Growing Strong, Confident, Capable Kids
Criteria
Children ages 3-5,
(must be 3 by September 1st)
Must be potty trained or working towards it.
*Begins August 18th
Tuition
$155/month
$50 registration fee due at registration
$50 supply fee due January 1st
Schedule
Tuesday & Thursday 9:30 am - 12 pm
-Free Play
-Story Time and Lesson
-Free Play
-Snack
-Learning Using Gross Motor Skills in the Big Gym
-Gross Motor Free Play in the Gym
Meet the Teachers
Teacher
Ms. Sammantha
Sammantha has a degree in Elementary Education and previously taught kindergarten. She has coached gymnastics for 15 years and is currently our Head Xcel Team coach. Sammantha and her husband Tyler have two children (Henry age 10 and Maeve age 5).
Teacher
Ms. Jillian
Jillian attends Ball State University and is majoring in Applied Behavioral Analysis. She has coach gymnastics for 7 years and is currently in charge of creating our preschool gymnastics lesson plans.
The Foundation of Minds in Motion
Minds in Motion was created when we realized there was a need for developmentally appropriate preschools in Anderson. We wanted to be able to create a preschool that centered around the idea that children learn best through playing, exploring and engaging with their environment.
We also know how important movement is for all children. Research suggests that promoting movement and activity in young children can help increase memory, perception, language, attention, emotion and even decision making. Studies show that when language is combined with movement, learning increases 90 percent! Therefore, our preschool strives to use play and movement to teach important early childhood skills (creativity, problem solving, letters, numbers, shapes, etc.)
How Will It Work?
The beginning of our day will be spent in our classroom with a majority of time being spent on free play. The children will be able to choose what and how they play with the materials that the teachers have carefully selected to meet that weeks themes/learning goals. During this time, teachers will help facilitate learning through the children’s play. After a short story and songs, we will have a healthy snack.
After snack, the second part of our day will be spent in the gym. We will start with a small teacher directed movement acitivity that goes with the days themes/learning goals. (i.e. letter or shape work). The children will then have a chance to free play in the gym.
