Tools of the Mind is an early childhood curriculum that helps children develop skills they need to succeed academically, socially, and emotionally. What makes it unique is its focus on executive function and self-regulation – the mental skills that help children focus, follow directions, manage emotions, and solve problems.
The Tools approach is grounded in imaginative play. Rather than treating playtime as separate from learning, Tools recognizes that high-quality make-believe play is one of the most powerful ways young children develop self-control and thinking skills.
For your child, this means a classroom environment where learning happens naturally through play, where children support each other’s growth, and where teachers use research-backed strategies to build foundational skills. Our teachers receive specialized training in continuous dynamic assessment to scaffold learning and individualize instruction for each child.
Tools of the Mind curriculum makes Super Kids Playschool an exceptional choice for your child’s early education.
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What Exactly Does Winning the Scholarship Mean?
With a scholarship, we receive training, ongoing support, and resources to empower our educators and create lasting change in our preschool program.
Tools of the Mind vs Montessori?
Why You Should Choose Tools (And Us)
Tools emphasizes self-regulation and teaches intrinsic motivation in children. To encourage children to engage in learning tasks without seeking an external reward, our classroom is carefully laid out for children to choose and follow through with a chosen activity.
Throughout the day, children engage in purposeful activities that exercise their growing self-regulation skills while building early literacy and math foundations. These carefully structured activities teach children not just academic content, but the mental strategies they need to plan ahead, pay attention, remember instructions, and evaluate their own learning. Teachers act as guides and coaches, providing individualized support that meets each child exactly where they are developmentally, helping them master new skills through social interaction and gradually increasing independence. The result is a classroom where children are actively engaged, deeply focused, and learning how to learn—skills that will serve them throughout their entire educational journey.
