OUR CURRICULUMS
PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
Little Dude Ranch Academy uses the Frog Street Curriculum® for Early Childhood which is approved by the Palm Beach County Early Leaning Coalition, the Children’s Service’s Council, and our Accreditation Agency.
Frog Street provides intentional age-appropriate instruction that is aligned to both federal and state standards. It is approved by the Palm Beach County Early Learning Coalition as well as our accreditation agency. FrogStreet addresses the cognitive, language, literacy, physical, & social-emotional developmental domains as well as incorporating content from Conscious Discipline® strategies for social-emotional development. Our students participate in engaging read-alouds, math and science explorations & playful music/movement experiences.
VPK students are assessed 3 times a year per state regulations using Star Early Literacy. Results are shared with parents and are used to guide instruction.
We use Teaching Strategies to assess every child on an on-going basis and track your individual child’s development. Teaching Strategies® partners with early childhood educators by providing innovative, effective resources that empower and inspire them as they teach and care for our youngest learners during the critical, formative years from birth through third grade. We are committed to advancing the field of early childhood education through high-quality, integrated resources; responsive, ongoing support; and research-based, research-proven solutions that enable every early childhood educator to open doors to lifelong learning.
The 38 research-based objectives define the path teachers take with the children in their classroom. They inform every aspect of teaching, include predictors of school success, and are aligned with state early learning guidelines. The objectives for development and learning span from birth through third grade and enable teachers to see children’s development and learning along a progression across the whole of the early childhood years.
The objectives cover 10 areas of development and learning, including broad developmental areas, content areas, and English language acquisition. Many objectives also include dimensions that guide teachers’ thinking about various aspects of that objective and help clarify what it addresses.
Our team of staff includes a full-time Curriculum Director who holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Education, specializing in Preschool through 3rd Grade. She brings over 20 years of teaching experience including teacher mentoring and coaching.