Greeting, Sign-In, Journal, Free Play, Drawing 

Teachers meet children and parents and exchange greetings
Children participate in daily Routine
Children work with open ended materials
Children express themselves through drawings

 

Instructional Family Style Meal (Breakfasts)
Full Meal Outlining CACFP guidelines
Children are responsible for serving and scraping themselves

 

Exploration Time Choice Time (Learning Centers)

Children are actively engaged in learning through play
The centers consist of Blocks, Dramatic Play, Math, Manipulative, Table Toys, Puzzles,
Sand and Water Play, Library, Listening Center, Art, Painting Wood Working, Science,
Computers, Light table, Felt Board.
The teachers, facilitating children’s involvement provides a balance of
Open-ended, child-initiated opportunities, alongside teacher-directed
Activities focused on projects of inquiry or theme-based activities for
Small groups of children.
Teacher interaction and observation
Hands-on activities are also planned in small groups.
Cleaning up is supporting children’s Development

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Class Meeting (Oral Language Development, Phonemic Awareness, Vocabulary, etc.)

Discussion About Exploration Time
Group Discussion
Understanding of Question and Answer
Collection and display of authentic Student work
Identifying resources for next day’s exploration

 

Gross Motor Development and Music And Movement

Children have scheduled visits to the roof play area, the garden play area, code blue and the big playroom.
Children engage in both indoor/outdoor activities
Children engage in activities aligned with Pre-K standards across the curriculum
Children have a choice of directed group activities or free play
Children engage in dance, exercise, yoga, games and other
Gross motor activities.
Children learn new songs and get to work those large motor skills.
Integrated Sparks Program

 

Instructional Family Style Meal (Lunch Time)

Children and teacher eat a nutritious meal family style.
Discussion between adults and children addressing the meal, portion sizes, etc..
Children are responsible for setting, serving and scrapping their dishes

 

Nap Time

Children rest comfortably with their own sheets and blankets on individual cots
Soft music is played to help the children to relax and rest
3 year old’s 1hour and 15 min. – 4 year old’s 1 hour
Comfort devices such as teddy bears and blankets are welcome

 

Story Time

Teacher chooses one of a select approved group of titles to read to the children daily
Children will reread stories for multiple literacy reasons
Author studies will be conducted throughout the year
Children will learn to picture read
Read aloud and/or shared reading with interactive discussion
Teacher will supply children with another read aloud.
Teachers will provide this opportunity through puppets, flannel board,
masks and costumes for the children to dramatize these stories.
Children will act out and learn songs
Children will learn about poetry and learn to act it out as well.

 

Instructional Family Style Meal (PM. Snack)

Children and teachers have a small snack before the end of the day.
Children are responsible for setting, and scraping their dishes

                                               

Class Meeting (Oral Language Development, Phonemic Awareness, Vocabulary, etc.)

Recall
Identifying resources for next day’s exploration

 

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