Pre-Kindergarten Education
Every kid is a SMART kid – that’s the philosophy behind everything we do at Tutor Time. At this age, the Tutor Time® LifeSmart™ curriculum builds on your child’s cognitive, social and emotional needs in preparation for the very real differences of a kindergarten classroom. Aligned with standards set forth by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and inspired by the theories of child development expert Howard Gardner, this curriculum recognizes that different children are smart in different ways.
Click here for more detail on our Tutor Time® LifeSmart™ curriculum. Or to read concrete data about how our program provides children with the developmental and educational skills needed for a successful transition into kindergarten and beyond, click here.
Lessons are designed to ensure that children grasp concepts in ways that are most meaningful to them. Classrooms include learning centers designed around these “smarts” to encourage independent discovery. So in addition to the 3 Rs, your child will learn to love learning.
For more detailed information regarding care, safety and education in our Pre-Kindergarten Room, click on the Virtual Tour. And to see how our program prepares your child for kindergarten, click here.
A pre-k day
7:25 a.m. — As you chat with the teacher, your daughter investigates oblong turquoise stones and green pinecones in the Nature Center.
9:10 a.m. — Math Smart Circle Time is fun — they weigh and measure a story book, a paint brush and a piece of rope and create a comparison graph.
10:20 a.m. — It’s Active Investigation Time! Your daughter chooses to make a necklace in the Art Center and dictate a story in the Language Center.
11:10 a.m. — In the Tutor Towne™ Village your daughter learns about geometry as she pretends to be a mechanic.
11:20 p.m. — What is responsibility? During Circle Time the class reads a book and explores this question.
12:00 p.m. — Yum! A nutritious lunch with friends.
1:20 p.m. — Soothing classical music plays in the background as your daughter naps on her cot.
3:00 p.m. — Sharing Our Stories at Afternoon Circle Time. Today, your daughter mimics a nature walk, stomping through tall grass and wading through mud.
3:40 p.m. — Slide, climb, jump — it’s playground time again!
4:20 p.m. — One... more... block! In the Block Center, your daughter’s tower reaches to the sky.
5:10 p.m. — Belting out a tune during Music and Movement Time.
5:40 p.m. — When you arrive to pick her up, your daughter bounces over to you, eager to tell you about her day.
