Three and Four Year Old Program

Three Four Open the Door is committed to educating the whole child using an individualized approach to teaching and learning. Our program focuses on the academic as well as the creative, moral, and physical development of our children.

Through both play and structured activities, children acquire the concepts and skills necessary for higher learning. Their communication and language skills are facilitated through both small and large group activities.

Language Arts
Phonemic awareness is fostered through our kinesthetic approach to learning. Each week our many projects and activities focus upon a special letter and its sound. Each letter is accompanied by a puppet and song facilitating the sound symbol connection. A cooking project, taken home and enjoyed by the entire family, is also a weekly favorite.

Creative Writing is addressed weekly in our weekend journal. Recognizable art corresponding to each journal entry is initially facilitated by a teacher. Our Choice Time and Science projects also correspond to our special letter each week. Children learn in a language-enriched environment. Each classroom has its own wide range of books. Teachers read selected literature to their classes daily.

Mathematics
Numeration is taught through our practical approach to early math concepts, using an application rich curriculum:
• One to one correspondence
• More and less
• Patterning
• Graphing
• Beginning addition and subtraction through number stories

Cultural Arts
Through our Cultural Arts program children travel to five different countries each year. They acquire knowledge of each country’s geography, ecosystem, culture, customs, language and cuisine in relation to the world and themselves.

World Languages
Conversational Spanish is taught through an interactive curriculum using songs, stories and props

Hand Writing
Hand Writing and fine motor strength are addressed each day through a developmentally appropriate hand writing program. Individual growth is assessed frequently and changes made to each child’s program when determined to be appropriate.

The Arts
Art, Music and Drama are important elements of education. Students draw, paint and sculpt. They are introduced to a wide variety of artists and musicians, techniques, instruments and sounds. They learn to perform in groups, sometimes making their own instruments. Our students act in classroom plays as well as create and perform in our bi-annual all school productions.

Physical Education
Daily outdoor activities take place on our play structures.