By Combining Essential Academics With SEL, Practical Life Skills, and Creative Exploration
Preschool & Pre-kindergarten (Pre-K) Center Serving Queen Creek & Chandler, AZ
A Customized Holistic Approach To Early Learning
Premier Learning Academy’s Premier Pathways Curriculum blends classroom essentials like language, math, and science with beyond-the-classroom experiences focused on social-emotional growth, practical life skills, and the arts. Our customized, hands-on approach nurtures diverse learning styles and developmental stages to help every child thrive.
Building Early Literacy
Foundations With ELA
Our English Language Arts Framework for Pre-Kindergarten lays the groundwork for reading and writing success. Children develop fine motor skills, letter recognition, and early writing abilities, setting the stage for literacy.
Pre-Writing: Enhances fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and writing readiness.
Letter Sounds & Digraphs: Boosts phonics recognition & early reading fluency.
Name Writing: Fosters identity & confidence through name recognition & spelling.
Word Families: Strengthens connections between words, enhancing reading & writing skills.
Sight Words: Builds a foundation for sentence formation & reading fluency.
Reinforce Language Skills
With Progressive Sight Words
Weekly sight words build on each other. This structured approach helps kids gradually strengthen their vocabulary. By focusing on new words every week, your child reinforces language skills while gaining confidence. The framework makes learning manageable and keeps kids motivated by showing clear progress week by week.
Take A Peek At Our Sight Word Learning Curriculum:
Week 1-3:
Simple Object Recognition
Sentence starter "I see a..." encourages children to recognize and describe everyday objects. This simple structure introduces them to basic sentence formation, helping them develop early reading skills and confidence as they connect spoken words with objects around them.
Week 4-7:
Introduces Action-Oriented Vocabulary
Sentences like "I can go..." introduce action words, promoting movement-related vocabulary. Children learn to describe physical actions and locations by focusing on what they can do, improving their ability to communicate about their surroundings and daily activities.
Week 8-11:
Personal Expression Development
"I like..." and "I have a..." sentences teach little ones to express preferences and possessions. By sharing what they like or have, children learn self-expression, which helps them develop their voice, improve communication, and engage more with personal experiences.
Week 12-15:
Gender & Play Identification
"He is a..." and "I can play..." sentence starters help kids describe people and actions. Children learn to recognize gender pronouns and articulate playtime activities, encouraging social development and instilling empathy and understanding in group settings.
Week 16-20:
Identity & Group Awareness
"I am a..." and "We are big..." sentences foster self-awareness and group dynamics by allowing kids to describe themselves and their peers. These sentence structures help children communicate their identity and role within a group, promoting teamwork and self-confidence.
Social Play & Family Connections
Sentence starters for describing family or groups strengthen social bonds by encouraging language use around family and peer interactions. This strategy helps children feel more connected and comfortable in family and social environments, boosting language development through conversations about shared experiences.
Emotional Intelligence
Builds Independence
Our Social Emotional Learning Framework empowers children with the skills to navigate their emotions and build strong relationships. Students grow in confidence and self-reliance through structured activities, mindfulness, and social awareness.
Structure and Choices: Builds confidence in routines, decision-making, and leadership.
Feelings and Identity: Promotes self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and empathy.
Self-Care and Mindfulness: Encourages self-love & stress management through yoga, affirmations, and wellness activities.
Self-Regulation and Independence: Teaches coping strategies for managing big emotions & fostering independence.
Independence and Self-Reliance: Develops personal responsibility & practical life skills.
Social Awareness and Kindness: Instills empathy, respect, and positive social interactions.
Building Math Confidence
Through Hands-On Learning
Our Math Framework for Pre-Kindergarten lays a strong foundation in math fundamentals, fostering understanding and enthusiasm for numbers. Children engage in interactive activities that promote counting, pattern recognition, and basic geometry, setting the stage for future success.
Quantifying: Develops counting skills through verbal practice & hands-on manipulatives.
Number Sense: Enhances understanding of number valuation, representation, and decomposition.
Formation & Writing: Focuses on correct numeral formation, prewriting, and tracing to reinforce number skills.
Patterns: Encourages identification, creation, and verbalization of patterns, building logical thinking.
Concepts: Teaches counting by 1s, 2s, 5s, and 10s, and compares numbers through hands-on activities.
Addition: Introduces single-digit addition using fingers or manipulatives, fostering practical problem-solving skills.
Geometry: Helps children recognize & create 2D and 3D shapes, connecting math to the world around them.
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