These centers allow the students to learn through play and to express their creativity.  Some of the centers include:  play dough, books, computer, art, writing, books on tapes, puzzles and dramatic play.

Our language arts program is based on the principle of balanced literacy.  The Rigby reading series is used.  Each alphabet letter is introduced using an puppet character from The Land of the Letter People.  Each letter person has its own personality and students can identify the alphabet puppet.

One week is spent writing the letter, learning its sound and recognizing it in print.  The consumable Word Works magazine helps us accomplish this.  Using colorful phonics rhyme charts, the children develop phonemic awareness and learn to connect sounds to the printed word. The children also learn a special song that reinforces the letter being taught.  Big Books help the children learn comprehension skills as well as a variety of literacy skills and reading strategies.  Guided reading groups provide an opportunity for the teacher to guide a small group of children to become independent readers.  The Wonder Writers component helps challenge children to think about themselves as writers.  They learn how to express thought and feelings through their own writing.  We adopted the Handwriting Without Tears curriculum in Fall of 2006.  Handwriting Without Tears is a simple, developmentally-based method of teaching that makes handwriting easy to learn.

The students do not spend the entire day in the classroom.  They interact with specialists in the areas of art, music, physical education, guidance, and talented and gifted.  They also enjoy three recesses on the playground equipment.