TOP OF THE HILL PRESCHOOL
OF OAKWOOD
3 Year Old Class
Philosophy
Our philosophy is to provide a curriculum and classroom environment to enhance your child's development and foster learning.
For Three's, our focus is to provide a nurturing
environment in which the children learn through play, learning centers, child-centered and teacher-directed activities, repetition and discovery.
3's Classroom Tour
Curriculum
Enrichment
Our developmentally appropriate curriculum emphasizes:
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Social and Emotional Learning
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Physical Growth
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Approaches to Learning
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Language and Literacy
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Cognition and General Knowledge
Yuri Shibata, Certified Music Therapist, provides monthly music classes.
Wright Memorial Librarian, Karen Mills, visits and reads to the class and leads fun activities.
Lutheran Church of Our Savior’s Pastor, Stefan Rickman, meets with the students for a fun chapel time.
Daily Routine
Our daily routine provides consistency so children feel comfortable at school.
Mornings include: circle time (book, song, calendar, weather and letter of the week), activities, snack, free play in the room and physical play in the gym or outdoors. We also include enrichment programs.
Kindergarten Readiness
Our Three's Program also promotes Kindergarten Readiness. In our three's classroom students expand their knowledge of colors and shapes. Students also participate in lessons and activities that introduce early academic skills such as name recognition, as well as number recognition and one to one correspondence. Proper pencil grip and cutting with scissors are also introduced. Our three-year-old teachers help guide little learners to transition from singular play to cooperative play. Independence and self-control are also developed and encouraged in our Three's Program, as these concepts play an important role in Kindergarten Readiness.