First Steppers (14-24 months)
The First Steppers program is for children who are developmentally ready for a classroom setting. In this small-group environment, children enjoy a language-rich experience, including interactive music, art activities, and story time. The class promotes early social, emotional, and physical development, with an adult-to-child ratio of 1:5.
Key Learning Areas
- Language Development: Responds to verbal conversations and questions, vocalize sounds, and engages in simple interactions.
- Creative Expression: Uses art tools, imitates sounds and facial expressions.
- Social Development: Moves from parallel play to group play.
- Physical Development: Explores new materials, stacks blocks, and manipulates puzzles.
Themes Include: Seasons, Safety, Body Parts, Jewish Holidays, Animals, and Family.
Toddlers (24-30 months)
In this program, children develop communication and play skills through games, puzzles, stories, songs, and movement activities. Holiday celebrations, Hebrew programs, and weekly Shabbat help children connect to Jewish traditions while exploring the world around them.
Key Learning Areas
- Language Development: Uses words to express wants and needs.
- Emergent Literacy: Scribbles and plays with words and sounds.
- Mathematics: Recognizes shapes, sort items, and begins counting 1-10.
- Creative Expression: Talks about art creations and participates in dramatic play.
Physical Health: Begins using body parts for activities like jumping, throwing, and hopping.
Preschool (3-4 years old)
Preschoolers expand their academic and social skills through group games, independent self-help activities, and exposure to basic math and literacy concepts. Hebrew programs, music, and gym activities are part of the curriculum, encouraging a well-rounded education.
Key Learning Areas
- Language Development: Uses language to communicate needs and questions.
- Literacy: Exposure to letters, sounds, and story sequence.
- Mathematics: Number recognition, sorting, and basic patterns.
- Science: Explores the five senses, weather, and community helpers.
- Creative Expression: Encourages detailed drawings, paintings, and movement in rhythm to music.
Pre-K/Kindergarten (4-5 years old)
Our Pre-K/Kindergarten program is designed for children who are ready for more advanced learning. We focus on phonemic awareness, early reading skills, math concepts, and social studies, while continuing to celebrate Jewish holidays and weekly Shabbat.
Key Learning Areas
- Reading & Writing: Phonemic awareness, letter-sound connections, and simple sight words.
- Math: Understanding time, measurement, addition, subtraction, and number patterns.
- Science: Exploration of animals, habitats, the solar system, and nutrition.
- Social Studies: Exploring friendships, Native Americans, and early American history.
- Creative Expression: Expands on drawing, painting, and dance.
