Here at Lighthouse Preschool we believe the environment that the children spend their day in is the second teacher in the classroom. Materials are placed in a way that children can naturally learn through play. Lots of time and thought has gone into providing the right materials in the right place.
Everything in the environment has a home with a label so the children can easily put away and find the things that they need. New materials are also provided weekly based on the children’s interest. Take a look at what the children are learning while playing in the preschool learning centers!
BLOCK CENTER
- Work independently and in a group
- Share and cooperate with others
- Develop eye-hand coordination
- Learn about geometry and math concepts such as size, shape, height, weight and area
- Use language to describe what they are doing
- Develop writing by making signs for buildings
ART CENTER
- Develop fine motor skills
- Experience pride
- Share and cooperate with others
- Enhance creativity
- Describe what they are doing
- Express feelings and ideas by creating
READING CENTER
- Develop storytelling abilities
- Increase vocabulary
- Expand imagination and creativity
- Increase knowledge of how print is used
- Predict what will happen next
- Learn to care for books
- Use books to acquire new knowledge
DRAMATIC PLAY
- Interact with others
- Express individuality and creativity
- Play cooperatively with others
- Identify solutions to problems that arise during play
- Use visual discrimination skills such as matching and grouping
- Use language to act out different situation
SENSORY TABLE
- Use language to describe sensory materials
- Experiment with measuring and comparing quantities
- Coordinate eye-hand movements
- Strengthen fine motor skills
- Share and interact with others
PUZZLES & GAMES CENTER
- Develop eye-hand coordination
- Develop fine motor control
- Sort and match objects by attributes such as size, shape, color
- Take turns while playing games with others
- Develop self control
WRITING CENTER
- Develop fine motor skills
- Experience pride
- Share and cooperate with others
- Enhance creativity
- Use language to describe what they are doing
- Express feelings and ideas by creating
SCIENCE CENTER
- Observe materials to see how they compare and contrast
- Develop problem-solving skills
- Strengthen fine motor control
- Build vocabulary by talking about discoveries
- Develop math skills by collecting and organizing data
MUSIC CENTER
- Express self using instruments and words
- Develop gross motor muscles by moving body to music
- Recognize numbers and use numbers by singing number songs, rhymes, and chants
- Learn new words related to songs that are sung
- Learn basic operations and concepts of technology by using tape recorder or CD player.
