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Preschool/Kindergarden Education in Sentree Gold Velly
Drama Club
Your little drama kings and queens will love this one as it is a fun and productive way to use up their dramatic energies.
What Your Child Will Learn
Drama club helps your child develop physical, artistic, social and public speaking skills. It also helps to improve a childʼs memory and improvisation skills. Often, shy children who have a talent for acting become more confident and social through drama club.
Preschool/Kindergarden Education

Maths
- Identifying numbers 1 to 10
- Counting from 1 to 10
- Corresponding objects one-to-one
- Sorting objects by various attributes (colours, shapes, sizes, etc.)
- Identifying and creating patterns (AB, AABB, ABAB, etc.)
- Understanding sizes (small, medium, large, etc.)
- Specifying shapes (circle, triangle, rectangle, square, etc.)
- Matching various items (symbols, patterns, shapes, etc.)
- Determining things that are the same or different
- Understanding the terms “more,” “less,” and “same”
- Understanding time (night and day)
Literacy
- Familiarity with the alphabet, connecting letter names and the sounds they
make - Recognizing their name and learning to spell and write their name
- Learning to hold a pencil, crayon, or marker correctly
- Retelling a story in their own words
- Drawing a picture and explaining the story or experience
- Answering questions about a story they were told
- Repeating and memorizing nursery rhymes and finger plays
- Understanding the format of reading from left to right and holding a book
right-side-up - Building their vocabulary by listening and repeating new words
- Practicing visual discrimination by looking at a picture and understanding
what it portrays - Sequencing practise about what comes first, next, and last
- Continue to practice and develop fine motor skills by playing with clay,
using scissors, writing with pencils and crayons, building with legos, etc.
Science
- Exploration with scientific tools like magnets, microscopes, magnifying
glasses, and prisms - Learning to observe nature quietly on nature walks or gardening
experiences - Watching insects and seeing how they behave
- Watching a plant grow, from planting the seed to watering and making a
daily note or picture of how it changes - Looking outside and identifying the weather, season, and daily changes
throughout the year - Learning to measure and mix ingredients for a special snack time
- Learning about basic colours and exploring mixing colours and marking
- how they change by drawing pictures
- Exploring everything, using all five senses
- Picking an animal to investigate and explore. Studying how they live, where
- they sleep, what kind of food they eat, and even how they groom
themselves, as well as relationships with others of their kind
Creative arts
- Exploring various means of art, like drawing, painting, sculpting, weaving,
collage, etc. - Using and exploring a variety of materials (crayons, watercolours, textured
paint, pencils, markers, clay, chalk, charcoals, etc.) - Mixing paint colours
- Learning traditional songs and creating hand motions or dance movements
to accompany them - Exploring and using musical instruments, like rhythms sticks, xylophones,
and shakers - Finding other materials to practice rhythm and having a visual way to see
it through scarves or bean bags - Creating a play with a simple storyline or recreating a familiar story
Dramatizing Old MacDonaldʼs Farm and making a barnyard by imitating
animals
Social skills
- Critical thinking and problem-solving
- Group projects
- Practicing manners and say, “please,” “thank you,” “excuse me,” and basic
table manners - Learning to verbally express needs
- Being independent and cleaning up their snack spot, using tissues, putting
away napping items, etc. - Being able to express their personal information, like full name, age,
school, and where they live by city, province, and country - Exploring what kinds of people work in their town and what kinds of jobs
they have - Identifying types of transportation