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| Our classrooms are organized with a variety of centers
equipped with age-appropriate learning materials and manipulative
toys. Learning centers are especially designed to encourage
children to explore their curiosity in different ways
throughout interactions with peers and teachers. Each
learning center is theme-oriented. Children’s classrooms
have the following learning centers, but the arrangement
and composition of the centers vary from the different
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Library Area
Language skills are developed through
the exploration of children’s literature. With
educationally displayed theme-related books, children
are encouraged to read pictures and associate them with
the story, make predictions and express their ideas.
Children also learn to lengthen their attention span.
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Block Area
Block area has different sizes of wooden blocks, large
and small vehicles, animals, traffic signals and household
items. Children learn to take turns, share and follow
the rules and develop problem solving skills. Throughout
block building, children are able to make connections
from their play to the real world around them. Also,
they develop in cognitive ways by making imaginary objects
with blocks.
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Dramatic play/Kitchen Area
By playing in different roles, children express their
feelings to their peers while playing together and experience
new world. Also, children learn how to interact with
others and conduct properly with peers. Throughout interactions
with them and taking responsibilities in role playing,
children can think in other people’s point of
view and understand them better. (Such as helping mommy
when she cooks or sharing toys with friends and siblings.)
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Art Area
Children demonstrate their emotions throughout different
types of materials and techniques. They explore drawing,
painting, gluing, stamping with using markers, pencils,
paint brushes and foams in this area. Also, children
develop fine motor skills by being engaged into manipulative
tools as well as creativity as they express their ideas
throughout art work.
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Math/Manipulative Area
Children are encouraged with table top toys such as
puzzles, peg board, board games, matching games, small
blocks and magnetic building set. Children develop their
cognitive ability throughout sorting, categorizing,
patterning, weighing and measuring. Children learn the
concepts of numbers and understand the relationship
between numbers and quantity.
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