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Seattle, WA
Green Lake Preschool
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neighborhood: Green Lake/Wallingford · Telephone: (206) 525-7877 · Website: www.greenlakepreschool.org
General Approach to Learning
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Play-based |
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Play-based with some structure |
| Predominantly teacher-led instruction | |
| Montessori | |
| Waldorf | |
| Co-op | |
| Reggio-Emilia |
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Director's Comments
We are a child centered facility. We offer a structured curriculum, we offer children several choices of activities in which they can participate in.
Social Skills & Work Habits
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| Ability to listen and follow directions |
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| Ability to sit still for longer periods of time |
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| Ability to be a part of a group of children |
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| Self-sufficiency and independence |
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| Awareness of others’ feelings |
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| Cooperation with other children |
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Curriculum and Teaching Approach
| PLAY-BASED | PLAY-BASED WITH SOME STRUCTURE | MOSTLY TEACHER LED | NOT FORMALLY IN CURRICULUM | CONDUCIVE ENVIRONMENT | ||
| Language | Yes | |||||
| Oral language | - |
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| Nursery rhymes, poems, songs | - | - |
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| Storybook reading | - |
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| Emerging literacy skills | - |
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| Cognitive Development | n/a | |||||
| Math and number sense | - |
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| Time & space | - |
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| Sci. reasoning/physical world | - |
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| Music | - |
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| Visual arts |
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| Physical activity |
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| Other subjects taught | We offer gymnastics once a week as well as music instruction. | n/a | ||||
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Director's Comments
Each classroom posts the monthly curriculum in the classroom. Each room is given time to do lesson plans, themes for the month are also included in the monthly newsletter.
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