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Educational Elements
Literacy - Book Worms!
- Books in all classrooms
- Teachers read to children daily
- Early emphasis on small motor skills for writing
- Pre-K classes have "Early Readers" program
- Overnight book borrowing program
Math - Magical Math!
- Teachers count with children daily
- Shape sorters
- Counting Bears
- Instruments & Music
- Pattern Blocks
- Measuring Cups in Sensory Tables
Science - Little Explorers!
- Gardening (indoors & outdoors)
- Classroom Pets
- Prisms, color paddles, magnifiers, balance, etc.
- Sink or Float experiments
- Animal Themes & Studies
- Take-Aparts
- Woodworking
Curriculum
The Children's Castle staff works hard to provide one of the highest quality child care curriculums in Ohio. We focus on every aspect of your child's development, including physical, mental, and spiritual learning.
For the 2010-2011 Academic Year, every student at CCE will receive his or her own curriculum workbook to use throughout the year. The workbook includes activity pages which cover math, spelling, puzzlers, Bible stories, reading, and vocabulary. The workbooks in each classroom are tailored to the age of the group. We also have new curriculum themes this year.
Curriculum Components
Daily ScheduleCircle Time
Age-Appropriate Programs
Communication Tools
Meals & Snacks
Extra-curricular
Tap-and-TumbleWe Joy Sing
Stretch-n-Grow
Daily Schedule
Although each classroom designates a specific schedule that works for that age group, here is a sample:
| 6:30 am - 8:45 | Arrivals, breakfast, free-play inside |
| 8:45 - 9:00 | Clean-up, transition to Circle Time |
| 9:00 - 9:30 | Circle Time |
| 9:30 - 10:15 | Scheduled Activities or Playground Time |
| 10:15 - 10:30 | Morning Snack |
| 10:30 - 11:45 | Scheduled Activities or Playground Time |
| 11:45 - 12:00 | Wash hands, potty/diapers, lunch set-up |
| 12:00 - 12:30 | Lunch |
| 12:30 - 12:45 | Wash face and hands, brush teeth, potty/diapers |
| 12:45 - 1:00 | Settle down for nap |
| 1:00 - 3:00 | Nap Time |
| 1:30 - 3:00 | Cricket Program for non-nappers (older students only) |
| 3:00 - 3:15 | Clean-up from nap, wash hands and faces |
| 3:15 - 3:30 | Afternoon snack |
| 3:30 - 6:00 pm | Scheduled Activities or Playground Time; pick-ups |
Circle Time
A typical Circle Time at Children's Castle EduCare might include the following:
Opening Prayer to ask God to bless everyone's day!
Toddlers:
- Color of the week (who is wearing that color? Where do you see that color? Etc)
- Number of the Week (everyone count to 10, but get really excited at that number!)
- Say/Sing ABC's
- Shape of the Week
- Body Parts (where's your elbow? Where's your knee? Etc.)
- Fingerplays
- Hide-n-Seek Games w/ Toys
- "What is Missing?" games
Pre-School & Elementary:
- Calendar
- Weather
- Jobs Chart
I am Thankful for...
Character Trait of the Week
Introduce morning scheduled activities
Charting
Math or Science experiment
Prayer Bears & Closing prayer
Age-Appropriate Programs
| Classroom | Age Group | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kittens | Infants 6 wks & up |
In this classroom, we provide loving and nurturing care for our little ones! We feed, cuddle, change diapers, and help with early milestones such as rolling over, sitting up, crawling, standing, and first steps! We love our Babies! |
| Monkeys | Young Toddlers 1 year olds |
In this classroom, we have lots of fun keeping-up with our young toddlers! They are a very active group! We love to sing, listen to stories, do art, have sensory play, and we especially love our time outside! We love to count to 10 and sing our A-B-Cs! We are also learning sign language! |
| Kangaroos | Older Toddlers 2 year olds |
In this classroom, we are older toddlers transitioning to pre-schoolers! We are still a very active group, but also achieving longer attention spans. Potty training is a big element in our classroom. We are working on small motor skills such as holding paintbrushes and crayons. We are also working on large motor skills such as riding tricycles. We are also learning sign language! |
| Giraffes | Young Pre-School Up to 3.5 yrs |
In this classroom, we are enjoying longer circle times, we love to listen to stories, and we are exploring more variety of art media! We especially like music! We are learning to read our name, and we are also learning to read our friends' names! |
| Busy Beavers | Pre-School 4-year olds |
The Busy Beavers are extremely busy! We are writing our names, writing our letters and numbers, we are doing a lot of science (growing a garden, taking care of a classroom pet, etc.), and learning about math. We go on many field trips, and working on all of our kindergarten-readiness skills. |
| Owls | Kindergarten Thru 5th grade |
We have a lot of variety in our classroom. We have children before and after school, and quite a full-house during school breaks and summers! We help children with their homework, and also work-in many fun activities. We organize into intramural teams in the summer for sports tournaments! |
Communication Tools
Other communication tools include:
- Daily Sheets for students
- Weekly letters to go home with Mom and Dad on Fridays
- Weekly Lesson Plans are posted per classroom
- Monthly Newsletters
- Portfolios are maintained by the teachers for each student
- Parent-Teacher Conferences are held twice per year
Meals & Snacks
Children's Castle EduCare provides morning and afternoon snack for each child, and we also provide milk for the day. Every classroom is equipped with a refrigerator and a microwave. Parents need to pack a nutritious lunch for their child each day, and we provide the milk.
For infants, parents must provide clearly labeled and dated baby food and formula each day.
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