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Play to Learn

A delightful preschool experience

Join the Waitlist for Summer!

Hi friends. I’m Jamie White, the founder of Play to Learn and I would like to invite you to join us for the Spring semester of Virtual Preschool. Registration will open for the Spring semester in February with classes starting on March 1. Please join the waitlist to receive updates and be the first to be notified when you may register.

Whether your child will be learning from home, needs supplemental activities, or your plans are completely up-in-the-air, we have a Virtual Preschool program that offers consistent, high-quality lessons every day. The program is best suited for ages 3-5, but fun for all!

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Each 30-Minute Video Includes:

  • Interactive Welcome Song (Children's Music with Nancy Kopman)
  • Story, poem, and lesson about the thematic topic
  • Game - focused on cognitive skills such as letter identification, numbers, patterns, memory, concentration
  • Home project suggestion
  • Storybook read-aloud
  • Daily appearances by "Betsy the Blackbird" - everyone's favorite class puppet
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Also includes:

Keep playing and learning going after class with an enrichment “Play Pack” PDF:

  • Easy ways to play and extend the learning after the lesson
  • Printable worksheets to practice writing, literacy, math, and fine motor skills

10 Weeks of Fun Themes:

VP Spring 2021 - Math Masters
VP Spring 2021 - Farm Fun
VP Spring 2021 - Rhyme Time
VP Spring 2021 - Signs of Spring
VP Spring 2021 - Wonderful Water
VP Spring 2021 - Construction Site
VP Spring 2021 - At the Symphony
VP Spring 2021 - Reptiles Galore
VP Spring 2021 - Plants

All the Details:

What is included in Virtual Preschool?

The semester lasts for 3 months and includes 10 weeks of daily video lessons. You will also receive an enrichment play pack PDF each week that has ideas and worksheets to extending the playing and learning after the video is over.

How do we watch the videos?

The videos are available to you in 2 places: on our website in the members-only area and in a private Facebook group for Virtual Preschool students. Choose the place that works best for your family and your device.

Do we have to watch them at a certain time?

No! The videos are on-demand and you can watch them at your convenience. A new video is released each weekday at 8:00 AM EST.

What is the tuition?

Virtual Preschool is $149 for the entire 3-month semester. That includes 50 half-hour videos, 10 enrichment play packs, and a vibrant community of Virtual Preschool families on Facebook.

How do I sign up?

Registration for each semester is open for only a short time each quarter. The Summer semester classes start on May 31, and registration will open on May 10. Mark your calendar! We don’t want you to miss out

Parent Testimonials

  • “Our preschool shut down and then became optional but we didn’t send her. I had followed your page and saw the amazing free videos you were providing during that time. It gave us a sense of routine and she was still learning so we knew summer session was a must.”

 

  • “We stumbled upon you during the spring semester via a recommendation from a friend. My son just turned 3 this spring and we were planning to start a 2-morning preschool in the fall. Play to Learn brought us joy each day.”

 

  • “Having PTL was a great way to ensure my child was learning age-appropriate and interesting new material. I watch nearly all of the sessions with him (we eat our lunch together with Miss Jamie, Betsy and Miss Nancy), so it’s been helpful for me to see the lessons and activities because he often talks about them later.”
  • “My child is only 3 but when we started watching you during COVID, I was surprised how engaged he was! I knew it was worth paying for, so when you offered it for the summer, it was a no brainer for me. He enjoys it, is learning, and it gives me ideas of things we can talk about later while doing other activities.”

 

  • “Our preschool closed in March unexpectedly due to COVID-19 and did not provide any enrichment for my daughter, who turns 5 in August. As we look ahead to Kindergarten we knew we needed some help this Summer. We were already loving the Spring semester of preschool so decided to continue the learning! It gives us a great focus to the week, helps us have a regular schedule, and she really loves it.”

  • “Our child’s daycare closed due to Covid and all of the shut downs in California. She missed learning, and I was working from home which made it so tough for me to try to teach and work at the same time. I found your videos in the spring and they were like a breath of fresh air! She loved Betsy, and Ms. Nancy, the singing and the games, and I got 30 minutes to do some work uninterrupted! As soon as you said you would have a summer session, we enrolled! It was well worth it!”

 

  • “Due to the pandemic, our daughter could no longer attend preschool. When I learned that virtual preschool was available, I was so excited. It has truly been a blessing during this difficult time. Both my 5 year old and 1 year old look forward to virtual preschool everyday. It has helped us maintain some normalcy and routine. Thank you!

Teachers love Virtual Preschool too!

  • “I am a director of a preschool. We enrolled in Virtual Preschool for enrichment activities and non-masked education. Your 30 minutes allows my teachers to perform covid cleaning protocols. Your support materials allow us consistent quality that is very easy to use. Covid has made things so much more stressful and difficult in daycare. Your program has lessened the load we are now bearing. I will definitely sign up for the fall as well.”
  • “I own a private preschool and my enrollment fell. Having just a few children, I was able to be flexible this summer and chose to follow your curriculum. I was looking for inspiration and learning new ways of teaching. YOU inspire me and I am learning how to design a circle time and make it a success by watching how you do it.”

  • “We love it all. As a former teacher, I quickly recognized sound pedagogy and the soft and caring demeanor of Miss Jamie and Nancy.”

  • “Thank you so much for doing this! I am a Pre-K teacher, so I know all the work and planning that goes into every lesson. It is all laid out very well, and you can tell the thought and heart that was put into it.”

About Jamie White

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Jamie White (known as Miss Jamie to her preschool students) is a veteran teacher with over 20 years of classroom experience.

She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education and a Master’s Degree in Reading Education from the University of Virginia.

In addition to teaching at Play to Learn Preschool in Leesburg, Virginia, Jamie provides teaching resources, ideas, and strategies to other Early Childhood Educators. Along with her co-teacher, Gemma Kenworthy, she has spoken to preschool teachers at conferences, workshops, and events across the country.

Jamie believes that children learn best when they are engaged in rich play: pretending, building, creating, reading, singing, laughing, and getting messy. Her goal is to involve young children in Circle Time activities that increase their language development, cognitive skills, and love of school.

She knows that when children are participating, moving, laughing, and smiling, they are learning!

Virtual Preschool was featured on NBC4 Washington.

Jamie has been a featured speaker at these conferences and workshops:
  • Oregon PRO annual conference
  • Virginia Association for the Education of Young Children (VaAEYC) annual conference
  • Georgia Preschool Association annual conference
  • Staff Development for Educators “I Teach Pre-K” conferences and Las Vegas annual event
  • “Soar to Success” online summit hosted by Pre-K Pages
  • “Discover Back to School” conference hosted by Teach Preschool

Featuring Children's Music By Nancy Kopman

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