Choose Wiggle Worms for VPK

Our VPK classroom combines the warmth and nurturing of a home-like environment with purposeful preparation for kindergarten. Led by an experienced, award-winning VPK teacher, our program offers the consistency young children need to feel safe, confident, and ready to learn. Children do more than practice isolated skills—they learn through conversation, play, hands-on experiences, and activities that connect new ideas to their everyday lives.

What Will My Child Learn in VPK at Wiggle Worms?

Social-Emotional Development

Your child will spend time developing independence, creativity, and strong classroom habits. They will practice following directions, completing tasks, caring for classroom materials, cleaning up after themselves, and keeping their belongings organized. They will also have many opportunities to work and play alongside other children. Learning to take turns, wait patiently, cooperate, and understand that others have feelings and needs of their own is integrated into every part of the day.

The World Around Me

Your child will learn about families, communities, and cultures. They will begin to understand that people may live differently while sharing many of the same needs. They will investigate everyday questions about their bodies, healthy choices, animals, plants, weather, and the natural world. Through math, science, and social studies, children begin recognizing patterns and relationships and discovering their place in the world around them. Everything is connected to their personal experiences so they understand not only what they are learning, but also why it matters in their everyday lives.

Early Reading and Communication

Your child will discover how spoken words can be broken into rhymes, syllables, and individual sounds—and how those sounds connect to letters. As children learn to blend sounds together, many begin reading simple words on their own. Through purposeful conversations and interactive story time, they expand their vocabulary, practice speaking in complete sentences, listen for important information, and learn to retell a story in a way that makes sense.

Early Math Skills

Your child will play games and use hands-on materials to develop number sense. They will count, compare quantities, recognize and write numbers, explore shapes and patterns, and begin using objects to understand addition and subtraction. These experiences help children see that math is not just something on a worksheet—it is part of how they play, solve problems, and understand their world.

Writing, Art, and Fine-Motor Development

Shopping lists, building blueprints, classroom sign-in sheets, and art projects are just a few of the ways your child will strengthen the small muscles needed for writing. They will learn to hold a pencil correctly, write and spell their name, use scissors and art materials, color with greater control, and explore creative concepts such as mixing colors. These playful, purposeful experiences help children develop the coordination and confidence they will need in kindergarten.