Classroom Areas
THE BLOCK
AREA
The child...
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Develops large & small muscle control
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Improves hand-eye coordination
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Explores spatial relationships & comparisons of sizes and shapes
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Develops problem solving skills while working with other children
THE DRAMATIC PLAY AREA
The child...
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Makes decisions
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Imitates people--their work, feelings, words, environments
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Develops the five senses
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Increases understanding of the world
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Uses & practices expressive language
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Is introduced to puppets
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Has the opportunity to use dress-up clothes
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Explores problem solving
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Learns to value creativity
THE WRITING
AREA
The child...
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Develops hand-eye coordination and small muscle control
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Practices proper pencil/crayon grip
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Learns comparisons of sizes and shapes
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Experiments with form, line, and movement
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Uses creativity to plan, design and implement an idea
THE PLAYGROUND AREA
The child...
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Develops muscular strength and coordination
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Experiments with motor activities
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Gains strength, agility and balance
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Relieves tension while using energy constructively and imaginatively
THE LISTENING AREA
The child...
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Experiences a variety of rhythms and tones
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Learns additional memory skills
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Differentiates among sounds
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Learns expression through creative movement, rhythm instruments and song
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Gains exposure to literature and music
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Encounters new language patterns
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Assimilates new concepts and vocabulary
THE MANIPULATIVE AREA
The child...
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Develops hand-eye coordination and small muscle control
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Works with a whole object and its parts
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Sees the interrelationships between sizes and shapes
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Forms sets of objects
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Identifies shapes
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Identifies number concepts and numerals
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Sequences numerals, letters, textures, colors, shapes and sizes
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Reproduces patterns and designs
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Explores one-to-one correspondence
THE WATER TABLE AREA
The child...
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Develops hand-eye coordination
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Learns to share materials
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Creates an imaginary world
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Exchanges thoughts, ideas and plans with a partner
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Measures and makes comparisons
THE SCIENCE TABLE AREA
The child...
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Develops senses
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Observes sequences of life cycles
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Formulates and evaluates predictions
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Makes classifications and generalizations
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Increases powers of observation
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Gathers simple data and bases decisions upon that data
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Explores nature
THE LIBRARY CENTER
The child...
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Learns respect and care for books
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Identifies with imagined events and situations
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Expands interest in words and books
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Learns to sequence pictures and events in stories
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Interprets pictures and events in stories
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Acquires familiarity with front-back, top-bottom, left-right progression
THE ART
AREA
The child...
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Expresses unique feelings and ideas with a variety of materials
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Uses creativity to plan, design and construct an idea
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Practices using scissors
