Join us for our Open Day
on 3rd April 2017 between 10:00am to 12noon
at Mount Street Neighbourhood House, 6 Mount Street, Glen Waverely, 3150
&
on 4th April 2017 between 10:00am to 12noon
at St. Johns Uniting Church, Beverely Road, Heidelberg
Pre-Pep Programme – CLEVER CATERPILLARS at Think Smart Learning centre
What it is all about…..
The Pre-Prep programme at Think Smart is focussed on building a foundation for young children who are getting ready for the School in 1-2 years’ time.
The programme aims to make literacy as easy and interesting for kids as never before! Our Clever Caterpillars (Clev-Cats) curriculum is based on the renowned ‘Little Learners Love Literacy’ programme (originally designed by Maureen Pollard).
The programme complements learning at conventional Kinder and provides a head start to children at school. Children start the school with never ending enthusiasm and confidence.
How do we do it!
Our qualified teachers by virtue of their training and experience across music, art and craft, and games engage children in a fun based environment to teach them the essentials of literacy.
Children gain phonic awareness and alphabet knowledge to develop reading, spelling and writing skills. Additionally, kids achieve a marked improvement in their oral communication and motor skills, pencil holding grip, vocabulary, group based learning routine, and sharing.
The programme also instils a natural interest in Kids to practise at home while using the reading material provided by us.
Programme Structure
Run by qualified teachers in small groups (6-8 kids per group) to strike the right balance between interactive learning and individual attention.
3 Year Group:
- Weekly 1 hr. session, covering -
- Introduction of a new alphabet every week focussing listening and speaking
- Alphabet related art and craft activities
- Mat Time (Milo Games and Music),
- Storytelling with a character to promote reading.
4 Year Group:
- Weekly 1.5 hr. session, covering –
- Relevant extracts/techniques from 3 year curriculum
- Phonemic Awareness and alphabet knowledge
- Decodable ‘Little Learner’ books (on borrowing basis) to practise at home
- Spellings and Handwriting
- Numeracy focussing on identification of numbers and writing.
