Curriculum
Why Themes?
Themes help preschoolers construct knowledge and build connections through real experiences. Instead of having a day of disjointed activities, themes organize new information around a unified context, which results in a growing web of knowledge.
Each theme creatively integrates colors, shapes, numbers and letters of the month.
Monthly themes invite children to explore new ideas with an interdisciplinary, multi-sensory approach. Experience Curriculum uses music, art, dramatic play, storytelling, games, books and experiments to ignite imagination and bring the theme to life in four weeks of wonder.
Scope and Sequence
Themes are organized under three main categories:
1. Me and My Community
2. Nature
3. Ecosystems
Each year, 3-4 themes from each category are used so children can have a complete understanding of how they relate and connect to their expanding world. These diverse experiences help them deepen their sense of self, make healthy life choices, build compassion for others, become stewards of their environment, and think critically when faced with the unknown.
By offering children our theme-based intentional experiences that apply 35 early childhood development skills, your children will have a solid foundation for future learning. Experience Curriculum integrates 35 key skills into play-based activities which support a child’s social-emotional, physical and cognitive development.
The 35 key skills are categorized into 7 domains. A domain is a specific area of development or knowledge. They are:
- Social and emotional development
- Physical development
- Mathematics and reasoning
- Social studies
- Creative development
- Language and literacy development
- Science
