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Pre-K and Young Fives Program

Sunny Pointe’s Pre-K and Young Fives program in Northville, Michigan offers a literacy-rich, home-like classroom that builds confidence and kindergarten readiness for children age 4 through school age.

Our Pre-K and Young Fives program welcomes children beginning at age 4 and supports them through their final year before kindergarten. The program builds naturally on the experiences children have in Preschool while providing additional opportunities for independence, problem-solving, early academics, and kindergarten readiness.

Children continue to learn through hands-on activities, Learning Centers, small-group experiences, stories, art, music, and play. As they progress through the program, they strengthen early reading, writing, and math skills while becoming more confident with classroom routines, working independently, participating in groups, and developing positive relationships with others.

Our Pre-K program is led by Ms. Shelley, who has been part of the Sunny Pointe family for 14 years. She holds a degree in Early Childhood Education and brings several years of kindergarten teaching experience to the classroom. Her experience helps create a warm, supportive environment that prepares children for the expectations of elementary school while still recognizing the importance of play and childhood.

By the time children leave Sunny Pointe for kindergarten, our goal is for them to feel confident, capable, excited about learning, and ready for their next adventure.

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The Pre-K and Young Fives 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

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A Literacy Rich Classroom

Teacher and children playing a game with large dice at a table

Discovery (Math and Science)

Group of young children playing with rhythm sticks together

Music and Movement

Teacher helping a young girl with an activity at a classroom computer

Computers

Children in aprons and chef hats baking together at a kitchen counter

Cooking

Teacher and children exploring nature together outdoors

Outdoor Recess

Adult and toddler stacking colorful blocks together on the floor

Blocks and Manipulative's

Young child scooping material in a sensory play bin

Sensory

Classroom reading corner with colorful book baskets on a shelf

Library

Child playing pretend veterinarian with a stuffed animal toy

Dramatic Play

The Sunny Pointe Curriculum is designed to foster a positive attitude in your child views towards themselves and learning. This can be best achieved through cooperation between the home and school with open communication and support. Teachers and parents working together produce the best possible development experience for your child.
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What to Look for in a Classroom

Your child needs to learn and develop in a literacy rich classroom. Here is a list of what Sunny Pointe offers and what you should come to expect from your child’s classroom.
  • Literacy as a focus of instruction
  • Reading, writing, listening, mathematics, and science centers
  • Students reading throughout the print-rich environment
  • Shared reading with a focus on one-to-one correspondence
  • (finger to word) and directionality daily
  • Lots of rhythm and rhyme activities to develop phonemic awareness
  • Large group, small group, and individual instruction
  • Writing daily with the individual needs of students considered
  • Teachers reading to students daily
  • Journal writing
  • Children rereading massive amounts of familiar books
  • Ongoing assessment of student progress

Routine

  • Morning
  • After Lunch
  • Afternoon

Morning

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
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After Lunch

The morning is followed by an art project based on the week’s theme from 12:00 pm to 12:30 pm.
12:00–12:30 pmArt Project (based on weekly theme)
12:30–1:00 pmGroup Time, Sticker Chart, Outside Play
1:00–1:30 pmSilent Reading and Resting Time
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Afternoon

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 pmAfternoon Learning Centers (Coloring sheets, play-dough, project)
2:15–2:45 pmMusic and Movement
3:00–6:00 pmLatch Key
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