Preschool in Fort Lee and Ridgefield, New Jersey
What to Expect from Our Curriculum
What Is Creative Curriculum?
The creative curriculum approach is when creative teaching methods and strategies are used to teach a concept or a subject. The goal of learning is not to only pass a test but to ensure that concepts are understood beyond the test. Using effective tools, such as creative curriculum strategies, cements lesson concepts in a manner where learning lasts forever. Creative curriculum is based on the fact that learning should be made relevant to students’ everyday lives. Subjects are never isolated in watertight compartments, but rather interconnected and interdependent. Hence, in real life when a child sees the rain, the concepts taught through various subjects are practiced, learned, and reinforced.Differentiate Learning for Every Child
Individualize instruction by understanding how children’s abilities progress and supporting them with unique color-coded progressions that show the typical development of skills from birth through third grade. Effectively scaffold learning experiences to respond to each child’s current strengths and needs, including those with disabilities, with embedded guidance and strategies located on curricular resources.
Inspire Children With Project-Based, Investigative Learning
Build children’s confidence, creativity, and critical thinking skills through hands-on, project-based investigations. Promote discovery and inquiry with opportunities for children to think critically and develop process skills with rich, hands-on investigations of relevant and interesting topics in the classroom. Reinforce learning with family-friendly activities designed for home.
More Quality Time With Every Child
Streamline planning, teaching, and family engagement anywhere, anytime, with 24/7 access to the curriculum; family-friendly curated, multimedia playlists tied directly to classroom instruction; a Digital Children’s Library; and two-way communications with families to reinforce learning at home and facilitate a close home-school connection.
Nurture Mathematics Skill Development
Throughout the day, include meaningful discussions and applications to develop the essential mathematical process skills of problem-solving, reasoning, communicating, making connections, and representing. Just like these skills are used by children in their daily lives, we integrate mathematics skill each day in our pre-k curriculum.
Promote Language and Literacy Skills
Each day, utilize daily resources focused on language and literacy skill development, and read aloud using our children’s book collection and Digital Children’s Library from a wide range of genres that explore life in other cultures, celebrate diversity, spark curiosity, and inspire children’s imaginations.
Build the Social–Emotional Foundation Children Need
Promote social–emotional development with support from a new foundation volume focused on social–emotional, physical, and cognitive development; Teaching Guides with a special social–emotional, including The First Six Weeks: Building Your Preschool Classroom Community; Daily Resources designed to build social–emotional skills; and embedded coaching and support for social–emotional development.
Busy Bee Yearly Curriculum
Pre-Kindergarten (4 ½ to 5 ½ Year Olds)
September
Study: Beginning of the Year
Focus Questions:
- What do we need to know about school?
- What do we do when we are scared?
- What are school rules?
- How do we make friends?
October
Study: Trees
Focus Questions:
- What are characteristics of trees in our community?
- Who lives in trees?
- What foods grow on trees?
- Who takes care of trees?
- How do trees change?
- What can we do with parts of trees?
November
Study: Building
Focus Questions:
- What do we know about buildings?
- Building in our community.
- Who builds buildings?
- What tools are used?
- What are buildings made of?
- What makes buildings strong?
December
Study: Clothing
Focus Questions:
- What do we know about clothes?
- What are clothes made of?
- What are the features of clothes?
January
Study: Clothing
Focus Questions:
- How do we take care of our clothes?
- How is cloth made?
- What special clothes do people wear?
February
Study: Boxes
Focus Questions:
- What do we know about boxes?
- What can we do with boxes?
- What are the characteristics of boxes?
- Which jobs involve boxes?
- How are boxes made?
March
Study: Roads
Focus Questions:
- What do we know about roads?
- What are some characteristics of roads?
- How do roads help people in their everyday lives?
- How are roads made?
- Who makes them?
April
Study: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Focus Questions:
- What do we know about reduce, reuse, recycle?
- What do people throw away?
- Where does the trash go?
- What do workers do there?
- How does trash and garbage affect our community?
- How are roads made? Who makes them?
May
Study: Insects
Focus Questions:
- What do we know about insects?
- What are the characteristics of insects?
- Where and how do insects live?
- What insects are in our community?
- Who works with insects?
- How do insects help the earth?
June
Study: Pets
Focus Questions:
- What do we know about pets?
- What kinds of animals are pets?
- Where do pets live?
- What do pets eat?
July
Study: Pets
Focus Questions:
- How do we care for pets?
- Who cares for pets?
- How do pets make us feel?
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is play important for my child’s learning?
Play helps children develop social, emotional, and cognitive skills naturally. We use play to encourage creativity and problem-solving.
What kinds of activities help my child grow at preschool?
Most programs include choice time, small groups, music, movement, and outdoor play. We tailor activities to support learning in fun ways.
How does preschool build my child’s confidence?
Confidence comes from giving children choices, positive encouragement, and chances to do things independently, which we prioritize daily.
How is my child’s emotional development supported?
Our educators encourage children to express feelings, listen carefully, and learn empathy and cooperation.
How do I know my child is safe and cared for?
We maintain a safe environment through constant supervision, age-appropriate activities, and caring staff to keep children engaged and secure.
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