Curriculum & Quality Rating

JUMPS Preschool is proud to be a 4-Star Texas Rising Star (TRS) certified program, demonstrating our commitment to high-quality early childhood education.

We use the FrogStreet curriculum in every classroom. FrogStreet is a research-based, comprehensive early childhood education program for infants through Pre-K that supports whole-child development by integrating social-emotional growth, language development, and academic foundations.

Key Features of Frog Street for Texas Rising Star (TRS):

  • Aligned with State Standards: Frog Street’s Pre-K curriculum is approved and aligned with the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) and meets Texas Rising Star (TRS) criteria, ensuring continuity with Texas public school expectations.

  • Comprehensive and Balanced: Instruction supports all developmental domains through a blend of teacher-guided instruction and child-led exploration, with strong emphasis on literacy, math, and critical-thinking skills.

  • Structured Daily Learning: Consistent routines and Frog Street’s Brain Smart Start activities (Unite, Calm, Connect, Commit) help children build self-regulation skills, improve focus, and support positive classroom behavior.

 

Toddlers (Toddler 1 & Toddler 2) – Nursery Rhymes

Throughout March, toddlers explore classic nursery rhymes through songs, fingerplays, movement, storytelling, dramatic play, and sensory activities. These experiences strengthen early language development, listening skills, rhythm awareness, and social engagement while building vocabulary through repetition and play.

 

  • Week 1:  Humpty Dumpty, Hey Diddle Diddle
  • Week 2: Little Miss Muffet, Little Boy Blue, Three Little Kittens
  • Week 3: Jack and Jill, One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
  • Week 4: There Was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe, Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater

Threes – Creative Me

This March, our Threes classroom engages in hands-on learning experiences that encourage creativity, early literacy, and math skill development. Children participate in intentional teacher-guided instruction and child-led discovery, strengthening fine-motor skills, problem-solving, and phonological awareness.

 

  • Week 1:  Designing & Building
  • Week 2: Crawling Critters

    Letters: A, S, C, B

    Numbers: 1–3

  • Week 3: Flying Critters

    Letters: F, B, M, D, L

    Numbers: 1–4

  • Week 4: Jumping Critters

    Letters: G, C, F, S

    Numbers: 1–5

Fours – On the Move

In March, we will be using the Frog Street curriculum, our Fours classroom explores community, nature, and movement through inquiry-based learning experiences. Activities support language development, early literacy, math readiness, and critical-thinking skills while reinforcing independence and self-regulation within structured daily routines.

 

  • Week 1:  The Places Kids Go
  • Week 2: Crawling Critters
  • Week 3: Hopping Critters
  • Week 4: Flying Critters