Our teachers, providers
and education specialists have a list of units of interest to
plan our developmental program. This program uses play, music,
manipulative, literature, dramatic play, creative art, blocks,
visual aids, and cooking projects to achieve our goals.
Within these units are
interwoven the basics for math readiness, auditory discrimination,
reading readiness, social manners, relationships, safety, small
and large motor development and other traits necessary for school
and life to come. Each child will have opportunities to achieve,
manipulate and process concepts to fit where he or she is in their
personal stage of development.
Both the part-day and
full-day programs offer quality developmental programming. Full
day programs are places where adults and children live together
for six or more hours a day. Learning and caring are inseparable
and both occur nonstop throughout the day. The full-day program
differs from the part-day programs only in that it has all day
to build upon the many experiences afforded to children.
CYS
is coordinating a partnership with the Fort Belvoir Elementary
School system to establish a curriculum that supports improvements
in literacy readiness and preparation for kindergarten. The plan
will service all preschool aged children (3-5 years old) attending
North and South Post Child Development Centers. In addition to
Department of Army and National Association for the Education
of Young Children guidelines, we will also adapt new incentives
in preparing lesson plans, and documenting progress of goals,
that are directed specifically at preparing children for skills
taught in kindergarten. Children will continue the mixed age grouping
of 3-5 year olds to support DA recommendations in this area, however,
we will ensure lesson plans identify goals by groups of younger
and older preschoolers.
Children work hard during
the day and are proud of their accomplishments. Please ask your
child to show you his/her papers. Your praise will mean a lot
and will serve as encouragement.
Among the many interest
areas within your child's room. Here is one example:
BLOCKS: Blocks are one
of the most vital play materials in early childhood education.
They are unstructured play materials which encourage imaginative
play. While a child is learning about shape, size and balance,
he/she is developing social experiences since block play calls
for group cooperation.
