Arrival/Items in cubbies/Hand washing

to independently complete the morning/afternoon routine as they arrive.

Circle Time

to take part in literacy, math, science, and social studies skill lessons.  We will display/assign classroom jobs, complete literacy work, check the weather, and update the calendar.

Music and Movement/Singing

to participate in songs, rhymes, instruments, and the use of gross motor equipment.  Through music we learn language, phonemic awareness, math, music, social skills, and gross motor skills.

Learning​ ​Centers

to plan time, to decide who they want to play with, and what they want to play with.  Our centers are art, blocks, cars/trucks/trains, dramatic play, fine motor, math and science, reading, sensory table, and writing

Clean up/Tricky Questions

to work with each other to clean up the items played with during centers and to gather on the rug to answer questions pertaining to patterning, rhyming, number and letter identification, etc.

Snack

to gather their snack/drink, find their placemat, wash hands, and engage in conversations with peers and adults.

Literacy/Read Aloud

to listen and attend while the teacher reads a book/text.  Students share, join in, make meaning, and make connections to building reading comprehension, book knowledge, and/or phonemic awareness.  We may do connecting activities (Charts, graphs, songs, etc.) to build oral language, social skills, science/math concepts, and various literacy skills.

Outdoor/Indoor Gross Motor Activity

to engage in various gross motor activities on the playground or in the gym to practice and develop gross motor skills. 

End​ ​of​ ​Day​ ​Meeting

to discuss the day by sharing what activities the children chose to participate in and who they played with.

Transition​ ​to​ ​home

to gather belongings, put on coats and hats (when appropriate), and line up to walk outside to the dismissal area.

Specials - Music, Library

The children attend Music and Library lessons each week.  The preschool staff provides the specialist with support. in completing lessons.