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Activities/Developmental Areas

Great Beginnings Childcare & Learning Center

Parents like to know how their child will benefit through a learning center.  Below is a list of activities and developmental areas that are provided.



Block

LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT:
 * Pre-reading
 * Verbalization
 * Listening
 * Following Directions
 * Vocabulary Building
 * Concepts (under, over, high, low, etc)
 * Classifications/Alphabet
 * Retention
 * Sorting - telling stories in sequence
 * Reading - signs & stories
 * Creating own stories
 
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT:
 * Public Safety
 * Teacher interactive games
 * Role Play, Drama, Music & Movement
 * Sharing - Learning tolerance, taking turns
 * Creating Together - finding success
 * Oderliness - Good manners
 * Cooperation - Understanding others
 * Courage - Problem solving
 * Conveying Ideas - Develop imaginations
 * Compromising - Self-discipline
 * Communication with each other
 * Use of imagination - creativity
 * Poetry/Phonics - rhyming words, matching
 * Alphabet recognition & writing
 
SENSORY DEVELOPMENT:
 * Music Involvement & Appreciation
 * Visual Memory
 * Auditory Memory
 * Color Discrimination
 * Creative Expression
 * Tasting
 * Smelling
 * Tactile Awareness
 * Water Play and Sand Play
 * Games


PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT:
 * Body Awareness
 * Toilet Habits
 * Hand Washing
 * Manners - lunch, social, public etiquette
 * Hygiene
 * Dental Health
 * Foods & Nutrition
 * Disease Prevention
 * Cooking
 * Safety & Safety Awareness
 * Public Safety
 * Sense of Family
 * Self Control
 * Attention Span
 * Completion of Tasks
 * Smooth Transition
 * Feelings
 * Emotions
 * Leadership - Self-reliance, responsibility
 * Friendship - Interest in others
 * Security - Opportunity to self-confidence
 * Independence - Bedtime, grooming
 * Verbalization
 * Stability
 * Communication with adults/peers
 * Listening to adults/peers
 * Cultural Awareness
 * Responsible use of materials
 
COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT:
 * Math
 * Science
 * Computer
 * Nature Appreciation
 * Number Concepts
 * Special Concepts
 * Conception of Time
 * Visual Discrimination
 * Space
 * Measurement
 * Money
 
GROSS MOTOR DEVELOPMENT:
 * Muscle Development





Great Beginnings Childcare & Learning Center* 715 S. Latah Street* Boise* ID* 83705
(208) 342-6400

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