Curriculum

Building a strong foundation for many years of learning ahead!

We play to learn at Ready River Preschool!

What We Do & Why it Works

We use a variety of learning tools to teach young minds including music and movement, dramatic play, arts & crafts, and most of all, FUN! We cater to ALL learning styles. Hear it. See it. Say it. Try it. This kind of environment creates endless exposure for your child to thrive!

We play for a PURPOSE. Everything is intentional

Each week at Ready River Preschool, we prepare the classroom with ALL new activities, learning stations, and crafts in association with the letter of the week. We encourage freedom of choice

Experienced Educators & Community Collaboration

Our teachers at Ready River Preschool are well versed in early childhood development. We have built an outstanding program with years of support and collaboration with Lee Pesky, Idaho Stem Action Center, Kuna Early Learning Collaborative & Erikson Institute.

Arts & Crafts

Each week, we practice cutting, fine motor skills, coloring, painting and following directions with a letter of the week craft! We also do a weekly craft that encourages creativity and sensory play with things like noodles for the letter N, q-tips for the letter Q, and much more!

Music & Movement

Research shows that children need to actively & simultaneously use as many of their senses as they can when they learn & practice. We incorporate daily ABC songs that highlight the letter of the week, counting to 100 and fun songs of the day!

Letter Bags

Each week your child picks 2 or 3 things from home to share with the class that coincide with the letter of the week. This extends the learning to your home environment and creates space for your child to share what they are learning about at Ready River Preschool. Your child will build confidence as they share their items each week with the class!

Animals

Ready River Preschool is located on several acres in Kuna, ID! We have a unique country farm environment for your child to learn and explore animals of all kinds. A few of our visitors (of course depending on the letter of the week) throughout the year are:

cows, chickens (we even get to watch them hatch) ducks, peacocks, quail, pheasants, and guineas, rabbits, llamas, kittens, puppies

Field Trips

We love field trips at Ready River Preschool! Here are a few of our favorites:

Local pumpkin patch
Kuna CIty FIre Station
Children’s Museum
Ridley’s Grocery Store
Kuna City Police Station
Popcorn shop in Kuna, ID

Recess

When the weather permits, children at Ready River Preschool enjoy a variety of outdoor activities during recess time including:

Playhouse
Swings
Jungle bars & climbing dome
Plasma cars & other riding toys
Tether ball
Hula-hoops
Basketball
Chalk & more!

Dramatic Play

Each week our dramatic play area is transformed to align with the letter of the week. Some of our classroom favorites are:

C- Cupcakes & Camping
D- Dinosaur Dig
I- Ice Cream Shop
G- Grocery Store
P – Pizza Shop
R- Restaurant

Science

We encourage children to investigate the world around them by observing many different objects and materials at our science station. We explore through magnifying glasses, science experiments, and stem activities.

Sensory Bins

Sensory bins encourage sensory exploration and can help children regulate by engaging their senses. Our sensory bins are letter themed and we incorporate many different substrates for our preschoolers to explore.

Listening Station

Children can follow along and listen to a book of their choice at the listening station! Reading to young children can develop their comprehension skills and encourages a love for books and storytelling.

Letter & Exploration

Hear it, See it, Say it, Try it- we cater to all learning styles for your child to learn their letter names and sounds. We build letters, we write letters, we listen to letter names and sounds. We write with pencils and write letters in salt and and shaving cream and sand.

Write the Room

Cards with pictures and words hidden around the room, kids get a clipboard and paper with all the words on it that they have to look for. When they find it they trace the word or write it on their own