The AM class is from 9:00-11:30AM and the PM class is from 12:00-2:30PM.
Have you ever wondered what your child is doing the whole time they are at preschool? Here is my detailed daily lesson plan that I follow:
AM Classes | Daily Schedule | PM Classes |
9:00-9:45 | Center Time | 12:00-12:45 |
During center time children are free to choose their own activities for their own duration of time. Centers include Art, Sensory, Dramatic Play, Language Arts, Writing, and Blocks, with a mix of math and science centers as well. Centers encourage social development, and independence and responsibility, and are rotated to include different activities every week or two. | ||
9:45-10:00 | Music and Movement/ Creative Arts | 12:45-1:00 |
The preschool ages are a crucial time for children to learn listening signals, movement, rhythm, and sounds. We will be incorporating elements of music, dance and theatre every day during this time. | ||
10:00-10:15 | Snack Time | 1:00-1:15 |
Snack time is the perfect opportunity to practice our manners as well as hand/eye coordination when we practice mixing, pouring, and spreading. | ||
10:15-10:35 | Outside Play/Gym Activities | 1:15-1:35 |
Playing outside gives the children opportunities to run and play that they don’t have inside. Their large motor skills are busy developing at this time! And what a great way to get some exercise and burn energy! | ||
10:35-10:50 | Large Group | 1:35-1:50 |
For large group we sit on the rug and sometimes read a story, sometimes we will just talk about something important, and introduce a fun class activity! | ||
10:50-11:15 | Small Groups | 1:50-2:15 |
During small group activities we will be doing projects, sometimes individually and sometimes with the whole class. It could include math, science and exploration, art, and at least once a month the small group activity will focus only on a specific literacy element, though literacy is usually incorporated somehow in every small group activity. | ||
11:15-11:30 | Wrap Up and Reading Time | 2:15-2:30 |
After winding down from our small groups we have show and tell (students bring items that start with a certain letter)! Then we grab a book and wait for our parents to come and get us. I strongly encourage parents to come to class during the last five to ten minutes if possible, to read to your children. This way you can see what we’ve been doing in class that day, and being read to by a family member is the best kind of literacy exposure! | ||
