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Bluebirds
Ages 3 to 4 years old by 9/1
Students are required to be fully potty trained.
See Parent Handbook for details.
The Bluebirds classes build upon the skills learned in Hummingbirds, encouraging greater self-reliance and confidence in a school environment. Blue Birds continue to facilitate gross/fine motor development and increases focus on academics and readiness skills for our students.
Some of the important skills we focus on in Blue Birds:
Taking turns, active listening, sharing and showing empathy for others; multitasking and following directions; accepting praise, suggestions and corrections; building positive teacher-child, parent-child relationships
Independence in personal hygiene (e.g. hand washing, toileting and nose wiping); independence in opening snack, cleaning up and getting ready; sense of pride and accomplishment in achievements that encourages trying new things; communicating clearly with other children and adults.
Participating in group movement activities; playing organized games, walking a straight line, crossing the mid-line, pedaling, alternating feet when climbing stairs; catching a large ball.
Block and play-dough manipulation; beginning stringing and lacing beads; beginning writing skills (correctly holding a pencil); puzzles; finger plays and competency in use of materials (glue, paint, scissors).
Listening comprehension; introduction to sequencing, categorizing, patterning; associating spoken and written word; labeling objects; story telling; recognizing colors and basic shapes plus relationships of size and position; introduction to letters and phonics; counting skills and number recognition through 10; continuing exposure to science, social science and basic cooking lessons to explore our world; continuing introduction to our literary heritage through nursery rhymes, fairy tales and stories.
Pleasant Hill Community Center
320 Civic Drive
Pleasant Hill, CA
Ms. Emily and Ms. Brittany
Students are required to be fully potty trained.
See Parent Handbook for details.
The Bluebirds classes build upon the skills learned in Hummingbirds, encouraging greater self-reliance and confidence in a school environment. Blue Birds continue to facilitate gross/fine motor development and increases focus on academics and readiness skills for our students.
Important Skills
Some of the important skills we focus on in Blue Birds:
Socialization Skills
Taking turns, active listening, sharing and showing empathy for others; multitasking and following directions; accepting praise, suggestions and corrections; building positive teacher-child, parent-child relationships
Self-Help Skills
Independence in personal hygiene (e.g. hand washing, toileting and nose wiping); independence in opening snack, cleaning up and getting ready; sense of pride and accomplishment in achievements that encourages trying new things; communicating clearly with other children and adults.
Gross Motor Skills
Participating in group movement activities; playing organized games, walking a straight line, crossing the mid-line, pedaling, alternating feet when climbing stairs; catching a large ball.
Fine Motor Skills
Block and play-dough manipulation; beginning stringing and lacing beads; beginning writing skills (correctly holding a pencil); puzzles; finger plays and competency in use of materials (glue, paint, scissors).
Academics
Listening comprehension; introduction to sequencing, categorizing, patterning; associating spoken and written word; labeling objects; story telling; recognizing colors and basic shapes plus relationships of size and position; introduction to letters and phonics; counting skills and number recognition through 10; continuing exposure to science, social science and basic cooking lessons to explore our world; continuing introduction to our literary heritage through nursery rhymes, fairy tales and stories.
Location / Time
Pleasant Hill Community Center320 Civic Drive
Pleasant Hill, CA
Staff
Ms. Emily and Ms. Brittany