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1-Year Old Preschool Class
The toddler program is the very foundation of the rest of your child’s education, and so this program is focused on introducing your toddlers to the world and guiding them in their interactions with it. This involves teaching them their first life skills, from how to use a zippy cup to how to be gentle with others.
The toddler program is based around four key developmental goals specific to this early stage: sensorial stimulation, motor control, social skills, and emotional regulation.
Sensorial stimulation: We use varied activities to stimulate all senses (smell, touch, taste, hearing and vision). Particular emphasis is placed on the child’s awareness of the stimulation source, since it is through the senses that children acquire knowledge about the world around them. The teachers’ activities are especially designed to teach children differences between “soft” & “hard”, “sweet & sour”, “hot & cold”. These differences are then used to enrich the children’s vocabulary.
In this class we work:
Motor control: During this stage children are guided through their exploration of everyday objects. They are encouraged to, for example: independently open/close lids; grasp different materials; and redirect their attention when prompted. Teachers take into account their early need for movement by planning a number of activities in which children can move through different surfaces, walk, pull and push objects, come into and out of tunnels, and go up and down stairs.
Social skills: As toddlers begin to interact constantly with others they will experience some of the common challenges of these first interactions.
One year olds enjoy sharing their space and activities with others; however, they haven’t developed the ability to empathize, and to use language efficiently in social relations. The teacher’s careful attention and their opportune interventions allow for the development of communication skills and other tools necessary for group interactions.
Language: Through the use of songs, rhymes, and verbalizations, teachers stimulate the use of language in communication, problem solving, and the building of vocabulary. Common activities purporting to develop vocabulary and attention capacity employ storybooks, images, and other real objects.
