Monthly Program Themes

Our varied programs help in developing the whole child by meeting their social, emotional, physical, and intellectual needs.

Since children develop differently at different ages, we offer child care programs themes designed for certain age groups.

Below is a sampling of activities that your child may experience this month. To see previous month's activities, please visit our Theme Archive.

Infants

For infants, the theme is “All Around Me.” Sample activities include:

Library & Language: Playing with farm animal puppets; Singing “Ten Little Fingers”
Motor: Coloring with chunky crayons; Filling and dumping out soft blocks from a plastic container
Cognitive: Exploring textures of fabric pieces; Shaking rattles of different sizes and sounds
Sensory: Exploring pumpkins and leaves

For Toddlers, the theme is “The Farm.” Sample activities include:

Library & Language: Exploring books, photographs, and magnets about the farm and farm animals
Creative Arts: Making collages using tape; Playing music instruments as a band
Sensory: Washing pumpkins
Dramatic Play: Pretending to be farmers tending to animals and crops with farm-related props and accessories

For Discovery Preschool, the theme is “The Farm.” Sample activities include:

Library & Language Arts: Exploring farm-related books, photo cards, and photos; Using farm-related finger puppets and flannel pieces to tell farm stories; Featured books: Let’s Go Visiting by Sue Williams and The Cow That Went Oink by Bernard Most
Creative Arts: Creating black and white art; Painting with corncobs
Science & Sensory: Exploring tactile cards; Removing kernels from corn cobs
Dramatic Play: Pretending to be farmers and customers in a farmer’s market
Math & Manipulatives: Measuring pumpkins; Sorting shapes

For Preschool, the theme is “My Community.” Sample activities include:

Library and Language Arts:Sorting words; Discussing letters and words in community signs; Featured Book: Worksong by Gary Paulsen
Creative Arts: Creating signs
Science & Sensory: Exploring play dough with tools, cookie cutters, and plastic vehicles and people
Dramatic Play: Taking on a variety of roles in a beauty shop
Math & Manipulatives: Identifying numerals in home addresses

For Prekindergarten, the theme is “My Community.” Sample activities include:

Library & Literacy: Writing letters; Exploring books and photographs about communities and community-related items; Worksong by Gary Paulsen
Creative Arts: Creating grocery collages; Stamping with alphabet and number stamps at the easel
Science & Sensory: Exploring the melting of ice; Writing and forming letters with flubber
Dramatic Play: Role-playing and pretending in a grocery store
Math & Manipulatives: Sorting objects by various attributes