CURRICULUM

 
PALS has a theme-based curriculum.

Teachers plan age-appropriate activities around such themes as

    * Animals
    * Colors
    * Community Helpers
    * Families
    * Food and Cooking
    * Holidays and Seasons
    * Weather

PALS publishes a calendar/newsletter each month with that month's themes listed.

 Activities coordinated around each theme include art, crafts, music, games, stories, fine motor, large motor, science, pre-math, social skills, and visual discrimination.

In our curriculum, we balance the child's need for free-play and creative choices with his need for structure and teacher-directed play.

The amount of teacher-directed activity varies with the ages of the children.