All of the activities provide meaningful settings for children's learning rather than focusing on isolated skills acquisitions. The activities emphasize informal work and play and relate to the children's direct, firsthand experiences. The wide range of activities provides many chances for the children to apply skills being learned in worthwhile situations.

Our materials build on children's curiosity, abilities, and interests. They provide hands on learning with tangible objects. This enables children to experience the world around them.

Our activities include play in which children learn, develop their abilities to communicate, explore, try out new ideas and experiences, expand their physical and social capabilities, and express themselves.

Our materials integrate learning. By using the different activities, themes and projects can be developed that provide a way to expand knowledge and skills in a holistic manner.

Because the activities in this curriculum help children improve school readiness skills, they are better prepared children for kindergarten and first grade. As the children's language and social skills improve and they learn how to do more things, their feelings about themselves improve and they gain an increase in positive self-concept and self-esteem.

The variety of activities provided in this curriculum along with the focus on individual abilities allows children to have positive learning experiences. As the children develop specific skills and know what they are able to do, their self-confidence and self-esteem are improved.

All of the activities in this curriculum increase positive interactions, shared events, and improved verbal interactions.

Language development and reasoning is promoted through conversation, questioning, and opportunities for children to hear and to create stories.

The activities help in the development of the learning potential of the children and decrease the need for remedial or special education.

The activities in the curriculum help children develop specific skills and values and see signs of progress. The children then develop intrinsic rewards of performance and accomplishment. This joy and the fun of learn