C

Cubs

8 Weeks – 12 Months

Teddy’s Ladder’s two month old infants begin their love of learning with nursery rhymes, games, sign language, exercise and baby massage. Learning objectives include developing fine/gross motor skills, language development, cognitive skills and social emotional development.

  • A.M. and P.M. stroller rides
  • Music time with singing, instruments and puppets
  • Weekly signing cards sent home with parents
  • Story time – individual and group
  • Creative art projects
  • Daily reports with detailed comments and activities listed
  • Color and shape of the month
  • Infants conversation (body parts, animals, and other items in the environment)
  • Puppet play
  • Bulletin boards with child’s art displayed Photos displayed
Cubs
T

Teddys

12 – 18 Months

Teddy’s Ladder’s Teddies curriculum introduces your toddler to an academic readiness environment IThe academic rotation includes developing fine/gross motor skills, color/shape/letter/ number recognition, creative expression/music appreciation and language/social/cognitive development.

  • Creative art project
  • Daily reports with detailed comments and activities listed
  • Use of puppets for story time and playtime
  • Structured music and movement time with singing and puppets
  • Structured outside activity
  • Color, shape and number of the month
  • Puppet play
  • Bulletin boards with child’s art displayed
  • Daily academic rotation
  • Fine and gross motor development
Teddys
K

Koalas

18 – 24 Months

Teddy’s Ladder’s Koalas curriculum introduces your toddler to an academic readiness environment. The academic rotation includes developing fine/gross motor skills, color/shape/letter/ number recognition, creative expression and music appreciation and language/social/ cognitive/emotional development.

  • Weekly lesson plans sent home with parents
  • Creative art project
  • Daily reports with detailed comments and activities listed
  • Music and movement time with singing and puppets
  • Outside organized activity
  • Color, shape, number and letter of the week
  • Days of the week review
  • Weather review
  • Beginners writing – trace or write line and circles
  • Bulletin boards with child’s art displayed
  • Show-and-tell every Friday
  • Daily Academic rotation
  • Fine and gross motor development
  • Weekly music class
Koalas
P

Pandas

2 – 3 Year Olds

Teddy’s Ladder’s Pandas curriculum introduces your child to an academic readiness environment. The academic rotation includes math and science skills, letter/color, shape, number and name recognition, creative expression and music appreciation, language/cognitive/social emotional development and Spanish.

  • Weekly lesson plan sent home with parents
  • Daily reports with detailed comments
  • Weekly Spanish Class
  • Weather review
  • Days of week review
  • Months of year review
  • Beginners writing -trace lines, circles and name Cutting lines with safety scissors
  • Weekly music class
  • Weekly Spanish class
  • Name Cards for name recognition
  • Color, shape, number and letter of the week
  • Beginners phonics (letter sounds)
  • Fine and gross motor development
  • Creative art work
  • Music and movement
  • Outside organized activity
  • Daily academic rotation
  • Show-and-tell every Friday
  • Bulletin boards with child’s art displayed
Pandas
P

Preschool

3 – 4 Year Olds

Teddy’s Ladder’s Preschool curriculum introduces your child to an academic readiness environment. The academic rotation includes developing reading, writing, math, science and social studies.

  • Weekly homework
  • Weekly Spanish Class
  • Weather review
  • Days of week review
  • Months of year review
  • Writing/tracing letters, name, numbers etc.
  • Cutting with safety scissors
  • Name Cards for name recognition
  • Color, shape, number and letter of the week
  • Phonics (letter sounds)
  • Creative art projects
  • Music and movement
  • Outside organized activity
  • Daily academic rotation
  • Fine and gross motor development
  • Show-and-tell every Friday
  • Bulletin boards with child’s art displayed
Preschool
K

Pre-K

4 – 5 Year Olds

Teddy’s Ladder’s Pre-K curriculum gets your child ready for Kindergarten with an academic readiness environment. The academic rotation includes math, science skills, social skills, recognizing sight words and blending sounds. Before the end of the school year, you can expect your child to perform simple addition and subtraction, read and write simple sentences and comprehend stories. Teddy’s Ladder utilizes Houghton Mifflin Pre-K curriculum which is a “hands-on, minds-on curriculum that aligns with key critical Pre-K learning goals. This comprehensive, intergrated program provides children with the foundational skills they need to succeed as life long learners.

  • Weekly Spanish class
  • Pledge of Allegiance every morning
  • Weather review
  • Days of week review
  • Months of year review
  • Writing/tracing lines, letters, name, numbers etc.
  • Cutting with saftey scissors
  • Weekly music class
  • Math worksheets (addition, subtraction, fractions etc.)
  • Phonics worksheets
  • Beginner reading books
  • Daily math/science activities including sequencing
  • Name Cards for name recognition
  • Color, shape, number and letter of the week
  • Phonics (letter sounds)
  • Creative art
  • Music and movement
  • Counting to 100 by 2’s, S’s, and lO’s
  • Daily academic rotation
  • Fine and gross motor development
  • Outside organized activity
  • Show-and-tell every Friday
  • Bulletin boards, child’s art and classwork display
Pre-K
K

Kindergarten

Teddy’s Ladder Kindergarten program prepares your child for Kindergarten with an academic readiness environment. The kindergarten academic rotation includes; circle time morning routine, math, phonics, reading, science and social skills. Before the end of the school year, you can expect your child to perform basic math skills and be able to read and write simple sentences. This comprehensive, intergrated program provides children with foundational skills they’ll need to succeed as a life long learner.

  • Daily academic rotation
  • Weekly Spanish Class (Fall session Only)
  • Morning Circle Time Routine
  • Incudes: The Pledge of Allegiance, A review over Weather, Days of the week, Months of the year, The colors, shapes and numbers.
  • Fine and gross motor development skills, Classroom Safety
  • Writing
  • Letter and Sound Recognition
  • Sight Word Recognition
  • Story Comprehension
  • Early Readers Level Reading
  • Number Recognition through 100
  • Number Value
  • Basic Addition and Subtraction Skill – Single and double digit
  • Skip counting to 100
  • Telling Time
  • Creative Art Projects
  • Music and Movement
  • Outside Activities
  • Show and Tell Every Friday
  • Bulletin boards showcasing children’s work
Kindergarten

Children are eligible for enrollment at Teddy’s Ladder if they are between the ages of two months and five years, provided programming and enrollment space exists.