Spiritual-Cognitive-Social-Emotional-Physical Development

Scope and Sequence
Harbour Tugboats is pleased to offer A-Beka’s challenging Christian-based phonetics program.

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Program Goals

Because children process information in a variety of ways, Harbour Tugboats is designed with goals and learning objectives which serve to develop the whole child, Spirit, Soul, and Body. Each classroom is not only arranged to accelerate skill level. Teacher observations will focus on HOW children process information, the strategies they develop for creative and critical thinking during problem solving, and their selection of enrichment center activities for talent development within the classroom environment. Age-appropriate developmental goals and learning objectives are:

TWO’s

1. Basic Care
• Guided assistance in hygiene, Handwashing, infection control, Toilet procedures
• Locker (personal items), Individual pacing, ownership
• Kitchen aides, food, diet. .
2. Communication Skill
• Language skills, Grammar enriched Word picture books, Name games, Creative Dramatics
• Memory songs, verses
• Sign Language
• Spanish
3. Motor Skill
• Refine large muscle coordination: Outdoor play Tag, Circle games
• Enhance fine motor skills Activity/Learning Center Sand/Water tables Finger puppets, Art/ Butcher paper
4. Social Skills
• Define relationships, Helpful, other-oriented Family/friend poster Sensitive to feelings
5. Sensory Awareness
• Enhance Perception: Nature settings, Nature sounds, Binoculars, Prisms, Basic Food Groups, taste tests
6. Mathematic/Logic Skill
• Measurement/Mixing, Tape measures, yard sticks, scales,
• Symbolic/Cause-Effect, Sand/Water table

PRE-SCHOOL (3-5 year olds)

1. Basic Care:
• Provide Care, Individual attention, space
• Guided training in hygiene, teeth, hair, clothes, Handwashing, sinks, toilet-training, Clean Lockers
• Kitchen aides
• Intro to Safety: Fire Station, Outdoor Play area Field trips, Public safety speakers
2. Communication Skill
• Introduce Creative Drama Skills; Stage, Puppet Theatre, Videos, Camcorder, Creative Expression Imitation of characters Microphone, Puppets Vocal Skills
• Sign Language
• Spanish
3. Motor Skill
• Fine Motor: Enhance eye-hand coordination
• Computer station: Computer, learning program
• Music Lab: Instruments, recorders
4. Social Skill:
• Enhance cooperative learning, Group projects in Art/Science/Social Butcher paper/supplies
5. Academic Skill
• Stimulate Discovery/Inquiry
• Science/Math Centers, Experiment kits, Math manipulatives, Logic, Problem solving, Perseverance
• Develop writing skills Word/letter centers, Letter shapes, Boards, markers
6. Leadership Skill:
• Leaders as Servants: leadership traits
• Characteristics: Intelligence, Predicting, Decision Making, Social Skills, Learning & Academics, Planning & Time Management
• Multi-talent enrichment centers , Screen, Identify, Nurture talents

Learning Enrichment Centers provide opportunity for students to practice skill development while expanding their interests. Centers are designed to reinforce lesson objectives and enhance talent development. Developed from a Multiple-Intelligence theory, in which intelligence is not measured by a paper-pencil test, each teacher-monitored center emphasizes a specific strength or combination of strengths regarding how children solve problems, and the fluency in which they create within various environments. Howard Gardner, Professor of Education and Co-director of Project Zero at Harvard University has designated these basic intelligences as:

Linguistic: Language/Verbal -Rhymes, talkative, word puzzles, tongue-twisters, letter games
Logical-Mathematical: Advanced reasoning, number patterns, systematic, sequential puzzles.
Spatial: Designs visual patterns, organizes objects, takes things apart to reassemble, early recognition of color-line-texture, thinks in three dimensions, attention to detail, physical space.
Musical: Remembers/composes melodies, taps rhythm patterns, reproduces accurate pitches, experiments with different sounds.
Bodily-Kinesthetic: Mirrors dance steps, masters physical skill independently, advanced sensory awareness, processes by touch.
Interpersonal: Prefers group activities, organizes activities and others, strong sense of justice, expresses feelings openly, meets own needs through others, other oriented.
Intrapersonal: Independent, resourceful, advanced sense of humor, confident, risk taker, persistent in personal interest goals, plays creatively.
Naturalist: Prefers nature, outdoor adventures, space, wildlife.

