Learning Center
Our staff at St. Michael Academy Preschool wants to keep the interest of their students and encourage them by changing the props and themes to incorporate a safe environment and fun experience every day as they play and interact with each other.
DRAMA
Giving our students realistic props and actual material builds their imagination and social skills. Students will gain the skill to use and care for the items. Dressing up like Doctors, Policemen, or taking care of their play babies is a fun and creative way to role play, pretend and communicate.
KITCHEN AREA
The best meals can be prepared at this dinner table - from pancakes to serving coffee. The children are exposed to toys such as vegetables and fruits. It's a perfect opportunity to learn about the healthy food pyramid.
ART
Communication, sharing their thoughts and feelings , and learning is expressed through art. We give each child the opportunity to create their masterpiece.
MUSIC
Music is played though the day for the purpose of learning, setting the tone for creativity, resting, exercising and for the most fun, dancing! Providing our students with musical instruments is a must for creating a form of self-expression.
MOVEMENT
Making themselves as small as a ladybug or as tall as a giraffe is part of their everyday activities. Enhancing their large motor skills is crucial at this age; then, we continue with the small motor skills.
SCIENCE
Science is introduced to the students . Physical and Life science is implemented throughout their theme-based curriculum. We make a robot using recycled items; we collect ladybugs and even create clouds with steam! These are fun activities where students experience first-hand and learn through their enjoyment. Exploring a roly-poly and playing with corn starch are just a few things from the list of projects they will experience. Science is their time to invent, learn, and enjoy.
BLOCKS
Blocks are very popular and a valuable learning material for our students. Learning about shapes or how high a building can be built, exploring on their own using just their imaginations, creating a structure, a train track, a farm add value on a daily basis. Whether working on their own or working together with their peers, students are exposed to up's and down's of the building process.
READING TIME
We take every opportunity to expose each student with up to date excellent literature. Our students look forward to taking care of Bookie the Bear and reading over the weekends as a responsibility. Reading to the students is a favorite activity of our team. They witness the student's enjoyment, interest and involvement while being read to, increasing the student's vocabulary and language skills.
Our staff at St. Michael Academy Preschool wants to keep the interest of their students and encourage them by changing the props and themes to incorporate a safe environment and fun experience every day as they play and interact with each other.
DRAMA
Giving our students realistic props and actual material builds their imagination and social skills. Students will gain the skill to use and care for the items. Dressing up like Doctors, Policemen, or taking care of their play babies is a fun and creative way to role play, pretend and communicate.
KITCHEN AREA
The best meals can be prepared at this dinner table - from pancakes to serving coffee. The children are exposed to toys such as vegetables and fruits. It's a perfect opportunity to learn about the healthy food pyramid.
ART
Communication, sharing their thoughts and feelings , and learning is expressed through art. We give each child the opportunity to create their masterpiece.
MUSIC
Music is played though the day for the purpose of learning, setting the tone for creativity, resting, exercising and for the most fun, dancing! Providing our students with musical instruments is a must for creating a form of self-expression.
MOVEMENT
Making themselves as small as a ladybug or as tall as a giraffe is part of their everyday activities. Enhancing their large motor skills is crucial at this age; then, we continue with the small motor skills.
SCIENCE
Science is introduced to the students . Physical and Life science is implemented throughout their theme-based curriculum. We make a robot using recycled items; we collect ladybugs and even create clouds with steam! These are fun activities where students experience first-hand and learn through their enjoyment. Exploring a roly-poly and playing with corn starch are just a few things from the list of projects they will experience. Science is their time to invent, learn, and enjoy.
BLOCKS
Blocks are very popular and a valuable learning material for our students. Learning about shapes or how high a building can be built, exploring on their own using just their imaginations, creating a structure, a train track, a farm add value on a daily basis. Whether working on their own or working together with their peers, students are exposed to up's and down's of the building process.
READING TIME
We take every opportunity to expose each student with up to date excellent literature. Our students look forward to taking care of Bookie the Bear and reading over the weekends as a responsibility. Reading to the students is a favorite activity of our team. They witness the student's enjoyment, interest and involvement while being read to, increasing the student's vocabulary and language skills.