Physical Development

~ Now that your child is in school, they are more involved with numerous activities that involve balance, coordination and large/small muscle control.  We will continue to enhance these tools through a variety of indoor and outdoor activities such as: throwing at targets, running, jumping rope, tumbling, and aerobics.

Emotional Development

~ Friends are becoming an important phase of your child's life.  Encouragement of skills development and self-actualization are imperative to this stage of growth and development.  We will develop skills in self-esteem, self-discipline, responsibility, belonging and trust.

Social Development

~ Many children are now worried about fitting in with friends and how others are viewing them.  By encouraging positive interactions and learning about rules, your child will explore new ways to interact.  They will play games and interact with one another developing strong interpersonal skills.

Intellectual Development

~ Many school agers have verbal skills that match adults. They are able to put ideas in written form, as well as, in artistic form.  We will provide an atmosphere that will help develop these intellectual skills by integrating math, science, computers, reading and language into your school agers stay with us.  We know it is very important for you that your child does well in school.  They can come to our center after school, get help with their homework, and have fun while doing it.

 

A school-ager’s day

5:30-7:00 a.m. -Arrival/free play- Even though I just woke up, I can’t wait to play with my friends.

7:00-7:30 a.m. -Breakfast- I need some gas in this tank.

7:30-8:00 a.m. -Puzzles/quiet reading- My teacher said the more I read the smarter I will become!

8:00-8:30 a.m. -Bathrooms- Oh, better go!

8:30-9:00 a.m. -Learning time- I can’t believe I can do more thing on a computer than my parents.

9:00-9:30 a.m. -Art- I may not be Van Gough, but I can sure paint a mean Ninja Turtle!

9:30-10:30 a.m. -Outside play- I have a basketball game tonight, so thankfully I can practice my free throws today.

10:30-11:00 a.m. -Bathrooms- All that play and its time again.

11:00-11:30 a.m. -Group time- This week my teacher is talking about Minnesota History.

11:30-11:45 a.m. -Ready for lunch- Time to wash my hands!

11:45-12:15 p.m. -Lunch- Yummy…pizza!

12:15-12:45 p.m. -Movie- My mom says that this is a great educational movie.

12:45-2:00 p.m. -Rest/quiet time- I need a break from all this fun and learning.

2:00-2:15 p.m. -Bathrooms- That time again.

2:15-2:30 p.m. -Snack- I can’t wait to help my teacher pass out goodies.

2:30-3:00 p.m. -Free play- Today I’m a Firefighter!

3:00-4:00 p.m. -Outside/large muscle- Even though it’s raining outside, I can still play in the Large Motor Room

4:00-5:00 p.m. –Music- I can’t believe I can take piano lessons here.

5:00-7:00 p.m. -Departures- Mom, look at all the stuff I learned today.