Creative Early Learning Center

Because a child’s first early experiences are so crucial to development this comprehensive curriculum follows all Ohio’s Early Learning Content Standards including: English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies. Each day is divided into activities and experiences that support all areas of development. By involving children in these developmentally appropriate activities, we are able to see and guide each child’s growth and development.

Our Program is also based on our belief that in order for children to be successful there must be a parent-teacher partnership. We make every effort to keep you informed of your child’s achievements. In order to integrate some of the school activities with home activities, we will send home a monthly curriculum guideline. We highly encourage parents to work on the topics discussed at school with your child to complete our parent-teacher partnership. The following contains the overall goals which provide the framework for the development of the children enrolled in our Busy Bee’s Program.

Academic Guidelines

English

Identify matching sounds and recognize rhymes
Identify matching sounds and recognize rhymes
Identify own name in print
Recognize and name some upper and lower case letters in addition to those in first name
Recognize that words are made up of letters
Recognize and demonstrate an understanding of environmental print
Demonstrate or orally communicate position and directional words (e.g., inside, outside, in front of, behind
Understand that print has meaning by demonstrating the functions of print through play activities
Follow simple oral directions
Print letters of own name and other meaningful words
Dictate stories or produce simple stories using pictures, mock letters, or words

Math

Count to ten
Demonstrate one-to-one correspondence when counting objects
Identify and name numerals 0-9
Identify penny, nickel, and dime and quarter and recognize that coins have different values
Begin to identify and use the language of units of time: day, night, week, yesterday, today, and tomorrow
Sequencing order of events
Use terms to compare objects such as: lighter, heavier, bigger, and smaller
Identify, name, create, and describe common two dimensional shapes (circles, triangles, rectangles)
Demonstrate and begin to use the language for the relative position of objects such as: up, down, under, beside
Identify, copy, extent, and create simple patterns
Identify categories on a graph

Science

Begin to use terms such as night and day, sun and moon
Explore and compare changes in the environment over time
Observe and use language to describe changes in the weather (sunny, cloudy)
Begin to differentiate between living and non living things
Match familiar adult family members and animals with their young
Explore and compare materials that provide many different sensory experiences
Identify the intended purpose of familiar tools
Ask question about objects, organisms and events in the environment
Make predictions about events in the environment
Recognize the difference between helpful and harmful actions toward living things.

Social Studies

Begin to use or respond to the language of time such as next, before, soon, after, now and later as related to daily schedules and routines.
Arrange sequences of personal and shared events thought pictures, growth charts and other media.
Develop a sense of belonging to different groups such as family, group of friends, preschool class, boys and girls
Demonstrate how maps can be useful to finding places
Explore the way we use natural resources found in our environment
Recognize that people have both wants and needs
Participate in creating and following classroom rules and routines
Demonstrate cooperative behaviors such as helping, turn taking, sharing, comforting and compromising.

Visit one of our three convenient locations today to inquire about our great Busy Bee Programs and find out why Creative Early Learning Center is truly…

A World of Discovery!