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    • STEM + Art = STEAM
    • Reggio Emilia Approach
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    • About Us
    • Contact Us
    • FAQs
    • Fees
    • Calendar
    • Testimonials
  • Enrollment

STEM + ART = STEAM

At Dream Makers Preschool, we use STEAM to ensure a rich learning environment for each of our students.

“STEM” is an educational acronym for science, technology, engineering, and math. “STEAM” adds art to the mix, introducing creative thinking and design skills into STEM projects. This approach is particularly important and effective for early learners, who naturally gravitate to imaginative and artistic activities.

How does STEAM work at our preschool?

Science: We learn science through doing. Based on children's interests, we set up observation stations, sensory stations, weather demos, and experiments. For example, we learn about chemistry while cooking, biology by observing animals and insects, and human aging through interactions with our grand friends.
Technology: Using age-appropriate tools, children learn about lasers during spy week and design by building leprechaun traps around Saint Patrick’s Day. They play with state-of-the-art puzzles, toys, and interact regularly with our up-to-date and modern equipment. They even get to see real fire trucks and learn how they work.
Engineering: Preschoolers learn engineering by developing obstacle courses, performing sink/float experiments, engaging in building projects, discovering how things work, and fixing broken materials and toys.
Arts: We offer open-ended graphic art projects and child-selected art media, and we display the completed projects for other students and parents to view. We also incorporate singing, dancing and yoga into our curriculum. Storytelling is another important element of our arts program, and includes extending, retelling, and acting out stories.
Math: Children have multiple opportunities to learn math skills. We measure while cooking, count objects, and learn the days of the week. In addition, sorting and pattern recognition activities help develop a foundation for learning math in elementary school.

Examples of topics we have covered in our STEAM curriculum:

  • Dinosaurs and fossils
  • Dr. Frankenstein’s lab
  • Unusual pets
  • Obstacle courses and relay races
  • Drama queens and kings
  • Spy Week
  • Outdoor adventures
  • Tennis
For more information on expanding STEM to STEAM, see STEM to STEAM
Dream Makers is a family-owned and operated preschool in Boulder, Colorado since 2001.
​Loving teachers. Amazing location on Boulder Creek. Play-based curriculum. Unique events and activities.
Dream Makers Preschool
1345 28th Street
Boulder, CO 80302
720-274-0101
dreammakerspreschool@gmail.com
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