The Classroom:

Shovels, buckets, vehicles and other sand toys abound for children to use at the Sand Table. Play in this area helps children internalize concepts such as volume, weight, and gravity while practicing taking turns.

Children use magnifying glasses and their senses of touch, sight and smell as they observe the materials that the teachers rotate through this area on a regular basis. A favorite event each year is watching the butterfly chrysalises and prediciting how many days it will take for the butterflies to emerge.

Puzzles, sorting activities and stringing beads are a few of the many table games available each day. Children develop their fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination and math readiness skills as they complete at these tasks.

Whether cuddling up with a pillow and a book, following along with a book on tape, or creating a message in the writing center, students have an opportunity for more quiet play in the Library/Reading Corner. Activities in this area encourage a child's language development.

Dressing up, working at the workbench, playing house or acting out a career are all a lot of fun! These activities help children to understand the world around them, utilize their imagination and develop coordination and fine motor skills.

As children build towers they utilize their hand-eye coordination and practice controlling their small and large muscle groups. Working together to create roads and cities encourages cooperation, social skills, language development and provides a foundation for future map skills.