Maggie’s Kids at Work

PRESCHOOL

WHAT DO WE DO IN PRESCHOOL?

Circle time is a group gathering which we share our ideas, plans, and observations. Circle activities are designed to stimulate youngster’s thinking, enrich their social skills, and expand their attention spans.

Gross Motor Activities give children the opportunity to use their muscles- as well as their imaginations- as they engage in fun, healthy exercises, such as running, jumping, and climbing.

Fine-motor activities help improve small- muscle development and eye-hand coordination. Some common items found in the- motor/manipulative area include puzzle, beads and laces, pegboards, crayons, and scissors.

Art activities helps youngsters creatively express their thoughts and feelings. They help reinforce fine-motor skills and concepts development in areas such as colors, shapes, and size relationships.

Dramatic- play Activities help children express themselves, practice life skills, improve social skills, increase self-esteem, build vocabulary, and solve problems. And, well, dramatic play is just plain fun!

Music Activities promote youngsters’ listening skills, creative expression, and social skills. In music, children can explore sound, volume, tempo, and rhythm.

Science Activities offer children many hands-on opportunities for observation, exploration, investigation, making predictions, and experimentation.

Sand and Water Activities allow youngsters to experiment with textures and the proprieties of different substances. These activities also promote the development of others skills, such as math, science, and language.

Block Play gives children experiences with many diferrents concepts, such as shapes and size discrimination, spatial relationship, numbers skills, balance, organization, cause and effect, and classification. Cooperative play skills, problem solving, and creativity are also promoted in block area.

Story time is designed to help youngsters develop an appreciation and enjoyment of literature. Reading activities enhances children’s vocabulary and comprehension skills, and also expand their knowledge base.