Intermediate (3-4 yrs)

Three-year-olds are more secure, and ready for a higher level of challenge.

Intermediate teachers weave together fun and learning in a way that helps young students begin to acquire pre-reading and pre-math skills. Skills learned during this period include recognizing letter names, catching a bounced ball and beginning to understand the concept of yesterday, today and tomorrow.

	Language and Literacy Your child will experiment with different letter sounds and start to explore characters and story plots.		Wellness Using the award-winning SPARK program, your child will participate in physical activities that will require require more body control. Your child will develop fine motor skills by taking part in age-appropriate writing activities.
	Mathematics Your child will continue to explore simple number concepts such as more and less. Center activities will allow your child to practice comparing, classifying and measuring.		Music  Activities will encourage your child to clap and move in time to the beat, sing songs and identify similar sounds.
	The World and Me Group and circle games help your child to follow directions, take turns and develop friendships. Your child is also beginning to make conscious choices about preferences and behavior.		Art Teachers will provide your child with opportunities to trace and copy simple shapes and explore various art techniques that include folding, cutting, bending and coloring.
	Spanish Your child will grow more familiar with the Spanish culture and language, with stories and activities that feature more Spanish words.		My Community & Environment We will introduce the concept of community by discussing similarities and differences in families and homes. Teachers will explain what community helpers do, and introduce your child to the concept of experiments.