our classrooms:
At New Adventures Learning Center our classrooms are all furnished with DHR approved furnishings and equipment, found in the DHR Childcare Licensing and Performance Standards for Daycares.
Each classroom at NALC has a set schedule for structured everyday activities. Our schedules include meal times, learning (large and small group times), one-on-one, Naptime, bathroom breaks, free play, hands on learning activities, science experiments, Bible stories/verses, sensory activities, developmental activities, arts and crafts, music and movement, and activities that go along with our curriculum lessons. Each teacher prepares a weekly lesson plan to go along with the letter of the week, number of the week, and color/shape of the week.
Each classroom has responsibilities for working with the children to master specific skills.
Each classroom at NALC has a set schedule for structured everyday activities. Our schedules include meal times, learning (large and small group times), one-on-one, Naptime, bathroom breaks, free play, hands on learning activities, science experiments, Bible stories/verses, sensory activities, developmental activities, arts and crafts, music and movement, and activities that go along with our curriculum lessons. Each teacher prepares a weekly lesson plan to go along with the letter of the week, number of the week, and color/shape of the week.
Each classroom has responsibilities for working with the children to master specific skills.
Nursery:
Developmental Skills practiced in the Nursery:
Sleeping in their crib Responding to caregiver talking to them
Rolling over, crawling, pulling up to stand Holding their own bottle/cup
Standing alone, and sitting without support Feeding themselves (finger food snacks)
Beginning walking, walking without support Following moving objects
Trying to imitate sounds, babbling Putting objects in and out of containers
Smiling, showing emotion Clapping hands, waiving bye-bye
Rolling a ball AND MORE!
FrogStreet Curriculum used in the Nursery Classroom also!
Sleeping in their crib Responding to caregiver talking to them
Rolling over, crawling, pulling up to stand Holding their own bottle/cup
Standing alone, and sitting without support Feeding themselves (finger food snacks)
Beginning walking, walking without support Following moving objects
Trying to imitate sounds, babbling Putting objects in and out of containers
Smiling, showing emotion Clapping hands, waiving bye-bye
Rolling a ball AND MORE!
FrogStreet Curriculum used in the Nursery Classroom also!
ocean:
Developmental Skills practiced in the Ocean:
Transitioning from sleeping in a crib to a cot Transitioning from a bottle to a sippy cup
Beginning to experiment with self-feeding (holding a spoon)
Walking without support Squatting, picking up toys without falling
Holding objects to chest Moving to Music
Imitating actions and words of adults Throwing a small ball
Stacking at least 3 blocks AND MORE!
FrogStreet Curriculum used in the Ocean Classroom also!
Transitioning from sleeping in a crib to a cot Transitioning from a bottle to a sippy cup
Beginning to experiment with self-feeding (holding a spoon)
Walking without support Squatting, picking up toys without falling
Holding objects to chest Moving to Music
Imitating actions and words of adults Throwing a small ball
Stacking at least 3 blocks AND MORE!
FrogStreet Curriculum used in the Ocean Classroom also!
farm:
Developmental Skills practiced in the Farm:
Transitioning from sippy cup to cup Using spoon properly
Mastering Walking/Running Learning how to hold crayons
Listening to simple stories/rhymes/songs Beginning to recognize shapes/Mastering
Beginning to recognize colors Beginning to communicate
Beginning to learn the alphabet Counting to 5
Beginning to put toys away with help Learning how to name body parts
Saying first name Listening to and enjoying simple songs/stories/rhymes
Stacking objects Participating in simple group games and activities
Learning emotions
AND MORE!
FrogStreet Curriculum used in the Farm Classroom also!
Transitioning from sippy cup to cup Using spoon properly
Mastering Walking/Running Learning how to hold crayons
Listening to simple stories/rhymes/songs Beginning to recognize shapes/Mastering
Beginning to recognize colors Beginning to communicate
Beginning to learn the alphabet Counting to 5
Beginning to put toys away with help Learning how to name body parts
Saying first name Listening to and enjoying simple songs/stories/rhymes
Stacking objects Participating in simple group games and activities
Learning emotions
AND MORE!
FrogStreet Curriculum used in the Farm Classroom also!
