Scribbles Preschool Curriculum
While Scribbles students are busy having fun with friends—singing, playing, creating and exercising—thanks to the creativity of our teachers, they are simultaneously achieving critical developmental milestones in the areas of Speech & Language, Math & Measurement, Movement & Motor Skills, Artistic Expression, Science & Discovery, and Social & Emotional development. See more details in the chart below.
At Scribbles, we teach according to guidelines established by the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN. Our curriculum is designed to meet essential developmental goals for each classroom/age group, and is reinforced by monthly themes, weekly planned activities, and daily schedules and routines that support those goals. Students benefit from a variety of educational activities in order to meet their diverse interests and learning styles, and those activities are enjoyed both in large groups and small groups, as well as through one-on-one teacher-student interactions.
Scribbles Preschool Curriculum
While Scribbles students are busy having fun with friends—singing, playing, creating and exercising—thanks to the creativity of our teachers, they are simultaneously achieving critical developmental milestones in the areas of Speech & Language, Math & Measurement, Movement & Motor Skills, Artistic Expression, Science & Discovery, and Social & Emotional development. See more details in the chart below.
At Scribbles, we teach according to guidelines established by the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN. Our curriculum is designed to meet essential developmental goals for each classroom/age group, and is reinforced by monthly themes, weekly planned activities, and daily schedules and routines that support those goals. Students benefit from a variety of educational activities in order to meet their diverse interests and learning styles, and those activities are enjoyed both in large groups and small groups, as well as through one-on-one teacher-student interactions.
Vocabulary Development
Songs and Finger Plays
Books/Storytelling
Listening & Following Directions
Directional and Positional Concepts
Experimenting writing own name – magnets, play-dough, stamps
Pre-emerging writing/reading skills
Counting
Sorting, by color and size
Matching
Shapes
Measuring
Puzzles and games
Developing spatial and geometric senses: tunneling, filling/spilling, assembling and taking apart, arranging and shaping
One to one correspondence (place one placemat at each students space)
Exploring in both 2D and 3D
Symmetry and pattern recognition
Comparing and ordering objects based on attributes
Understanding basic temporal relations (e.g. sequence of daily routine.)
Fine Motor Skills:
Painting, gluing, coloring, stamping and printing
Chopping, cutting
Playdough manipulation
Gross Motor Skills:
Walking, Running, Jumping
Balancing
Dancing and coordinated movement
Catching, throwing
Kicking
Pushing/Pulling
Climbing
Painting, stamping, collaging, and printing
Music/Singing
Rhythm
Imaginative Play
Storytelling
Dance
Self-Expression through art and creative movement
Observing, identifying, describing and comparing properties of objects (Physical Science)
Observing, identifying, describing and comparing characteristics of living things (Life Science)
Exploring and identifying properties of rocks, soil, water and air (Earth science)
Cooking
Cause & Effect Experimentation
Science table activities
Nature Walks
Caring for our class pet
Using the five senses to explore
Plant/animal identification
Observing and describing weather
Learning to use scientific tools
Identifying likeness and differences
Social & Emotional Development:
Sharing, taking turns and other prosocial behavior skills
Support and Encouragement
Emotional Expression:
Following Rules, routines and directions
Identifying feelings in oneself and others
Problem solving
Helping adults and peers
Expressing empathy
Multicultural Awareness, customs, foods and holidays
Self-help skills
