Dear Stepping Stone Families, 

I am very happy to announce that I have teamed up with CAP-SLO/ Child Care Resource Connection and The Stepping Stone Preschool is now participating in the ICPS curriculum based program- ICPS is an Interpersonal Cognitive Problem-Solving Program. This is such a great program for children ages 2 and on. I couldn't resist following the steps to get our preschool this curriculum. How the program works is everyday the children will be introduced to a new word throughout each month. This month the children will learn 10 words. We will explore the meanings of these words through games, stories, songs, role playing, puppets and art. This program also involves parent involvement. Listed below are the dates and words that we will be learning on that particular day. If your child does not attend school on that day I ask that you please use the designated word with your child throughout the day, at the store, park, house etc. The days that the children are not learning a new word will be review days. Review days we will go over the words we have used that week. At the end of the month we will review all the words. By emphasizing these words the children will get acquainted with them which will allow them to understand the words we use during conflict resolution. I strongly encourage your participation. I want to share with you the goals and benefits of this program. 

Goal- To teach children thinking skills that can be used to help resolve or prevent "people" problems. 

Focus- Teaches children how to think, not what to think, guides children to think for themselves, teaches children how to evaluate their own ideas, encourages children to come up with many solutions to problems on their own

Benefits of this ICPS program- Fun for children, presents lessons in game form, builds self confidence, builds listening skills, encourages generation of alternative solutions, provides skills to handle new problems, facilitates social interaction among peers, teaches skills applicable to other situations, increases sensitivity to others, sharing, and caring, increases independence, increases ability to wait, increases ability to cope with frustration, decreases impulsivity, decreases social withdraw. 

Here is our schedule so you can follow along for the month of April

MAY SCHEDULE