Overview

At STEM Preschool engaging, educational, and creative lesson plans are shaped by growing, curious, and active minds.

Curriculum

Scientific Investigations, Reasonings, and Logic

• Scientific method
• Record observation using both pictures and words
• 5 senses
• Chemical and Physical Reaction Force, Motion, Energy
• Push vs Pull
• Magnets
• Ramps
• Speed
• States of matter
• Gas
• Solid
• Water
• Sink and Float
• Water absorption
• Different Bodies of water
• Human Body
• Body Anatomy
• Health and exercise
• Food groups
• Living vs. Non-Living
• Characteristic of living organisms
• Animals
• Land, air, and ocean animals
• Animal Life Cycles
• Animal needs
• Mammals, Reptiles, amphibians
• Insects, spiders, bugs
• Insect Life Cycles
• Plant life cycle
• Plant needs
• Dinosaurs/Reptiles
• Types of Dinosaurs
• Carnivores, Herbivores, Omnivores
• Earth
• 7 continents
• Layers of the earth
• Rocks, Minerals, and Landforms
• Moon
• Phases of the moon
• Sun
• Planets
• Stars
• Star constellations Earth Patterns, Cycles, Changes
• Sunrise /sunset
• Weather
• Seasons
• Water Cycles
• Volcanos
• Natural Disasters (tornadoes, hurricanes, etc.)
• Recycle
• Exploring Nature
• Making a connection to the outside world
• Robotics
• Computer Science
• Algorithms and Programming
• Computing Systems
• Snap circuits
• Cybersecurity
• Design, build, and Create
• Bridges
• Machines
• Developing and using models
• Recognize different types of building and structures
• Natural made worlds vs human made world
• Blueprints Number and Number Sense
• addition and subtraction
• Identify numbers 0-30
• Read, write, and represent numbers from 0-30
• one to one correspondence number 1-20
• Count forward orally by ones from 0 to 100
• Count forward orally to 100 by 1's, 5's, and 10's
• Count backward orally by ones when given any numbers 1 and 15
• Compare and order number set from least to greatest and greatest to least
• Fractions Computation and Estimation
• Solve single step story and picture problems with sums to 10-15 and differences within 10-15, using manipulatives Measurement and Geometry
• Identify, penny, nickel, dime, and quarter
• Identify dollar bills 1, 5, 10.
• Identify number of pennies equivalent to a nickel, a dime, and a quarter
• Identify 2D and 3D shapes
• Compare object or events by length, height, weight, temperature, volume and time.
• Clock Probability and Statistics
• Organize, collect, data
• Graphs, pictures graphs, Patterns, Functions, and Algebra
• AB, AABB, ABC
• Sort objects by one attribute
• Recognition Famous artists
• Singing and dancing
• Understand high/low pitch and rhythm
• Beat recognition
• Playing instruments
• Recognition of wind and percussion instruments.
• Demonstrating the difference between the singing voice and the speaking voice
• Paint
• Color
• Draw
• Stamping
• Photography
• Cultural art
• Textures
• Patterns
• Fine motor skills
• Digital art
• Communities
• Transportation
• Maps/Globes
• Recognize past and present events
• Bodies of water
• Landforms
• use simple maps and globes
• Positional Words
• Community Leaders
• Local neighborhood
• STEM Occupations
• Classroom Jobs
• Social skills
• Self-help skills
• Presidents
• Holidays

Additional Information

Application Fee:

Please complete your application form located to the right. It is a requirement for each student to complete the application form and submit the $85 non-refundable application fee via PayPal before registering.

Registration Fee:

A one time non-refundable fee of $400 is due when your child has been offered a spot at SPS. In addition, half of your child's first month's tuition (non-refundable) is due when fully enrolled.

Waitlist Policy:

Your $85 application fee will hold a spot for your child on the wait-list if space in the requested classroom is unavailable. You will be notified once a spot is available for your child.