About our Early Preschool in Elkhorn, NE

Focus: Making connections between letters, words and sounds.

Our teachers use age-appropriate books as your child listens to and retells stories, asks questions and shares ideas. Language development is also strengthened through individual and small-group activities in our Dramatic Play and Library learning centers.

Activities

• Singing to learn the Spanish words for parts of the body.
• Practicing writing letters of our names outside with sidewalk chalk.
• Exploring unfamiliar vocabulary.

Learn On^®

Learning continues beyond the classroom. Here are some easy projects you can do to extend learning into your home.

• Sing “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes” to learn the Spanish words for parts of the body.
• Have your child practice writing the letters of their name outside with sidewalk chalk.
• Read “Where the Wild Things Are” and talk about unfamiliar words, like “gnashed,” “tamed” and “rumpus.”

Focus: Identifying similarities and differences within a group of objects.

Our teachers guide your 3-year-old through creating sets and counting beads and blocks. This helps them build a foundation for math and solve simple problems.

Activities

• Making a graph of our favorite colors.
• Building towers in the Blocks and Transportation learning center and counting the number of blocks used.

Learn On^®

Learning continues beyond the classroom. Here are some easy projects you can do to extend learning into your home.

• Help your child build a tower from blocks, then count the number of blocks used.
• Have your child count how many items they can find that are red, blue and green, then make a graph to show the results for each color.

Focus: Investigating the world around us through observation and problem-solving.

We put your 3-year-old’s natural sense of wonder to work, teaching them about people, plants, animals and our environment through hands-on activities.

Activities

• Reading “Sunflower House” then planting our own sunflower seeds and talking about what we see as we watch them grow.
• Using clay and aluminum foil to explore what sinks and floats in our water sensory table.

Learn On^®

Learning continues beyond the classroom. Here are some easy projects you can do to extend learning into your home.

• Write the letters that start your child’s first and last names so that they become familiar with the shapes and can practice the sounds those letters make.
• Do the finger play “Where is Thumbkin?” and have your child mimic the actions to learn the names of the fingers.
• Have your child draw a picture of a face, then practice the Spanish words for eyes (los ojos) and mouth (la boca).

Focus: Providing an ideal community atmosphere for learning, taking turns and sharing with friends.

In our learning centers, our teachers guide your 3-year-old through activities that help develop a sense of self while helping them build and maintain positive relationships.

Activities

• Reading to build self-awareness and confidence as a unique individual.
• Learning about other cultures through storytelling and dances from around the world.

Learn On^®

Learning continues beyond the classroom. Here are some easy projects you can do to extend learning into your home.

• Read “ABC I Like Me” to help your child build self-awareness and confidence.
• Help your child research stories from other parts of the world to help learn about different cultures.

Focus: Developing strength, coordination and finesse in large and small muscles.

We provide the environment, activities and materials needed to help your 3-year-old’s muscles grow. Through fun daily activities, our teachers give your child the opportunities, motivation and encouragement to develop new skills.

Activities

• Practicing simple yoga stretches and poses outside.
• Building coordination by fitting pegs in peg boards.
• Bouncing and catching a ball.

Learn On^®

Learning continues beyond the classroom. Here are some easy projects you can do to extend learning into your home.

• Practice simple yoga stretches and poses.
• Have your child fit pegs in peg boards to build dexterity.
• Bounce and catch a ball with your child to help build coordination.

Focus: Helping your child become a good citizen.

Character education is integrated into everything we do to support the ideas and skills your 3-year-old is already learning. Our teachers guide your child through activities that build upon positive character traits, like responsibility, leadership, empathy and forming healthy relationships.

Activities

• Learning about emotions by discussing how events in a story make the characters feel.
• Learning about cooperation by working together to paint scenery for a puppet show.

Learn On^®

Learning continues beyond the classroom. Here are some easy projects you can do to extend learning into your home.

• Read stories then discuss with your child how events in the story make the characters feel.
• Have your child help you prepare dinner as a way to help them learn about cooperation.