Activity Areas:
Activity areas are "open" during free choice time and when a teacher designates a specific small group activity.
Each area is coordinated with the current monthly theme to enhance a new topic. Children explore the areas which continually reward and rekindle their interest and enthusiasm for learning. Sometimes your child may discover an area alone. At other times, a teacher will be very involved with your child, stimulating conversation and asking open-ended questions. Most importantly, your child will learn new skills and develop talents while having fun!
Block | Dramatic Play/Kitchen | Library | Art | Sensory Table Manipulative/Discovery Area | Outdoor | Science | Computer
Block Area:
This area not only contains wooden, cardboard, or foam blocks, but also small figures, architectural pictures and other items which will promote creative building. When your child builds, she learns about sizes, shapes, spatial relationships, and math concepts. She is making critical decisions about how to build a structure or solve a construction problem. When she knocks it over, she is learning about gravity and safety issues.