Education

As the youngest friends in our school, we work on expressing our feelings in a constructive way, responding to praise, controlling our new-found muscles and emotions, learning new words, recognizing animals, and listening quietly during short stories. We learn about bathroom cleanliness and potty training, and are encouraged to give it a try. (Each child learns at their own pace – diapers are welcomed!)

Here we expand on our skills by learning how to share our toys and use our manners. We describe our feelings with words and learn that our friends have feelings too! We talk when it’s our turn, and are learning to be good listeners. We know our colors and shapes, play nicely in a small group, and can follow 3-step directions. We’ve finished our potty training and know to wash our hands to keep germs away!!

We are excited to be getting ready for reading and math!! We learn how to be good, caring friends – sharing our toys, always using manners, being articulate and staying on topic in conversation. We can sort different shapes, colors and sizes, and we follow 4-step directions. We know our ABC’s and can count up to 20 without missing a beat.

We are being empathetic to others, exercising self-control, taking turns, and working together as a team. We use our best grammar when we speak and are always looking to expand our vocabulary. We remember our favorite stories, the directions to games, and are learning how to manage time. Independence is our new goal as we begin retrieving our own materials, dressing ourselves for outdoor play, and gaining more self-confidence every day. We are very excited to be learning how to read, how to write words and numbers on our own, and to recognize “what comes next” in a pattern sequence.