Motor Skills

While fine motor skills are needed for writing, developing these abilities starts with the body's larger muscles. At All Day Learning Centers, we pack our pre-k program with opportunities to grow through playing in our outdoor Pre-K playground, spending time in our campus garden, and playing games full of running, hopping, skipping, and jumping.

 

Our Pre-K playground is next to the Preschool playground, lined with wood chips and complete with a new climber, a sandbox equipped with toys and shovels, a rock climbing wall, and monkey bars.

 

To refine fine motor skills, teachers and staff fill the classroom with opportunities for children to strengthen hand muscles. Painting, cutting with scissors, pasting, and sorting prepares children for handwriting. Our carefully curated art curriculum invites students to explore a well-known artist's work and create their own artwork based on the artist's portfolio. Activities like tying or untying shoes encourage fine motor development, promoting self-confidence and independence.

 

Language Skills

Before children can master the skill of reading, they must expand their vocabulary and language skills. Our teachers plan classroom activities with pre-reading abilities like rhyming, visual memory, and print and sound recognition. Children are encouraged to immerse themselves in books that support their interests and regularly access new books through our campus library.

 

Congnitive and Problem Solving Skills

Four and five-year-olds explore their world by asking questions and solving problems through play. These experiences empower children to navigate real-life situations with confidence and resilience. By successfully taking turns with shared classroom toys, pre-k students learn valuable communication, negotiation, and problem-solving lessons.

 

Fun exercises like creating rules for a new game nurture imagination, cooperation, and cognitive flexibility, stimulating creativity and logical thinking.