Teaching Team: Miss Charlotte, Miss Angie, Miss Alex

A preschool should be a place that focuses on learning, yet never forgets the importance of fun. The Discovery Room curriculum helps to develop the skills our children will need in school, at a pace consistent with their individual developmental readiness.

Discovery room curriculum:

• Encourage thinking and problem solving
• Provide an environment to develop appreciation of books and reading
• Introduce alphabet recognition, math sequencing, patterns, and listening skills
• Building self-esteem, listening skills, following directions, and group participation

• Gross motor skills
• Increases imagination and language
• Cognitive skills

• Balance, physics of inclines (ramps, shapes, volume)

• Counting, matching, one-to-one correspondence, comparisons

• 3-dimensional art (castles, roads, buildings, stages)

• Helps to develop language
• Stimulates role play
• Imagination

• Helps to develop fine motor shills
• Eye-hand coordination
• Language development
• Cognitive skills
• Number and letter recognition
• Following directions

• Sequencing and alphabet recognition
• Listening skills—sounding of words
• Language development
• Following directions
• Independence

• Fine motor skills
• Cognitive development
• Social skills

• Self-expression
• Creativity
• Small motor skills

• Listening skills
• Increases appreciation for reading
• Use of imagination

• Coordination
• Rhythm
• Motivates development

• Large motor skills
• Balancing and coordination skills
• Science—Enjoyment of nature (nature walks, collecting items from outdoors)

A great preschool encourages development but never pushes your children to grow up too fast. They learn at their own pace.

Our focus is social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development, while introducing children to group interaction.

Your child will have the opportunity to work with teachers who bring different personalities, interests, and backgrounds to the classroom, resulting in a creative mix for all.

The Discovery Room builds on your child's Interest and Abilities.

Discovery Room Daily Schedule

7:00–8:00 Welcome/Meet in Explorers Room.

8:00–9:15 Free play in areas (Discovery Room).

9:15–9:45 First group activities:
Class discussion, calendar, weather, counting, alphabet & number recognition, and phonics are learned.

9:45–10:00 Morning snack.

10:00–10:30 Writing, science, math, computer, art, and free play in the following areas:
Blocks, dramatic play, sand & water, music.

10:30–11:15 Gym/Outside

11:15–11:45 Teachers direct projects (Book reports).

11:45–12:15 Second group activities:
Group discussion, stories, fingerplay, and music.

12:15–12:45 Lunch.

12:45–1:15 Clean-up (Bathroom, handwashing, get books).

1:15–3:30 Nap/Quiet Time.

3:30–3:45 Wake up/Put cots away and books.

3:45–4:00 Snack.

4:00–4:15 Clean-up.

4:15–5:00 Gym/Outside.

5:00–5:15 Hand washing.

5:15–6:00 Quiet activities:
Legos, table toys, computer, writing, and reading.