Our Rainbow classroom is a pre-kindergarten program. This department's goal is to make learning fun while building a firm foundation of extended experiences and fine tuning language skills. We provide experiences that help children achieve vital academic skills that will enhance their lifelong learning process and help them become successful in their educational future. The Rainbow classrooms have an atmosphere wherein children have the opportunity to learn cooperation, develop understanding, patience and love for others as they gain confidence in their own abilities and self-worth. Motto: "I can do it!"

Our emphasis is on allowing the children to develop academic skills at their own pace in areas such as:

Reading Readiness

• exploring books
• listening to stories
• identifying letters
• visual tracking from left to right
• name common objects
• remembering/repeating

Math Readiness

• matching like objects
• grouping by size
• one-to-one correspondence
• matching colors
• recognizing shapes

Science

• understanding/respecting plant and animal life, people and environment
• sensory/tactile play
• identifying plants, animals and people
• exploring with senses
• intro to hypothesis, experiments, conclusions & documenting

Language

• dramatic play
• telling stories
• identifying written name(s)
• describing simple objects
• verbalizing songs, rhymes and fingerplays
• following directions
• conversing with others
• verbalizing needs
• learning classic nursery rhymes
• intro to a variety of written styles

Fine Motor Skills

• using crayon, pencil and scissors with control
• using manipulative tools
• folding paper
• lacing in sequence
• woodworking
• puzzles

Music

• singing/dancing
• intro to understanding rhythm
• listening to a variety of music types
• playing instruments in an organized manner
• diverse song styles

Gross Motor Skills

• balancing on one foot
• walking a low beam
• catching/throwing
• walking backwards
• riding a tricycle
• jumping/hopping

Social

• cooperation
• play with others
• showing empathy
• participating in small and large groups
• making friends
• social graces
• table manners