Preschool Learning

Bears is the introductory classroom into our Preschool building! Intended for ages 1.5 years to 2.5 years depending on age and developmental level of children. 

• Smooth Transition to Preschool: The Bears classroom serves as an important transition room, helping children move from the nursery building to preschool by introducing new routines, more structured activities, and social expectations, ensuring a smooth adjustment to the next stage in their development.

• Fostering Independence: Teachers encourage children to take on more responsibilities, such as tidying up toys, following simple directions, and making choices about their activities, helping to build self-confidence and autonomy as they prepare for preschool.

• Enhanced Exploration and Curiosity: The classroom offers a wide range of hands-on learning opportunities that encourage children to explore their surroundings, engage with new materials, and deepen their understanding of the world around them through sensory and creative activities.

• Advanced Learning Opportunities: The Bears classroom introduces more advanced concepts in areas like early math, letter recognition, and problem-solving, preparing children for the academic challenges of preschool while keeping learning fun and engaging.

• Language Development: Teachers focus on expanding children's vocabulary and communication skills, engaging in meaningful conversations, reading books, and encouraging verbal expression, which supports both language development and social interaction with peers.

Foxes is the second classroom at Little Raiders Preschool! This classroom serves our two year old age group.

• Support for Potty Training: The Foxes classroom provides a supportive and encouraging environment for children beginning their potty training journey. Teachers work closely with each child to ensure a positive and patient approach, promoting independence and confidence in this important milestone.

• Advanced Learning Opportunities: Teachers introduce more complex learning concepts, such as basic math, letter recognition, early writing skills, and social studies, helping children develop a strong educational foundation while keeping activities engaging and developmentally appropriate.

• Encouraging Growth and Independence: The classroom focuses on fostering both emotional and physical growth, helping children develop self-help skills, problem-solving abilities, and increased independence as they approach preschool age, preparing them for more structured learning environments.

• Language and Communication Development: Teachers actively promote language development through reading, storytelling, and conversations, encouraging children to express themselves clearly, expand their vocabulary, and improve their social communication skills with peers and adults.

• Preparing for Preschool: As children approach preschool age, the Foxes classroom emphasizes the development of key social skills, including cooperation, sharing, and following instructions, ensuring that children are well-prepared for the next steps in their educational journey.

The Wolves classroom is intended for children 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 years old!

• Continued Potty Training Support: In the Wolves classroom, children receive ongoing encouragement and guidance in their potty training journey, helping them gain confidence and independence as they complete this developmental milestone.

• Play-Based Academics: The classroom emphasizes play-based learning, allowing children to explore early academic concepts like letters, numbers, shapes, and basic problem-solving through fun, hands-on activities that engage their curiosity and creativity.

• Language Expression and Communication: Teachers foster language development by encouraging children to express themselves, expanding their vocabulary, and enhancing their communication skills through conversations, stories, and group activities.

• Social-Emotional Development: The Wolves classroom provides a supportive environment for children to strengthen social-emotional skills, such as sharing, taking turns, and expressing emotions, helping them build positive relationships with peers and navigate social interactions confidently.

• Larger Group Dynamics and Stability: With a larger group size, children learn to work and cooperate with a diverse range of peers, and the long-term teaching staff ensures consistency, familiarity, and stability, creating a secure and positive environment for learning and growth.

The Forest classroom is our pre-k readiness stopping point before children continue on to 4K in the school districts. This classroom is for older 3 to 4 year old children that miss the 4K age cut-off but still need the challenge to keep learning!

• Pre-K Readiness: The Forest classroom is designed to prepare children ages 3 to 5 for the transition to school, focusing on key areas such as early literacy, math concepts, and fine motor skills, ensuring they are academically ready for school.

• Structured Environment: The classroom provides a consistent daily routine with structured activities, which helps children feel secure and understand expectations, while promoting independence, responsibility, and time management skills.

• Continued Learning and Skill Development: Teachers build on foundational knowledge with more advanced academic concepts, offering a mix of hands-on learning experiences, creative activities, and problem-solving tasks to foster cognitive growth and academic curiosity.

• Social-Emotional Growth: The Forest classroom emphasizes the development of social-emotional skills, helping children learn to navigate peer relationships, practice empathy, share, and regulate their emotions in a group setting, ensuring they thrive in social environments.

• Community Classroom: With one teacher for the maximum of 13 children, the Forest classroom ensures personalized attention, allowing each child to receive the support they need while fostering a close-knit, community-oriented environment where children feel valued and engaged.

See School Age page for more information