In the 2-5 Preschool Room our focus is on:

• Building secure attachments between children and educators
• Being comfortable and relaxed in our learning environments – the brain works better when we are happy
• Developing a strong sense of identity
• Learning to initiate play and interact with peers. Listening to peers ideas and sharing play experiences
• Fostering emerging relationships
• Using tactile and sensory experiences to build healthy, robust and resilient brains
• Building and practicing emerging fundamental movement skills. We will continue to extend the acquisition of your children’s skills.
• Fostering emerging language through the use of books, conversation and role play
• Beginning to learn about turn taking and sharing
• Encouraging mark making, drawing and creative arts
• Building fine motor strength and co ordination
• Using music as a way of learning language and building social connections
• Introducing concepts of risk taking in a supportive environment.
• Using nature and the natural environment to connect with their world
• Building self autonomy (i.e. washing hands, toilet training and serving food.)

Repetition as it is the key to building and hard wiring healthy resilient brains