Preschool Program
“Education at this age is not about imparting facts and imposing strict schedules. It’s about listening, guiding, helping individual children to make sense of the real world. The curriculum is learning to say goodbye to Mom, forming relationships with others, feeling competent exploring their world.”
(Hancock & Wingert, 1997)
Educational Resources...
Take a look at some of these fantastic websites, promoting
literacy and learning...enjoy! (Updated regularly)
www.starfall.com
Fantastic early reading activities, animated ABCs, and lots of other fun lessons for ages 2+
www.kidsblogs.nationalgeographic.com/littlekids/
Stories and activities about animals for children ages 3-6. Awesome animal coloring
pages too!
www.sproutonline.com/sprout/crafts/
Find easy-to-make crafts, fun games, downloadable music, and more for your kids and
preschoolers at PBS KIDS Sprout.
www.scholastic.com/parents/play/
Learning games, activities, and printables, for children ages 6 and under.
www.learningplanet.com/stu/index.asp?tab=0
Fun games like matching, alphabet order, counting and telling time too.
Adobe SHOCKWAVE needed.
www.gudli.com/games/viewallgames.html
Math, English, Puzzles, and Fun games for ages 3+.
www.sesamestreet.org/browsegamesbysubject
Lots to choose from here! Explore, feelings, health and safety, cultures, alphabets, counting
and more with your favorite Sesame Street characters!
www.fossweb.com/modulesK-2/index.html
SCIENCE concepts explained, and fun visuals and games too! Look to the left of the
screen to start the animation or game... :)
www.petitvelorouge.free.fr/Nouveau/home.html
Lovely website, in FRENCH, with animated stories, and games too!
www.abcya.com/kindergarten_computers.htm
ABCya! Kindergarten children's computer games & activities feature large and
easy-to-use navigation buttons as well as voice instructions. Games and activities
include: alphabetical order, upper-case and lower-case letters, counting numbers,
connect the dots, numerical order, shapes, addition, e-storybooks and holiday games.
www.poissonrouge.com/redfish.php
An outstanding site, with lots of fun and wacky interactive games and activities.
Highly kid-friendly, no instructions to read, lessons on Greek, French, Italian
alphabet too, among many other things! Don't forget to take a look at Poisson Rouge
TV website too!
www.boowakwala.uptoten.com/kids/boowakwala-games.html
FUN, FUN, FUN! Educational games and activities for preschool, kindergarten
and primary school kids, or Boowa & Kwala fans of any age !
www.jacksonpollock.org/
Try your hand at drip painting in the style of the famous American artist Jackson
Pollock. Just let the paint flow all over the canvas,and occasionally click to change
colors! So cool, and highly addictive! :)
www.professorgarfield.org/phonics/fishing/fish_choose.html
Learn to read with the cat Professor Garfield's Fishing with Phonics Game!
You can practice beginning consonants and ending consonants in this fun
Flash game.
The goal of the Preschool Program at Action Daycare is to create an ideal learning environment. It incorporates a comprehensive range of effective educational practices to support the young child's total development and to lay the foundation for school success and lifelong learning. The focus is on the healthy development of the whole child – intellectually, emotionally and socially, physically, and language abilities. Parents and educators are active partners in the child’s development.
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