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What Children Learn at HIPPY
Evidence-based programming that meets school expectations.
The HIPPY Program delivers the vital pre-reading, pre-writing and pre-math skills children need for success in Kindergarten and beyond.
HIPPY Developmental Curriculum
for Ages 3, 4 & 5
Language Development: expressive language, receptive language
Phonological Awareness: understanding that words are made up of sounds and letters. Includes rhymes, phonemic awareness and phonics. Letter Recognition Memory (Recall), sequential memory
Scientific Exploration: using a process of gaining an understanding of knowledge through observation, identification, investigation, problem solving and describing
HIPPY Storybooks
for Ages 3, 4 & 5
Early Literacy: Reading Readiness, letter recognition, sound awareness, picture reading, & understanding words.
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Listening Skills
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Story Recall
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Vocabulary Development
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Logical Thinking
Story Comprehension: what and why something happens in a story
Book Knowledge: understanding how books are constructed and used - title, author, concepts such as front and back cover, top and bottom of page, beginning, middle and end of the story
HIPPY Pencils & Crayons
Language Development: expressive language, receptive language
Phonological Awareness: understanding that words are made up of sounds and letters. Includes rhymes, phonemic awareness and phonics. Letter Recognition Memory (Recall), sequential memory
Scientific Exploration: using a process of gaining an understanding of knowledge through observation, identification, investigation, problem solving and describing
HIPPY Scissors
Hand-eye coordination & Fine motor control
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Builds hand strength: Opening and closing scissors help children build up the small muscles in their hands.
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Develops hand-eye coordination: Children learn to watch where they are cutting, using their eyes to guide how they should move next.
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Learn to use both sides of their body: Cutting encourages children to do different things with each side of their body – one hand holds the paper whilst the other hand holds the scissors.
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Improve attention: Using scissors to cut out shapes or cut along a line takes concentration and attention to detail.
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Sequencing: cut out pictures and put events in the order they happened
HIPPY Shapes
Visual Discrimination: Children learn how to differentiate between colours, shades, and shapes
Math Readiness: Math concepts like quantity, size, one-to-one correspondence
Organizing: Categorizing, sorting, and early data management skills
Observation Skills: Use concentration and focus to assess the situation and understand how shapes are found in the world around us.
Writing Readiness: Children practice tracing shapes