| My carefully prepared classroom is set up with a wide range of hands-on learning materials. Your child can experience and internalize a concept in a concrete way that is both interesting and relevant. Academic focus includes, but is not limited to the following ... |
- developing understanding of symbols & quantities, starting with 1-10 & progressing upward
- beginning knowledge of addition & subtraction
- introduction to measurement, time & data management
- counting, skip counting, printing numbers
- 2 dimensional shapes & 3 dimensional solids
- patterning & sorting
- symmetry
- fractions
- puzzles
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 Addition |
- vocabulary enrichment through many stories, oral word games, poetry & more
- letter sound recognition
- phonics
- printing
- development of reading strategies
- creative writing
- comprehension & sequencing
- predicting, retelling & relating
- printing with accurate formation of letters after development of reading strategies
- sentence structure
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 Word Families |
- we sing along with guitar & piano, dance & play instruments each day
- introduction to concepts of melody, beat, rhythm, pitch & ear training
- children are immersed in a wide variety of musical styles & composers as well as much loved children's music
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 Numbers & Quantities |
- art materials, such as paints, crayons, markers, chalk, scissors, glue, pencils & paper are always available
- children are introduced to many art techniques and are encouraged to be imaginative & have confidence in their creations
- seasonal crafts & art projects will come home to decorate your fridge
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 Reading |
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- to encourage development of pincer grasp, hand control & co-ordination we use many different hands-on Montessori activities & work with pencils, chalk & markers
- large motor co-ordination, flexibility, ease of movement & spatial awareness are developed through use of balance beam, balance board, active games & exercise
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 Fine-motor Development |
 Creative Writing |
 Movable Alphabet |
 Number Rods & Numerals |
 Artistic Creativity |
 Geometry |
 Reading |
 Artistic Creativity |
 Patterning |
 Retelling Stories |
 Visual Discrimination & Fine-motor Control |
 Reading |
 Classifying & Sorting |
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