Forest and Jungle:
Developmental Skills practiced in the Forest and Jungle:
Transitioning from sippy cup to cup Using spoon properly
Beginning to use the potty Washing and drying hands with help
Kicking a ball, running, jumping in place Holding crayons
Listening to simple stories/rhymes/songs Beginning to recognize shapes/Mastering
Beginning to recognize colors/Mastering Expanding their vocabulary
Reciting the alphabet Counting to 5/Counting to 10
Beginning to put toys away with help Master naming body parts
Mastering Potty Training Walking on tiptoes
Placing two feet together Leaning forward
Saying first and last name Knowing if he/she is a boy/girl
Holding crayons with thumb and finger Tracing circles and straight lines
Holding scissors Listening to and enjoying simple songs/stories/rhymes
Stacking objects according to size Stringing large beads
Matching objects that go together Participating in simple group games and activities
Putting toys away neatly with help Learning emotions
AND MORE!
FrogStreet Curriculum used in the Forest/Jungle Classroom also!
Transitioning from sippy cup to cup Using spoon properly
Beginning to use the potty Washing and drying hands with help
Kicking a ball, running, jumping in place Holding crayons
Listening to simple stories/rhymes/songs Beginning to recognize shapes/Mastering
Beginning to recognize colors/Mastering Expanding their vocabulary
Reciting the alphabet Counting to 5/Counting to 10
Beginning to put toys away with help Master naming body parts
Mastering Potty Training Walking on tiptoes
Placing two feet together Leaning forward
Saying first and last name Knowing if he/she is a boy/girl
Holding crayons with thumb and finger Tracing circles and straight lines
Holding scissors Listening to and enjoying simple songs/stories/rhymes
Stacking objects according to size Stringing large beads
Matching objects that go together Participating in simple group games and activities
Putting toys away neatly with help Learning emotions
AND MORE!
FrogStreet Curriculum used in the Forest/Jungle Classroom also!
Pre-K:
Developmental Skills practiced in the Pre-K:
Throwing a ball over head Turning somersaults
Skipping and hopping on one foot Walking on a balance beam
Swinging independently Jumping forward and backward
Cutting on lines Writing and saying First and Last Name
Saying birthdate, address, and phone number Beginning to learn how to tie shoes
Dressing self with minimal help Listening to and enjoying simple songs/stories/rhymes
Makes up and tells a story Listening to others when it is their turn to talk
Telling about past, present, and future Rhyming words
Matching pictures of familiar objects Grouping similar objects
Drawing a person with 4-5 recognizable body parts Recognizing and writing alphabet
Learning letter sounds Counting to 100
Writing and recognizing numbers 1-20 Counting objects
Drawing shapes and recognizing shape words Learning calendar and reciting the date
Learning some sight words and putting letter sounds together
Reciting days of the week, months of the year, and seasons
AND MORE!
We are not limited in what our Pre-K Children can learn or how much we can teach them, like in the school system. We use the FrogStreet Curriculum, but we also include sight words, blending, beginning of sounding out and reading words, simple math concepts, writing on lined paper, STEAM, coding and MUCH MORE!!!
Throwing a ball over head Turning somersaults
Skipping and hopping on one foot Walking on a balance beam
Swinging independently Jumping forward and backward
Cutting on lines Writing and saying First and Last Name
Saying birthdate, address, and phone number Beginning to learn how to tie shoes
Dressing self with minimal help Listening to and enjoying simple songs/stories/rhymes
Makes up and tells a story Listening to others when it is their turn to talk
Telling about past, present, and future Rhyming words
Matching pictures of familiar objects Grouping similar objects
Drawing a person with 4-5 recognizable body parts Recognizing and writing alphabet
Learning letter sounds Counting to 100
Writing and recognizing numbers 1-20 Counting objects
Drawing shapes and recognizing shape words Learning calendar and reciting the date
Learning some sight words and putting letter sounds together
Reciting days of the week, months of the year, and seasons
AND MORE!
We are not limited in what our Pre-K Children can learn or how much we can teach them, like in the school system. We use the FrogStreet Curriculum, but we also include sight words, blending, beginning of sounding out and reading words, simple math concepts, writing on lined paper, STEAM, coding and MUCH MORE!!!