The following is a basic outline of what your child’s day of activities may be like:

1.      Circle Time: large group, teacher directed, covering the calendar, weather, jobs/classroom helpers (line leader, weather helper, etc.), show-n-tell, Bible principle, singing, counting, introduction to the alphabet letter, shapes, colors, listening, taking turns, exploring our current theme, etc.

2.      Table Time: large group, teacher-directed, doing a project related to the theme; small motor skills, cutting, coloring, painting, writing…

3.      Centers: small group, child directed

Dramatic Play:  role-playing, imagining, pretending, creativity…

Block Area:  building, making comparisons in shape and size, working together…

Reading Corner:  exploring books, quiet time, reading readiness...

Writing:  creativity, reading readiness, letter and number recognition, drawing….

Art:  process of art rather than the product, creativity, small motor development…

Table Manipulative:  cooperative games, sequencing, sorting, manipulating objects, shape recognition, color recognition, number recognition, letter recognition…

 Discovery Table:  observing and investigating materials, magnifying glasses, balances, magnets…

4.      Rotating Centers: cooking, play-dough, sand, water, painting…

5.      Snack: each child will have their “special day” during the month when they are able to bring a snack to share with their friends.  A schedule will be included in the monthly newsletter.

6.      Music and Movement: action songs, dancing, scarves, beanbags, parachute, rhythm, instruments, group games….

7.      Large Motor/Outside: outside playtime will be included in each day (weather dependant).  If we are unable to go outside we will use the large room for inside large-motor games (parachute, beanbags, balls, etc.).

8.      Story-time: each day we will close with one or two stories.  Flannel stories and interactive poems will also be used. 

9.      Preschool Praise/ Bible Time: one day out of the week (for the Pre-K class) and one day every other week (for the preschool class) we will introduce or review the Bible story as well as have a time of singing praise songs to the Lord!  Occasionally puppets will be brought in to help lead the songs!