Home Away From Home Family Daycare since 1983 license 03-1666

Phone: 410-574-5640

Home Away From Home Family Daycare
White Marsh, Middle River, MD 21220
ph: 410-574-5640
pwoodw6715@comcast.net

Skills Learned In Daycare

Typical Skills Children Learned in Family Daycare

ACTIVITY SPECIFIC SKILLS LEARNED

Finding toys or learning materials	Cognitive: Makes decisions about interests and abilities. Learns to work with by self or with others. Self Help: Finds toys by himself or sets up environment for play. Social/Language: Learns to share, barter, manage conflict, and ask for help.
Block Play	Physical: Learns to balance blocks and line them up (small motor coordination). Cognitive: May count blocks, sees pattern and design. Learns to build and plan structure. Matches blocks that look alike. Social: Learns to share and cooperate.
Dramatic Play	Social: Play adult roles. Develops self-image and coordinates with others. Language: Learns to express self in another role. Cognitive: Decides appropriate dress and appearance for role; uses visual perceptions to assist self, others, and play environment. Learns and remembers behaviors to imitate. Develops abstract thinking abilities. Self-help: Dresses self. Sets up play environment and finds props.
Setting the Table	Cognitive: Counts silverware, glasses and napkins, or places one object by each setting. Follows pattern of place settings. Social: Cooperates with other children. May teach younger children to help. Physical: Picks up and places objects (small motor coordination)
Sitting Down to Eat	Physical: Pours milk, passes the dish. Cognitive: Measures to pour. Understands directions. Social/Language: Learns appropriate table conversation and manners.
Story Time/Music Time	Cognitive/Language: Listens and retains information. Follow story line (sequencing) with eyes and/or ears. Recognizes words, pictures, instruments, and rhythms.
Finger plays or Songs	Cognitive/Language: Learns words, gestures, and melody (sequencing, repetition, speech and listening skills). Follows directions. Physical: Coordination (small and large motor) for gestures and finger plays.
Dance	Cognitive/Language: Listens to music and rhythms. Learns to understand simple movement directions and their relationship to the music. Physical: Coordinates movements (large motor).
Climbing/Riding	Cognitive: May count the rungs to the top of a climbing structure; plans his climb. Maps out direction and distance to ride; watches for others in path. Physical: Large motor coordination, balance. Social: Takes turns, interacts.
Sand Play	Cognitive: Measures sand and maps out roads (spatial relationships). Physical: Pours, dumps, pushes, gathers, scoops, packs (small/large motor). Social: shares, interacts, cooperates.
Putting away Toys	Cognitive: Sorts toys, follow directions. Physical: Places object on the shelf, replaces lids, opens and shuts doors. Social: Takes turns, learns to handle toys carefully.

Art Provides your children with an Ability to
Express themselves Openly while Enabling them to ..... Experiment with Color, Shape, and Texture
Use Visual Expression as a Means of Communication
Express Their Feeling
Experience Pride in their Accomplishments
Develop an Understanding of Cause and Effect
Work With A Wide Variety Of Materials
Experience Sensory Pleasure by Working With Media
Develop Small Muscle Skills
Refine Hand-Eye Coordination
Share and Cooperate with Others
Enhance Creativity
Assert Their Individuality
Solve Simple Problems
Develop Planning Skills

Music Provides your children with a Chance to:

Develop Large and Small Motor Skills
Improve Balance and Coordination
Increase Rhythm through Dancing and other Movements
Participate as a Group & Develop Social Skills
Recognize that Music express Moods and Feelings
Refine Listening Skills
Increase Awareness of Movements and Body Positions
Play & Compose Music
Sing and Play Music

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Home Away From Home Family Daycare
White Marsh, Middle River, MD 21220
ph: 410-574-5640
pwoodw6715@comcast.net