Toddler Program in Shaker Heights and Novelty, OH Near Cleveland

The Early Learners classrooms provide an environment where our youngest children can learn and grow individually while also participating in cooperative group play and lessons. Daily activities provide an opportunity for strengthening language skills, refining gross motor skills, developing fine motor skills and encouraging independence.

Our progressive curriculum allows toddlers to thrive from the comfort of routine while also developing coordination, cultivating concentration, and awakening their natural curiosity by allowing freedom to explore and discover their environment. Each day provides engagement in play, reading, art and conversation.

Early Learners Curriculum

List of 4 items.

Language Arts
Skills
- Verbalizing feelings
- Negotiating new social situations
- Using kind words and manners
- Expanding vocabulary
- Listening comprehension
Content
- Providing modeling for verbal expression of thoughts and needs
- Using manners during snack and group time
- Taking turns and sharing
- Introduction to letters
- Independent and group time with literature
- Following directions
- Weekly library story hour
Mathematics
Skills
- Counting
- Following multi-step directions
- Establishing routine
Content
- Counting in a variety of settings
- Morning Meeting
- Puzzles
- Art activities
Science
Skills
- Learning to care for the environment
- Developing curiosity for natural world
Content
- Observation of weather and seasons
- Experimentation with a variety of materials to learn about the five senses
- Games
Social Studies
Skills
- Separation from caregiver
- Establishing routines and schedules
- Self-help skills
- Sharing and taking turns
Content
- Morning meeting
- Daily schedule
- Sharing during group play time Modeling manners and kind words

Early Learners

Early Learners Curriculum

List of 4 items.

Language Arts

Mathematics

Science

Social Studies

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