Pathways to Playful Learning
A robust, research-based curriculum designed to meet the developmental, academic, and social-emotional needs of young learners
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Foundations for Kindergarten Readiness
Children learn best through hands-on, developmentally appropriate experiences that support social-emotional, cognitive, and physical growth. Pathways to Playful Learning is a research-based curriculum that builds essential readiness skills through joyful, purposeful engagement.
Aligned with nationally recognized frameworks, it equips educators to nurture curiosity, resilience, and early academic success while laying a strong foundation for long-term learning outcomes.
Core Learning Domains
Each Domain Builds a Key Area of Readiness and Development
Academic Awareness
Laying the groundwork for literacy, numeracy, and cognitive thinking.
Social-Emotional Development
Encouraging self-regulation, empathy, cooperation, and confidence.
Fine Motor Skills
Strengthening hand-eye coordination through activities like writing, cutting, and manipulating objects.
Visual Discrimination
Helping children recognize visual differences and patterns in letters, shapes, and numbers.
Auditory Discrimination
Supporting phonemic awareness and sound recognition critical for reading readiness.
Comprehension
Building the ability to understand stories, instructions, and the world around them.
Gross Motor Skills
Enhancing coordination through movement, balance, and large-muscle activity.
Receptive Language
Developing the ability to listen, process, and follow instructions.
Visual Memory
Training students to retain and recall visual information.
Expressive Language
Empowering children to express ideas, emotions, and needs effectively.
Auditory Memory
Strengthening the ability to hear and remember verbal information.
Meeting the Needs of Every Learner
At Chancy and Bruce, we understand that children develop at different rates and in different ways. Our Pathways to Playful Learning curriculum integrates built-in flexibility to ensure equitable access to learning for all children, including those with diverse backgrounds, learning profiles, and developmental needs.
Structured Yet Flexible for Optimal Learning Outcomes
The Pathways to Playful Learning curriculum provides a consistent daily structure that supports children's need for routine while incorporating enough variety to sustain engagement and promote exploration.
This intentional balance enables educators to deliver developmentally appropriate instruction while using observational data and ongoing assessment to set individualized goals and monitor growth across academic and developmental domains.
Pathways to Playful Learning Overview
Discover how our curriculum brings joyful, purposeful learning to life in early childhood classrooms.