PlayTogether’s curriculum incorporates a variety of activities designed to encourage development and emotional growth in six areas: creative play, socialization, language skills, visual and sensory skills (art), rhythm or rhyming music skills and small group learning.

These activities can be made more or less complex based on the specific needs of each child and of the group as a whole. 
 
Pretend or Creative Play: 
A major component of our curriculum, our guided scenarios give children a backdrop to exercise their own creativity and spontaneous thing. The "make-believe" games promote the development of interactive skills and gross motor skills. Children love this aspect of the program and often use the pretend scenarios during their free time. This strengthens the social bonds of the children and allows for more sophisticated learning.
 
Social Skills Development:
A child that doesn't have social skills becomes an adult without social skills.  Learning and practicing phrases to say to their friends such as: "Stop - I do not like that" empowers children and builds self-confidence - a child that doesn't run to her parents every time she's unhappy. By incorporating social skills development into our activities, we provide opportunities to practice and master these skills. 

Science:
We use science throughout the day to develop critical reasoning skills. We encourage the children to think and predict and explore. We use hands on projects such as dyeing potatoes overnight or observing snowballs melt to enforce this. This is a core part of the program.
 
Language Building Skills:
Developing the abilities to listen to and follow directions are important new skills for young children. Our curriculum supports children as they develop the skills to remain focused on the teacher or group leader.  The use of "circle time" helps children to extend their attention span through the use of singing and music. Rhyming songs are a fun way for children to children learn sound recognition and build memory skills.

Art:
Art projects allow for creative exploration and supports sensory integration (for example, we paint on black paper using shaving cream mixed with glue - a three-dimensional project that allows for visual-perceptual exploration while building hand strength and pre-writing skills). 

Music:
The goal of this activity is the development of musical enjoyment and music skills. In a fun and playful atmosphere, children are introduced to musical language, theory, playing and singing. We will play percussion instruments and glockenspiels and we will sing and move. During the lessons children will learn:

• Musical songs and games
• Recognizing notes and reading music
• Rhythmical movement, eurhythmics
• Develop rhythmical sense
• Singing, pitch retention
• Familiarity with percussion instruments
• How to play together

Music will be taught by Vibe Normann Clausen (see about us for bio) once per week and by Nyla on the remaining days.
 
Small Group Learning: Small groups (based on age and ability) allow us to focus on the development of visual-perceptual learning and the beginnings of letter recognition.  Visual perception skills are practiced with puzzles, blocks, and related three-dimensional work.  Letter recognition is fostered through the use of the Itchy's Alphabet sensory integration learning system.  This is a rich curriculum that integrates sounds and pictures to enhance letter learning.