Our Curriculum...

We use the Beyond Centers & Circle Time curriculum, which is a play-based curriculum that uses the scaffolding method.

August

All About Me

    This experience will focus on each child’s special attributes and getting to know their new friends.

Dinosaurs and Volcanoes

     This experience will focus on dinosaurs, their names, habitats, and behaviors.

Letters and Numbers

    Letters: A and B

    Numbers: 0 and 1

Nursery Rhyme

    Mary Had a Little Lamb

September 

Myself and My Family

    This experience will focus on each child's special attributes.  Diversity makes us strong and we are all the same yet, we are uniquely different. 

Letters, Numbers, Colors and Shapes

    Letters: C and D

    Number: 2

    Color: Red

    Shape: Circle

Nursery Rhyme

    Jack and Jill

October

Night Time-Day Time/Fire Safety 

    We will focus on "things that go bump in the night" (fears).  Nocturnal animals and Halloween will be a part of this unit.  We will discuss the differences between day and night. 

    We will also focus on Fire Safety.

Letters, Numbers, Colors and Shapes

    Letters: E and F

    Number: 3

    Colors: Orange and Black

    Shape: Triangle 

Nursery Rhyme

    Little Miss Muffet

November

Native Americans, Harvest, & Thanksgiving

    This experience will focus on the changes we see in the fall and appropriate information concerning the special people that lived on this land before the Pilgrims arrived.

Letters, Numbers, Colors and Shapes

    Letters: G and H

    Number: 4

    Colors: Brown & Yellow

    Shape: Square 

Nursery Rhyme

    Peter, Peter Pumpkin Eater

December

Winter Holidays

    This experience will focus on the different ways that people celebrate this time of the year.

Letters, Numbers, Colors and Shapes

    Letters: I and J

    Number: 5

    Colors: Green

    Shape: Star  

Nursery Rhyme

    Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

January

Author and Illustrators (Dr. Seus, Richard Scarry, Eric Carle, and Leo Lion) 

    This experience will focus on the different methods and materials these authors use to illustrate their books.  Different parts of the books will be discussed, including the title page, table of contents, cover, front/Back, etc.  We will demonstrate how to hold a book and turn the pages.  Other facets of the stories that are characteristic of the author will be discussed. 

Letters, Numbers, Colors and Shapes

    Letters: K and L

    Number: 6

    Colors: Blue

    Shape: Pentagon  

Nursery Rhyme

    Three Little Kittens

February

Pets & Valentines Day 

    This experience will focus on animals that make good pets.  The children can bring pictures of their pets for a bulletin board.  Visitors with trained pets will be invited to share their pets.  We will emphasize how to care for a pet.

     Valentines Day is about friendship.  We will discuss how to treat a friend.  What being a friend means, "sharing and caring."

Letters, Numbers, Colors and Shapes

    Letters: M and N

    Number: 7

    Colors: All shades of Red

    Shape: Heart  

Nursery Rhyme

    Hey Diddle Diddle or Old Mother Hubbard

March

Reptiles & Amphibians

    This experience will focus on the characteristics of reptiles and amphibians and their value to our environment. 

Letters, Numbers, Colors and Shapes

    Letters: O, P and Q

    Number: 8

    Colors: All shades of Green

    Shape: Octogon  

Nursery Rhyme

    Little Boy Blue or Little Bo Peep

April

The Zoo

    This experience will focus on animals that can be seen in a zoo emphasizing the characteristics of each animal’s habitat in the wild.  

Letters, Numbers, Colors and Shapes

    Letters: R, S and T

    Number: 9

    Colors: Purple

    Shape: Hexagon  

Nursery Rhyme

    Humpty Dumpty

May 

Spring, May Day, Plants, Flowers, & Insects

    This experience will focus on the changes of spring, growing plants, and the insects that help our gardens.  Many times children want to kill insects.  This unit will help them to understand the importance of insects and their value to our environment.

Letters, Numbers, Colors and Shapes

    Letters: U, V and W

    Number: 10

    Colors: Rainbow

    Shape: Rectangle  

Nursery Rhyme

    Hickory Dickory Dock

June 

Beach & Ocean Life

    This experience will focus on visits to the beach and the animals and plants that live in the ocean.

Letters and Shapes

    Letters: X, Y and Z

    Shape: Oval  

Nursery Rhyme

    Wee Willie Winkie

July

Florida, the State We Live In

    This experience will focus on our State animals and places that the children have and might visit during their vacations.