FIRST STEP TO START YOUR OWN PRE-SCHOOL

Theo Kids specializes in a variety of events tailored for a preschooler which nourishes their mind. Adding events as a part of the yearly calendar works well for reinforcing elements pertaining to growth and development. Several events are also lined up to improve their awareness. As they partake in the events and activities, they enhance their recognition abilities along with their grasping skills.

Events scheduled for preschools

General themes or events can be combined with invites to parent volunteers. Themes that emphasizes on ideas like conservation and environment saving are also interesting.

With kids gaining more ideas about how to make subtle changes for themselves and the ecology, they feel enthusiastic to follow a role.

• Water saving programs
• Plant a sapling
• Field trip – Nature awareness
• Environment day
• Rainbow day
• Color day

Patriotic events include

Understanding about India and inculcating patriotic fervor is facilitated with several dress up days. Explaining to children about patriotic events like Independence day or singing patriotic songs certainly adds value to their knowledge about India.

• Dress up as a national leader
• Sing along national songs or anthem

Festival days

The enthusiasm of observing festivals is highly appreciated by children. It is overwhelming to find that kids absolutely enjoy a theme or party pertaining to festivals. This promotes Indian values and instills value for our culture in preschoolers.

Theo kids have a structured event schedule in built in the calendar program to make it a success.

• Xmas party
• Diwali diya making
• Navratri festival
• Gokulashtami
• Sankrant festival – kite flying
• Id Special

Organizing for the events or themes requires a meticulous effort. Our themes and events are also worked out for entertaining children and our syllabus is outlined in a phased manner. The days are also planned to promote bonding as a family especially when grandparents or parents participate in the events like kite flying or indoor sports.

The beginning of an academic year is filled with several duties and the most overwhelming of them seems to be getting a child ready for school. Children respond well to conditioning. The familiarity to a surrounding also helps them in adapting themselves to a new place. Most preschools are designed in a happy environment with several displays pertaining to cartoons and wall painting. They are catchy and exciting for a child and this proves to be the best way to keep them motivated.

Preschools also have a novel way of inducting a child to the set up. With lots of tender care and comforting ways, teachers make a good impression on a child. Most kids adapt easily but for some this is a first point of separation anxiety and hence they may take a while to adjust. It is great if parents can slowly express to their child about the benefits of a preschool in an interesting manner. The orientation program by preschools is a great method of understanding what exactly goes into the curriculum.

Timeliness is one of the best way to help the child adjust to the body clock. It is good to enquire the timings of the preschools and slowly align the child to the new clock time. Waking early also means to going to bed early. It is essential for caregivers to abide by the clock and manage time well for the child so that the mornings are easy. Largely children do well when it comes to managing on their own at a preschool but it is great if caregivers can also instill the subtle points of discipline and polite manners.

Preschools are ordained in a typical format that maintains the child’s keenness and innocence. For e.g. the interactive syllabus via Theo Kids creates a very active atmosphere with group activities that are disciplined with time lines. The use of props, books and physical skills is also necessary at the preschool so that children are engrossed and are eager to come back the next day. Allowances are essential as each child is different and may take time to adjust to a new activity.

Visual stimulation works well for kids and it is apt to show them their school bus, their new uniform or also other school supplies that are crafted with colorful hues and patterns that will excite them. Preparing the child for school is an effort initially but slowly becomes a habit. During periods of sickness, extra comfort and care will be required to help them recover and again get back to the routine. Participation in themes, dress up days and festivals is also a lovely way to help the child like his or her school and brings with it awareness, team spirit and motivation.

An interesting preschool curriculum must aim at building self-esteem in the preschoolers. The Theo Kids model is based on several researched parameters and caters to various experiences seen in the field. A syllabus that is organized helps the teacher to direct and allow children to express articulately. Though much is talked about EI or emotional intelligence, the ability to understand emotions and express clearly is an important part of any preschool activity.

Though children are temperamental, a directed effort to keep them focused is certainly appreciated. Being aware of their emotions is possible for children if they are engaged and appreciated in their efforts. Preschoolers are on the threshold of developing and enforcing their motor skills and behavioral aspects. Facilitators and teachers require a lot of enthusiasm as a team in delivering the ideas. A group or team effort is generally successful. Kids learn via role-play and follow dramatic attempts while rendering a poem or rhyme.

It is inspiring for children to watch the teacher display direction and control via activities. Kids generally follow a pattern and a simple approach works well for them. There are several factors that affect a child’s social skills and interaction with the help of an activity is one of the best ways to improve the cognitive behavior in children. Addressing the point with educational charts, block making as well as coloring activity, children find it easy to understand skills pertaining to non-verbal communication like body language.

A methodological approach via an interesting syllabus certainly creates emotional well being in a child. This also improves concentration and programming in a child to respond to a particular question, situation or activity. The response generated builds confidence and hence the emotional intelligence improves.

Group activities like free play, vocabulary games, storytelling sessions helps the child to recognize and freely express their emotions. Guided by a patient and trained teacher, the curriculum is certainly a great way to improve the emotional intelligence in a child.