, and volume. 

Children have daily opportunity to gain skills on the computer.  Interactive programs are utilized to enhance literacy, math, cause and effect, fine motor, and problem solving skills.

The outdoors are utilized daily (weather permitting) to help children enhance gross motor and other skills.

Shelves are clearly labeled in all classrooms of the school so that children can gain the self help skill of cleaning up after self.