Nursery 2
Programmes for Nursery 2 (Toddlers & Preschoolers)
At Nursery 2, your child is just at the beginning of his or her learning journey. At The Eton Academy, we believe in nurturing each child’s curiosity about learning through our classes.
Using investigative learning, interactive activities and discussions, our teachers will help your toddler to make authentic connections to the real world, as well as enable your preschooler to build confidence in asking questions and expressing his or her own thoughts and feelings.
Class Duration: 1 hour 30 mins
Class Size: Maximum 8 students
Check out our Young Explorer Camps held during the school holidays, where we explore science and math in the world around us!
Classes for Nursery 2 (Preschoolers)
English
Mathematics
Classes for Nursery 2 (Preschoolers)
Nursery 2 English
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WRITE ON!
We get your child interested in penmanship and writing by inquiring into carefully curated children’s books, learning from the best writing techniques and how to emulate them.
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RAISING READERS
We incorporate phonics, sight words, songs and rhymes into our lessons to reinforce the phonics sounds learnt to help your child read and blend words easily, building a strong foundation and an interest in reading.
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BE HEARD
Our lessons include weekly exploratory themes and class discussions to encourage your toddler to be an active listener and an articulate speaker, developing their own voice and perspective.
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BE CURIOUS
Your child will be exposed to a wide range of themes to help your child to draw connections to daily life (e.g., biodiversity, young game-changers) to get them to think beyond the classroom academia.
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BE INFORMED
After each lesson, parents receive a summary of what was covered in class, as well as suggested activities to reinforce learning at home.
Themes and Language Skills
Through the course of our N2 English programme, your child can look forward to learning the following:
- Phonics – sounding out, blending and decoding letter sounds, two-letter initial and final consonant blends
- Recognise sight words (e.g., “I” and “in”)
- Tricky words – recognising high frequency words such as “who” and “the”
- Prewriting penmanship – introduction to letter strokes and upper/lower-case letters
- Interactive show-and-tell presentations
- Share-and-inquire discussions to practice articulation
- Listening comprehension skills
- Some themes covered throughout the academic year include:
- Identity and Confidence
- My Family, My Community
- Traditions and Celebrations
- Discovery and Inventions
Through our N2 English programme, your child will:
Learn the best writing techniques and how to emulate them
Build a strong foundation and hone reading skills with integrated phonics components
Be an active listener and an articulate speaker, developing his/her voice and perspective
Be exposed to a wide range of themes to draw raw connections to daily life and think beyond the classroom academia
Enjoy investigative learning, interactive experiences and discussions. Our teachers will help your child make authentic connections to the real world and enable them to build confidence in asking questions and expressing their thoughts and feelings
What goes on in our English programmes?
Lessons are structured to help students investigate the craft of writing with examples from notable children’s literature
e.g. How did the writer make the character memorable? What were some of the writing techniques he used? How can we emulate them?
Students are encouraged to learn grammar through a mix of implicit and explicit instruction (e.g. noticing patterns in different sentences vs listing of grammar rules)
Students hone their reading skills with integrated phonics components that include catchy songs / rhymes to stimulate their interest
Students engage in a wide range of themes (e.g. biodiversity, young game changers) throughout the year to ignite their curiosity in the world around us
“Develop Your Voice” modules encourage students to be active listeners and articulate speakers
Nursery 2 Mathematics
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UNDERSTANDING MATHS IN THE WORLD
We structure our lessons around weekly investigative problems to help your child draw authentic connections to real-world situations and develop a greater appreciation for the subject.
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ENGAGING IN HANDS-ON LEARNING
We give your child a fun learning experience by using manipulatives, interactive activities and mini projects.
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USING HEURISTICS
Our classes are tailored to help your preschooler to think about maths in broader terms than just rote learning.
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EXPLORING MATHS THROUGH LITERATURE
Students are introduced to mathematical concepts through carefully curated children’s literature to enhance student engagement and better visualise abstract ideas.
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BE CHALLENGED
Stretch activities are included in every lesson to help your preschooler deepen his or her understanding of each math concept.
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BE INFORMED
After each lesson, parents receive a summary of what was covered in class, as well as suggested activities to reinforce learning at home.
What goes on in our Mathematics programmes?
Lessons are structured around weekly investigative problems to help students draw connections to real-life experiences
e.g. how much water do we consume in a day? How can we represent it in different measurement units?
Students learn how to apply heuristics to solve a variety of math problem sums
Lessons use manipulatives, hands-on activities and class projects to give students a fun learning experience
Interactive activities and quizzes are used to engage students and check for understanding
Weekly stretch activities are included to help students deepen their understanding of each mathematical concept
Reviews of the prior week’s content are conducted at the start of each lesson to assess students’ readiness and consolidate students’ learning
