Curriculum

Our curriculum grows out of the goals we have for all children, and an educational philosophy that is grounded in the principle that children cannot be given knowledge, but rather must be provided with experiences from which they construct their own knowledge and develop their own skills. We believe that planned, organized experiences are important, as are flexible, spontaneous experiences, and that an effective learning environment will provide a balance of both.

Our Early Childhood Program seeks to achieve these goals by combining the best features of current educational theories:

• The Reggio Emilia approach
• Gardner’s theory of Multiple Intelligences
• Vygotsky’s theories of Social Interaction and Learning
• Piaget
• Constructivism

Latest Curriculum Blog Posts

• Miss Krista's Kindergarten Newsletter: September 3, 2010 - 09/03/2010

  Our first full week of school has been wonderful! We created our classroom rules and jobs. Students have been learning each others names, and working cooperatively within a group. We have been doing a lot of work with letter name recognition and lett...

• Fall Preschool Music Classes with Susan Vance begin September 15 - 08/30/2010

  Preschool Music Classes with Susan Vance are Back by Popular Demand! Beginning on September 15th, join Susan for an 8 week program of music and movement especially designed for preschool children.  Susan has taught elementary music in the Avon Lak...

• Miss Krista's Kindergarten Newsletter: August 27, 2010 - 08/27/2010

  Thank you all for taking the time to come to Parent and Student Orientations. It was beneficial for the children to meet each other before the first day of school. Since they were able to meet some new friends, it made the first day much smoother. ...

• Pembroke Kids Earns 3 Star Rating from Step Up to Quality - 08/16/2010

  [caption id="attachment_1020" align="alignleft" width="100" caption="3-Star Rating"][/caption] We received word today that Pembroke Kids has been awarded a 3-Star Rating by the State of Ohio! Step Up To Quality is a voluntary, quality rating system ...

• Miss Krista's Kindergarten Newsletter; May 17, 2010 - 05/18/2010

  As the end of the school year is fast approaching, we have begun talking about it more in the classroom. To link to our current theme of Eric Carle, we read one of Eric Carle's books, A Home for Hermit Crab. In this story, the hermit crab finds a shell...

The Importance of Play

Pembroke Kids’ curriculum is developmental and play-based. We believe that creative play is a critical component of early childhood education, and our program provides lots of opportunities for child-initiated learning. To learn more about the importance of imaginative play, please visit the Alliance for Childhood website and download their 8-page policy brief, “Play in the Early Years: Key to School Success.” Another excellent resource from the American Academy of Pediatrics, “The Importance of Play in Promoting Healthy Child Development and Maintaining Strong Parent-Child Bonds,” can be downloaded here.

For Parents

• Finding a High Quality Preschool – a checklist to use when evaluating preschools.
• 10 Signs of a Great Preschool – make sure your child is in a good classroom.
• Child and Family Webguide – links to the best sites about infants, children, and teens.
• Parent Soup – Informative site for parents.
• Developmental Stages for 3 year olds
• Developmental Stages for 4 year olds
• Preschool Development – what to expect from preschoolers.
• A world to a Preschooler is Unique
• NAEYC – National Association for the Education of Young Children.

Kid Friendly Websites

• Yahoo Kids! is the ultimate web guide for kids! Features fun and educational resources for kids with games, animals, music, and jokes.
• Crayola Official Website - Sections for parents, educators and kids. Arts and crafts, rainy day activities, calendar of events and card creator.
• Official Website of Eric Carle – Fans of “Brown Bear”, “Grouchy Ladybug”, “Hungry Caterpillar” or the dozens of other Eric Carle children’s publications will want to visit this website.
• Sesame Workshop – the nonprofit organization behind Sesame Street and so much more.
• PBS Kids – Links, Games , Stories, Music, Coloring.
• Kendra’s Coloring Book – an interactive virtual coloring book.