Dolphins
Transitional Kindergarten (TK) Prep
4 year olds
1:12 Teacher-to-Student Ratio
Maximum Class Size of 24
About the Dolphins
The Dolphin classroom provides students with engaging, age-appropriate challenges throughout the day. From circle time to small group activities, students in the Dolphin class are learning continuously through a variety of teaching styles. The teachers nurture their students and bring warmth into the classroom, creating an environment where every child feels welcomed, supported, and safe.
Curriculum & Daily Activities
The Dolphins classroom prepares children for TK through fun, engaging activities and appropriately challenging academics. During daily Circle Time, students discuss the calendar, including the days of the week and months of the year. This time also helps them develop valuable oral language skills as they participate in group discussions and activities.
Students work on a variety of important concepts, including name recognition, counting, sorting, understanding cause and effect, and developing social skills. These activities support both their academic growth and social-emotional development.
The class also explores science through hands-on learning experiences. One exciting project takes place each year when the students incubate chicken eggs and observe the process from day one, learning how a chick develops and hatches.
Through these engaging experiences, your child will receive a hands-on, thoughtfully designed curriculum that helps prepare them for the next phase of their education.
Environment
The Dolphins environment helps prepare them for their next stage of learning. Now they are preparing to move on to our TK program (Sharks) or public school TK. The room is typically divided into various activity centers, each catering to different areas of learning and play. They have spaces to work both independently and together. Their Dramatic Play area rotates around exciting themes every month. And they also have a Safe Place/Cozy Corner where children can go when they need time to reflect on their emotions and support their socioemotional health.
Developmental Milestones
By 5 years, children will:
Tell a story they heard or make one up with at least two events (e.g. A cat was stuck in a tree and a firefighter saved it.)
Answer simple questions about a book or story after you read or tell it to them
Keeps a conversation going with more than three back-and-forth exchanges
Uses or recognizes simple rhymes (bat-cat, ball-tall, etc)
Names some numbers between 1 and 5 when you point to them
Uses words about time, like “yesterday,” “tomorrow,” “morning,” or “night".”
Pays attention for 5 to 10 minutes during activities. For instance, during story time or making arts and crafts (screen time does not count).
Writes some letters in their name
Names some letters when you point to them
Buttons some buttons
Hops on one foot
Why Scripps Exploring Academy?
At Scripps Exploring Academy, we are flexible and we keep up with the changing trends in our industry. Whether your child will be going to the state’s Universal Transitional Kindergarten (UTK) program or staying here with us for Transitional Kindergarten (TK), we will ensure that your child is ready for both academically, socially, and emotionally.
