Below is the daily schedule for preschool. Tuesdays and Thursdays are very similar, the only difference being that we have Show & Tell every Thursday to end the day.
Below are the basic outlines of our time for each day:
Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:00 am-12:00 pm :
9:00-9:15 Self-Start
I greet the children personally each day and welcome them to school. They have assigned tables to sit and begin a learning page/activity on their own as we wait for all the students to arrive for the day.
9:15-9:45 Circle Time
This is where we gather on the rug together to learn and review basic information and skills, such as the weather, the calendar, the "Letter of the Week," counting, number recognition, colors, patterns, rhyming words, sight words, sorting, etc.
9:45-10:15 Free Time
This is the time of day preschoolers love because they get to play! This is an important developmental skill as children have opportunities to learn and practice important social skills, such as sharing, taking turns, working out problems, including others and more.
10:15-10:30 Snack Time
Learning and playing makes a body hungry! So we will stop to have a snack. We talk about and practice good manners during this time and get refueled for more learning. I will provide the snack each day. *Please send your child to school with a water bottle.
10:30-10:40 Story Time
I read to my preschoolers every day. One of my main goals as a teacher is to get children excited about books and reading, especially since they are at the point of learning to read. I love to my students every day, encouraging active involvement in each story as we pour over wonderful stories and beautiful illustrations. Every book goes along with the theme of the month. Near the end of the school year, each student gets to bring his/her favorite book for us to read and enjoy together. Students love this!
10:40-11:00 Creative Time
Nearly every preschool day we spend time creating something. This is a time for students to develop important fine motor skills, such as cutting, gluing, coloring and more. The crafts always center around our daily/monthly theme and include a large variety of things. We use paint, glitter, markers, beads, cotton balls, and much more as we work to create masterpieces. I hang one project a month on our bulletin board for everyone to see, a practice that encourages self-esteem.
11:00-11:20 Kinesthetic Activity
Because every child learns differently, I feel it is important to try to incorporate a variety of learning styles into every preschool day. Some children learn best by repetition, others by writing or creating, and some learn best through active movement of their bodies. We do an activity every day that involves movement. We run, jump, throw, and play a variety of different games that encourage large motor skill development as well as cooperation and fun. The best part is that each activity also incorporates learning, and the students have so much fun they don't even realize they are learning at the same time!
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| Fishing--on the back of the fish are letters/words we are working on |
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| hop scotch--a great way to learn numbers and improve balance and motor skills |
11:20-11:40: Singing Time
This is one of the favorite times of the day as we get together to sing many fun preschool songs. We sing songs that correspond with the theme of the month, and we sing educational songs, too. Sometimes we sing songs to get our brains and bodies moving, and we always have fun!
11:40-12:00 Circle Time Review/Show & Tell
On Tuesdays we gather on the rug to end our day, reviewing what we have learned and reading stories. On Thursdays, we use this time for Show & Tell, an activity every preschooler loves!
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| Show & Tell |
12:00 Go Home!
Of course, no two days are exactly the same, and these schedules have to be somewhat flexible. Sometimes a particular activity will take longer than normal, and so we adjust the rest of our time that day. Students know they can always work on a puzzle or "read" a book from our book pyramid if they finish something early.
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