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Our Programs
Looking for a nurturing start for your infant, toddler or preschooler, or an engaging after school experience? Appleseeds has it all.
At Appleseeds, we offer full and part day Kindergarten following the standards set forth by the State of New Hampshire.
Our classroom is set up into learning centers. Each day the learning objectives are posted in the classroom and are presented to the children either in the learning centers or at a table as the day's project. Journals are written in each day and the children are given a letter of the week that they practice in their journals. Reading is such a pleasure for Kindergartners! Our last few years of classes have particularly enjoyed the Magic Tree House chapter book series. We even change up the dramatic play area to coincide with the book that the class is reading. By introducing books such as the Magic Tree House not only are the children thrilled and excited about the stories but they are also being introduced to many different cultures as well.
Math is incorporated in many of our centers. We read books with counting, or patterns. We play math games such as UNO and dominos. We have pattern blocks and Unifix cubes that work with patterning and counting. The children love to play with blocks and studies have shown that children that are given good block experience through third grade do best in math. We plan our curriculum with awareness of the principles taught in the Everyday Math program used in most 1st grades today.
In addition to literacy and math activities we are aware of the importance of developing your child's self-confidence, self-control, and the ability to make friends. Children with strong social and emotional skills are more likely to be successful in school and life than children who do not have these skills. We work on these skills during our center and circle time.
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