OUR LEARNING ENVIRONMENT...CENTERS

When you see your children at play in our classroom they are really at work. The following will showcase the opportunities that our LEARNING ENVIRONMENT provides.

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Through Blocks a Child:

• Has the opportunity to use large muscles to lift, carry & stack

• Chooses sizes & shapes

• Learns to make decisions

• Engages in conversations

• Learns to collaborate with others

• Recognizes the rights of others

• Learns to put materials away

Through Art a Child:

• Can enjoy the sensory experience of seeing & feeling

• Has the opportunity to think through processes

• Has outlets for emotional tensions & frustrations

• Enjoys manipulation through rolling, squeezing, pounding, pushing & pulling

• Creates things & names products

• Enjoys stories about products

• Experiments with color

• Discovers intersting, innovative ideas

• Has the opportunity for social interactions Through Dramatic Play a Child:

• Simulates life experiences

• Develops muscular coordination by manipulating different materials

• Learns to cooperate with others

• Reveals thoughts & attitudes through conversation