Musical Chairs
Treasure Box Game

Make a Grass Skirt Out of Paper Bags

Calendar
Alphabet
Orally

Review Numbers
1-10

Curriculum

Our Philosophy
   
M.A.W. Children's Center believes that young children are very special. Their natural curiosity creates a wonderful opportunity for learning. We recognize each child as an individual with unique needs, thoughts, interests, and timetables. At M.A.W. Children's Center, we have created an environment that encourages exploration, creativity, and fun. Our classrooms incorporate interaction in concrete meaningful activities that parallel our developmentally appropriate curriculum. M.A.W. Children's Center believes that next to the home, school is the most important environment for shaping attitudes, molding good habits, and building character.

Our Program
 
M. A. W.  Children's Center is a private non-profit child care center. We offer a dual program which includes a preschool program for children ages 2-5 and before and after care for school age children attending our local elementary school, Stephen Foster.  During the summer we offer a summer camp program for our school age children in the 1st -- 6th grade. Our developmentally appropriate curriculum is implemented for each age group working towards the goal of have the children ready on all levels for kindergarten and is supplemented with a variety of activities and instruction geared toward each child's development. These activities include creative dance, music, art, performances, recreational and educational field trips, cooking activities, swimming, and water play. The afternoon program is designed with activities that reinforce the morning academic program in our pre school program and in our school age program time for homework is provided and encouraged.

Social Development
Attend to personal needs without help
Keep hands to self
Meet people without unusual shyness
Respect authority outside the home
Be nice to friends
Share experiences with others
Follow directions
Respect toys and equipment
Clean up after work and play

Language Development
Learn how to listen
Speak in sentences
Look at books and pictures
Color recognition
Learn to count numbers
Sit quietly in a group
Name familiar objects

Music / Art
Participate in musical activities
Sing with the group
Learn rhythms
Participate in structured art activities
Learn to use scissors

Preschool Program

Cognitive Development
Know parents' names
Describe pictures
Count objects
Sort and classify objects
Identify own sex
Identify same and different
Identify colors: red, blue, yellow,
orange, green, purple

Language Development
Tell last name when asked
Ask: Who/What/When/Where/Why
Can whisper
Use plurals/pronounces properly
Ask for help when needed
Recite fingerplays

Fine Motor Development
Draw circles
Draw a face
Draw a horizontal line
Draw an "X"
Stack blocks
Cut with scissors
Fold paper in half

Social Development
Participate in imaginary play
Discriminate reality from fantasy
Understand taking turns/directions
Describe own feelings
Assist in clean-up
Interact with peers

School Age Children's Daily Schedule

6:00 - 7:00
7:00 - 8:00
8:00 - 8:30
1:40 - 3:00

3:00 - 3:20
3:20 - 3:30
3:30 - 4:00
4:00 - 5:30


3:00 - 5:00
5:30 - 6:00

Center open, children begin arriving
Breakfast, Children arriving checking homework
Walk to school
WEDNESDAY'S ONLY, Park day

Pick up from school, walk back to center
Snack
Mandatory Homework  & quiet time
Free activity time, Additional quiet time for those who want it, Some planned activities, Children going home

FRIDAY'S ONLY, Park day
Quiet Activities as children wait for parents

*Time's are subject to change due to weather and / or special activities.

Pre School Age Daily Schedule

6:00 - 7:00
7:00 - 8:00
7:25 - 7:45
7:45 - 8:00
8:00 - 8:45
8:45 - 9:00
9:00 - 9:15
9:15 - 10:30
10:30 - 11:00
11:00 - 11:30
11:30 - 12:00
12:00 - 2:30
2:30 -3:00
3:00 -4:45

4:45 - 5:00
5:00 - 6:00

Quiet Time, stories and table toys
Table toys and quiet activities
Breakfast
Clean up and get ready to go outside
Outside play (weather permitting)
Wash up for snack (toileting)
Snack time
Curriculum time
Outside activities
Wash up for lunch (toileting), music
Lunch time
Nap time
Children up from nap, (toileting) snack time
Outside activities, paint, playdough, music, stories, dance
Pick up toys, wash up (toileting)
Quiet time, inside activities

*Daily schedule subject to change due to weather, special activities, and time change during the year.

WEEKLY LESSON PLANS
Pre School Program

MATH / SCIENCE

LANGUAGE

ART

MUSIC / MOTOR
DEVELOPMENT

Monday

Tuesday

Review Numbers
1-10 Written

Hawaiian Story
Alphabet Written
Story

Make Hawaiian Leis Out of Egg Cartons

Jump the River
Introduce Hula

Wednesday

Make Leaf Rubbings
Talk about Hawaii

Days of the Week
Months of the Year
Picture of Hawaii

Make Leaf Rubbings
Palm Tree

Marching Around
Alphabet
Introduce Hula

Thursday

Talk about Weather at Home
Shell Exploration

Alphabet - Written & Orally
Names - Written
Talk about Hawaiian Names

Make a Rainbow
Shell Collage

Singing Time
Hawaiian Songs

Friday

Talk about
Food Tasting
Tropical Fruits

Shapes
Address
Customs in Hawaii

Make Collage
Sand Painting

Park Day
Hula at Park

School Age Summer Activity Schedule Program

Soccer Game
Mexican Feista
Scavenger Hunt

Pajama Day
Mayfair Pool
Crafts

Tour Round Table
Spelling Bee Final
Crafts

Dodge Ball
Spelling Bee
Make Cookies

Musical Chairs
Spelling Bee
3 & 1 Slide Combo

Visit Super Pets
Bring Picture of Pet & Arcade

Leap Frog
Egg Drop Contest
Make Own Pizza

Soccer Game
Checkers
Tour Albertson

Water Day
Mayfair Pool
McDonalds

Skate Depot
Crafts

Park Day
BBQ Lunch

Quiet Ball
Mayfair Pool
Snow Cones

Western Day
Horseshoes
Rope Contest

Who Am I?
Follow the Leader
T-Shirt Painting

Hand Ball
T-Shirt Painting
Crafts

FRIDAY

THURSDAY

WEDNESDAY

TUESDAY

MONDAY