Several learning centers may be going on at one time in the classroom. Under the teacher's observation, children learn concepts from “hands-on manipulatives,” such as patterning, sequencing (what comes next), matching, geometric shapes, sizes, spatial relationships, lacing and tying, weighing and measuring, estimation, counting, number words, beginning and ending, sounds, more and less comparisons. The materials used for children to learn these concepts are bright, colorful, and age-appropriate. No center should have more than two children working at a time. As the children complete one center, then they will rotate around the room to the other centers. Enrichment centers are also offered during “quiet activities.”
Multiple Intelligence learning Centers are described as the following:

• MASTERPIECE CENTER (Spatial/ Bodily Kinesthetic/Naturalist) Free art activities are coordinated with weekly lessons. Free art paper, magazines, paint, scissors, crayons, and paint are offered in the art center. Children create nature scenes, self/family portraits for their portfolios.
• CONNECT THE BLOCKS (Spatial/Bodily-Kinesthetic/Linguistic/Logical-Mathematical) In the block center children can build and construct using Lego's, various wooden and connecting blocks. Miniature people and animals encourage imagination and communication skills. MATH BLOCKS develop understanding of numerical concepts, serialization, comparing, counting, sequencing, and number recognition.
• WISE-ENSTEIN’S LAB (Logical-Mathematical/ Naturalist/Linguistic/Inter-Intrapersonal) Our Lab is a practice center for reinforcement of Scientific Method equipped with prisms, magnifying glasses, rocks, shells, sand bags, water balloons, and balancing scales to encourage discovery and exploring. Teachers also do group science experiments and activities such as sink/float, observation of ant farms, plants and seeds, indoor/outdoor nature walks, hair-eye color charts, shadow size graphs, sea life, weather station, and liquid & solids.
• BALANCING ACT (Bodily-Kinesthetic/Logical-Mathematical)Using the balance scales children practice weighing, measuring, and estimating how many, and how much with various objects such as water, noodles, beads, or other lesson related objects provided at the center.
• DESIGN-A-WHILE (Spatial/Bodily-Kinesthetic)Children distinguish between shapes and color recognition while creating freely or following designs from attribute patterns. This strengthens eye-hand coordination as well as spatial intelligence for designing with shapes.
• MATCH-A- BEADIE (Logical-Mathematical/Spatial)This math center in disguise allows children to enjoy sewing and lacing geometric bead shapes onto a string in various patterns. Using attribute beads and activity cards children develop sequencing skills. Weekly lessons can be reinforced using specific shapes and colors.
• IMAGINATION STATION!(Linguistic/Musical/Spatial/Naturalist/Interpersonal/ Intrapersonal) Creative play and imagination provide children opportunities to enjoy role playing using “donated” hats, shoes, jewelry, multi-cultural costumes, play money and telephones in this center. We learn how to set the table and take care of a family, be a doctor, nurse, business person, teacher, veterinarian, park ranger, work at the bank, and even have tea with Her Royal Majesty, Queen Esther. Tugboat teachers also use this opportunity to reinforce proper manners.
• BOOK-BIN (Linguistic/Spatial/Intrapersonal) The reading center is a quiet place to rest and enjoy a good book. The book center has a flannel board with felt objects where the children can create their own stories. Puppets are also in the book center. Each child is asked to bring photographs of their families at the beginning of the year. The children make a photo album as part of their Comfort Kit.
• ALL ABOARD! (Bodily-Kinesthetic/Interpersonal/Spatial/Musical) Children love train engine sets. Creating various track patterns children manipulate trains over bridges, through tunnels and underpasses, and even dramatic train wrecks. Thomas the Tank videos present adventurous situations for problem-solving and the characters are familiar to the children.