For our 4 and 5 year old children
Pinecone Program
What environment the little ones are in. What do the little ones do all day.
Prepared for Kindergarten
In the Pinecone Program, we welcome the preschoolers (4 years old and up). Our teachers focus on developing supportive, trusting relationships with the children in our care. We create rich environments that encourage very young children to explore and discover the world around them, helping them to engage in experiences designed to support their optimal development in all domains.
We also value and respect parents as their children’s first teachers. We partner with parents in learning everything we can about their infants and toddlers to better care for their needs and plan for their development. We document, track and communicate closely to the parents about the children’s development and progress. As a result, our programs create a strong three-way bond between child, parent, and caregiver.
Our Classroom
Group Learning Zone
The children read books, sing songs, learn about the alphabets, math and social materials with the peers from the teachers. The young speaks also engage in show-and-tell.
Reading Zone
The children listen to the stories, develop print awareness and comprehend stories.
Free Play Zone
The children develop their social skills in the free play zone. It is the perfect place for pretend play and make friends!
Music and Active Zone
The little ones use their physical movements to reach their goals and express themselves. Here they sing, dance and being silly with their peers.
Art and Science Zone
The little ones exercise their creativity in various forms of arts, building blocks and other manipulatives. They also work on the science projects in this area.
Math Zone
The active learners recognize numbers, sort, compare, measure, and count. They love the shape and pattern games!
Writing Zone
The active learners strengthen their understanding of alphabets, sound out letters and develop writing skills.
Outdoor
The children love the outdoor time! We may do group learning in our playground. The children may plant, dig in dirt, ride tricycles and explore what their wiggly body can do!
Curriculum
We adopt HighScope Curriculum in our school. Ongoing child and program assessment is an underlying component of the HighScope Curriculum. Objective observations of children allow teachers to intentionally plan to build on individual and group interests and scaffold development by supporting what children know while gently extending their learning. Below are the Key Developmental Indicators. The curriculum focuses on these six content areas:
Approaches to Learning
Children demonstrate initiative. They make plans, engage in the interested activities, solve problems encountered in play, utilize resources and reflect on their experiences.
Social and Emotional Development
Children have positive self-identity and senses of competence. They recognize and regulate their emotions, show empathy, participate in the community of the classroom, build relationships with other children and adults. Children also develop moral direction.
Physical Development and Health
Children develop gross-motor and fine-motor skills. They are aware of their bodies and hot to navigate them in space. They carry out personal care routines and engage in healthy practices.
Communication, Language and Literacy
Children express themselves using a variety of words and phrases. They identify alphabetic names and the sounds. Children read for pleasure and information. They also write for many different purposes. Children use English and their home languages.
Mathematics
Children use number words, symbols, shapes, units, patterns and spatial relationships. They count things, and combine/separate quantities of objects. They also use information about quantity to draw conclusions, make decisions and solve problems.
Creative Arts
Children express and represent what they observe, think, imagine, and feel through forms of art, music, movement and pretend play. They appreciate the creative arts.
Science & Technology
Sample Activity - Worm Farm
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Social Studies
Sample Activity – Recycling Collage
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