YOUNG TODDLERS -- Tiny Tadpoles

Starting at 18 months

Curriculum Overview:  

*  Our Tadpoles are learning by experiencing the world around them.  They explore their world and their classroom in a hands-on manner.  The curriculum focuses on Bible stories (example: Jonah and the Whale, the Good Samaritan, Jesus is Born), the changing seasons and holidays (example: falling leaves, snow and ice, Valentine's Day), and our neighborhood and families (example: farm, pets, community helpers).  Teaching of colors, counting, shapes, children's songs, etc., is incorporated into the play and activities of our weekly units.  Sensory experiences are provided so that children learn by processing their environment with their own senses. 

Schedule or Routine:

This schedule is subject to change according to the children’s needs.

Additional Information:

*  Because we are experiencing our environment in a hands-on way, this class is a messy class.  The children are exploring their independence each day, which means that they are feeding themselves, learning to take off their shoes, painting with their own brush, etc.  

*  Children in this class are inquisitive, humorous, silly, delighted with the world and their own discovery of it, learning by doing, beginning talkers, taking their first steps toward independence.