Play is a child's work. Children gain knowledge about the world through play - alone, with others and in groups. Learning occurs when the environment allows children to role-play, practice social rules, express emotions in a non-threatening way and develop mental abilities through play. Children are born learners and are naturally curious. The preschool curriculum at MunchkinLand stimulates the children's learning and creativity. Younger children are invited to join the preschool activities when developmentally appropriate.

Circle Time Activities~
Songs, fingerplays, stories, movement activities, games all related to a weekly theme. We also spend some time working on a social skill every week.

Sensory Activities~
Shaving cream, mix colors, textures, beans, rice, raw oatmeal, dry pasta...the possibilities are endless.

Small Motor Skills/Math & Manipulatives~
Preschoolers are PRE-readers and PRE-writers. Children are provided with activities that give them the skills they need BEFORE they learn to read and write. These skills strengthen small muscles, reinforce left to right eye movement and build language skills. Puzzles, pattern blocks, file folder games, magnetic numbers and letters, matching/memory games, geoboards, lacing buttons, and many more unstructured activities are available to children. We also work on classification, sorting, patterning, counting, and recognizing numerals.

Creative Art~
The creative art projects the children do encourage self-expression. Our activities are process-oriented (rather than product-oriented) and open-ended.

Science and Discovery~
Our science and discovery activities revolve around our weekly theme. Children are able to experience things like a butterfly hatching from its chrysallis, watching a tadpole become frog, and watching seeds grow into plants. The children may also experiment with magnets and make a cyclone in a soda bottle.

Letter of the Week~
Each week, the children learn a new letter. The children are involved in various activities that incorporate their senses. For example, we might do crayon rubbings over a sandpaper S or glue beans on a B.

Scissor Skills~
Several times a week, we work on using scissors.

Literacy~
The children learn about reading and writing by being involved in several activities such as shared reading, following recipes, morning message, making books, journal writing, rhyming games, show & tell, pantomiming, and using various materials to be involved in writing.