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Preschool/Kindergarden Education in
Drayton Valley Daycare!

Your little drama kings and queens will love this one as it is a fun and productive way to use up their dramatic energies.

What Your Child Will Learn

Drama club helps your child develop physical, artistic, social and public speaking skills. It also helps to improve a childʼs memory and improvisation skills. Often, shy children who have a talent for acting become more confident and social through drama club.

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Education-Maths

  1. Identifying numbers 1 to 10
  2. Counting from 1 to 10
  3. Corresponding objects one-to-one
  4. Sorting objects by various attributes (colours, shapes, sizes, etc.)
  5. Identifying and creating patterns (AB, AABB, ABAB, etc.)
  6. Understanding sizes (small, medium, large, etc.)
  7. Specifying shapes (circle, triangle, rectangle, square, etc.)
  8. Matching various items (symbols, patterns, shapes, etc.)
  9. Determining things that are the same or different
  10. Understanding the terms “more,” “less,” and “same”
  11. Understanding time (night and day)

Literacy

  1. Familiarity with the alphabet, connecting letter names and the sounds they
    make
  2. Recognizing their name and learning to spell and write their name
  3. Learning to hold a pencil, crayon, or marker correctly
  4. Retelling a story in their own words
  5. Drawing a picture and explaining the story or experience
  6. Answering questions about a story they were told
  7. Repeating and memorizing nursery rhymes and finger plays
  8. Understanding the format of reading from left to right and holding a book
    right-side-up
  9. Building their vocabulary by listening and repeating new words
  10. Practicing visual discrimination by looking at a picture and understanding
    what it portrays
  11. Sequencing practise about what comes first, next, and last
  12. Continue to practice and develop fine motor skills by playing with clay,
    using scissors, writing with pencils and crayons, building with legos, etc.

Science

  1. Exploration with scientific tools like magnets, microscopes, magnifying
    glasses, and prisms
  2. Learning to observe nature quietly on nature walks or gardening
    experiences
  3. Watching insects and seeing how they behave
  4. Watching a plant grow, from planting the seed to watering and making a
    daily note or picture of how it changes
  5. Looking outside and identifying the weather, season, and daily changes
    throughout the year
  6. Learning to measure and mix ingredients for a special snack time
  7. Learning about basic colours and exploring mixing colours and marking
  8. how they change by drawing pictures
  9. Exploring everything, using all five senses
  10. Picking an animal to investigate and explore. Studying how they live, where
  11. they sleep, what kind of food they eat, and even how they groom
    themselves, as well as relationships with others of their kind

Creative arts

  1. Exploring various means of art, like drawing, painting, sculpting, weaving,
    collage, etc.
  2. Using and exploring a variety of materials (crayons, watercolours, textured
    paint, pencils, markers, clay, chalk, charcoals, etc.)
  3. Mixing paint colours
  4. Learning traditional songs and creating hand motions or dance movements
    to accompany them
  5. Exploring and using musical instruments, like rhythms sticks, xylophones,
    and shakers
  6. Finding other materials to practice rhythm and having a visual way to see
    it through scarves or bean bags
  7. Creating a play with a simple storyline or recreating a familiar story
    Dramatizing Old MacDonaldʼs Farm and making a barnyard by imitating
    animals

Social skills

  1. Critical thinking and problem-solving
  2. Group projects
  3. Practicing manners and say, “please,” “thank you,” “excuse me,” and basic
    table manners
  4. Learning to verbally express needs
  5. Being independent and cleaning up their snack spot, using tissues, putting
    away napping items, etc.
  6. Being able to express their personal information, like full name, age,
    school, and where they live by city, province, and country
  7. Exploring what kinds of people work in their town and what kinds of jobs
    they have
  8. Identifying types of transportation

Quick Contact

we promised you that, we always try to take care of your childdren. Early child care is a very important and often overlooked compaonent of child development

Our Location

4929 44 St, Drayton Valley, AB T7A 1H3

PHONE NUMBER

8254202500

EMAIL ID

draytonvalleydaycare@gmail.co

KIDCARE TIME

Mon To Fri : 7:00 am to 6:00 pm

Sat - Sun : Off

Contact us

4929 44 St, Drayton Valley, AB T7A 1H3

8254202500
draytonvalleydaycare@gmail.co

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