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The Sunny Pointe Young Five Program is designed for children who have been in a preschool program for two years and do not meet the age requirement for the public school kindergarten. Children in Michigan must be five years of age by December 1st or they may not begin kindergarten in the fall of that school year.
The Sunny Pointe “Kindergarten” curriculum, in keeping with our philosophy, provides a comfortable home-like setting giving children a sense of security and consistency.
The kindergarten program addresses all aspects of a child’s development including sensory, fine motor & gross motor development, cognitive communication development, and social-emotional & self-help skills development. The program addresses these areas with the following experiences
A typical day begins at 9:00 am with the opening circle during which time the children hear a story, practice counting, recite days of the week, view weather graph, etc.. They will also practice the song of the week, learn letter and number recognition. The morning continues with a snack and learning centers. The morning activities are completed by 12:00 pm.
| 7:00-8:30 am | Arrival & breakfast |
| 8:00-9:00 am | Free Play |
| 9:15-9:30 am | Circle Time (Story, calendar, weather graph, patterns, counting) |
| 9:30-9:45 am | Snack |
| 9:45-10:45 am | Learning Center Time (Literacy, Mathematics, Science, Creative) |
| 10:45-11:10 am | Clean-up & Group Time (letter of the week, reading, writing) |
| 11:15-11:45 am | Lunch |
| 11:45-12:00 am | Free time |
| 12:00–12:30 pm | Art Project (based on weekly theme) |
| 12:30–1:00 pm | Group Time, Sticker Chart, Outside Play |
| 1:00–1:30 pm | Silent Reading and Resting Time |
The afternoon includes a snack, learning centers, outdoor recess or group game and ending circle. Learning centers make up the largest portion of the daily schedule in the classroom. Learning centers provide an opportunity for your child to develop hands-on reinforcement of concepts and skills that have been introduced in a whole-group setting. Young children learn best through active exploration and concrete experience. The experiences focused on include literacy, art, blocks, sensory (sand and water), music and movement, discovery (math and science), dramatic play, games (small and large groups), cooking, and gymnastics.
| 1:30–2:15 pm | Afternoon Learning Centers (Coloring sheets, play-dough, project) |
| 2:15–2:45 pm | Music and Movement |
| 3:00–6:00 pm | Latch Key |
