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Curriculum

Curriculum Goals & Objectives

The children learn at Happy Harbor by doing. We emphasize the 5 senses as a tool toenhance development. The activities we do at school may look like “play” and it is! Remember that children learn better through play and hands-on experience than by pencil and paper work. Here at Happy Harbor we encourage kinesitic activities rather than stifling the child’s development by forcing them to sit at a table and do work that their eyes, hands and muscles are not ready to do. Research and tests show that the total development of a child occurs best with hands-on learning. The following list of readiness skills is just a beginning of their learning:

Physical

  • To develop large motor muscles through outdoor activities (run, jump, hop, skip, balance, climb, etc.).
  • To develop coordination, strength and agility through use of balls, swings, bikes, and other playground apparatuses.
  • To develop small motor muscles through manipulative activities (craft, finger plays and blocks).
  • To learn to cut with scissors.

Phonics Readiness
  • Recognize alphabet
  • Print name
  • Copy shapes
  • Match shapes, color, objects, etc.
  • Develop listening skills


Math Readiness

  • Measuring (size, length, height, weight, quantity)
  • Ordering/sequencing
  • Special concepts
  • Comparison/contrast
  • Marking X,O
  • Positional words: top, bottom, middle, over, under, in, out, between, up, down.
  • Size difference: small, smaller, smallest, large, largest, same size, etc.
    
 
 
 
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