The Little School - Helping foster a healthy childhood of wonder and learning
 
 
Curriculum: A Day At The Little School
 
  • ART: Easel painting, watercolor, collage; paper, clay, markers, crayons, gluing, and whatever else we can think of!
 
"Hey, your painting matches your dress!"
 
 
  •  SCIENCE: hills, dirt, vegetable gardens, water, lizards, bugs, trees, turtle, chickens; plus ducks and lakes nearby. We theorize and investigate and then we test our theories.
 
hummingbird nest
Little hummingbird eggs on our patio
 
 
  • MUSIC: Singing, listening to CD's, playing musical instruments,marching and claping... find the beat! 
 
  • DANCING: Everyday... we've got the moves!
 
The beautiful ballerinas "rock out"!
 
 
  • MATH: Puzzles, measuring tools, blocks, counting games, matching games, water play, stacking, sorting, balance, physics (roll ball down ramp)
 
 
  • LITERACY: Books, stories, letters, puppets, many types of writing tools: we use the "Handwriting Without Tears"  method to teach writing skills
 
 
 
 
  • COMMUNITY: We walk around neighborhood and to the Santee Lakes, visiting with friends and neighbors and their pets. Beach with all families in summer (La Jolla Shores), field trips to special places year-round.
 
At the beach with The Little School families
 
ALSO.....
  • Many  appropriate, quality playthings and learning materials for every developmental level.
  • Individualized curriculum for each child
  • Child-sizes toilets and sinks for ease of hygiene and potty learning
  • We also teach table manners; you'll be AMAZED!!
 
We learn and play all day