Preschool Curriculum

Language & Literacy

Making Connections Between Letters and Sounds

Our educators implement lesson plans using age-appropriate books and materials as your child listens to and retells stories, asks questions, and shares ideas. Language development is strengthened through individual and small-group activities.

Key Focus Areas

• Repeating rhymes, poems, and songs
• Increasing competence in emergent writing skills
• Communicating through listening and speaking
• Exploring relationships between words
• Sequencing events through retelling
• Singing simple songs in English and Spanish

STEM

Developing Basic Problem-Solving Skills

We put your 3-year-old’s natural curiosity to work, teaching them about counting through hands-on STEM activities.

Key Focus Areas

• Building the foundations of engineering
• Planting seeds and talking about growth
• Classifying objects into groups
• Measuring with standard and non-standard materials
• Making predictions based on observations
• Using simple machines

Social & Emotional Growth

Providing an Ideal Atmosphere for Learning and Sharing

Our educators guide your 3-year-old through activities that foster a new sense of self-awareness while helping them develop and maintain positive relationships.

Key Focus Areas

• Building self-awareness and confidence
• Interacting positively with others
• Demonstrating the use of classroom materials appropriately
• Developing the ability to solve problems

Gross & Fine Motor Skills

Developing Strength and Coordination

Children have a natural inclination to move and play. We focus this energy into productive activities that build strength and coordination, helping your 3-year-old’s muscles develop. Our educators give your child the opportunities, motivation, and encouragement to develop new skills.

Key Focus Areas

• Practicing youth yoga
• Developing hand-eye coordination
• Enhancing bike riding skills
• Increasing fine motor dexterity (writing and drawing)
• Moving with balance and coordination

Character Essentials^®

Character Is at Our Core

Our educators guide your child through activities inspired by our Character Essentials curriculum that build upon positive character traits like responsibility, leadership, and empathy.

Key Focus Areas

• Navigating friendships
• Participating in cooperative games
• Developing compassion through acts of kindness
• Expressing feelings
• Developing independence

Music & More

Learning Through Song and Movement

Research shows music improves cognitive development, learning skills, communication, and memory. Our age-appropriate curriculum develops your child’s language skills through song using our proprietary Music and More program.

Key Focus Areas

• Listening to music
• Playing instruments
• Understanding rhythm and tempo through dance
• Experiencing awareness of different types of culture through music
• Building confidence through performance skills

Learn On^®

Learning Beyond the Classroom

There is no end to learning, and there is potential in every moment, everywhere. We designed our Life Essentials curriculum with this in mind, giving you access to projects and activities that extend the learning from your child’s classroom to your home through our Academy Link^® app.