Fours- Preschool

Classroom Objectives: 
  • To let the children enjoy time in a school environment with teachers and friends.
  • To prepare children for Kindergarten by emphasizing social and academic readiness.

Teaching Focus:

  • Emphasize pre-Kindergarten skills such as name writing, letter recognition, phonemic awareness, cutting skills and completing projects.
  • Encouraging the children to express their thoughts and opinions in a large group setting.
  • Teach skills such as observation, logic, and reasoning through daily activities and games.

Special Class Activities:

  • Harvest Party and Pumpkin Patch
  • Thanksgiving Feast
  • Semester End Pizza Party
  • Valentine’s Day Party
  • Easter Egg Hunt and party
  • Birthday Celebrations

Daily Schedule:

9:00 – 9:30                       Free Play/Individual Instruction
9:30 – 10:00                     Circle Time
10:00 – 10:20                   Bathroom/Snack time
10:20 – 10:40                   Outside
10:40 – 11:15                   Arts/Crafts/Manipulatives
11:15 – 11:30                   Clean Up/Bathroom
11:30 – 12:00                   Lunch
12:00 – 12:15                   Books/Puzzles
12:15 – 12:30                   Music/Games
12:30 – 12:50                   Bathroom Break
12:50 – 1:15                     Quiet Reading Time
1:15 – 1:45                       Circle Time/Craft
1:45 – 2:00                       Clean Up/Pick Up Time

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