Thank you for coming to our open house. It was great to meet so many new friends.
This week we will be learning about classroom expectations and routines while we get to know each other. Some of the activities will include our morning greeting song - Hello ____. The children have the choice to bounce on or roll a big ball while we sing.
Please remember to send in an extra set of clothes that we may keep here at school. Please label the clothing.
Preschool Life Skills are an important component of our preschool curriculum. A complete list can be found on the top of this page. Our first life skill is Response to Name. When a teacher calls your name, you stop, look and say 'yes'.
Our curriculum Opening the World of Learning (OWL) - develops and understanding of literacy through reading a variety of stories multiple times throughout the unit. This provides for students to have a deeper understanding of the story, supports understanding vocabulary as well as retelling familiar stories.
Our Stories for this week include:
Preschool Day Hooray - Linda Strauss
The Kissing Hand - Audrey Penn
Handwriting - We will be exploring a variety of materials during this time to strengthen our hands to get ready to write properly. Students will progress as they are developmentally ready with this task. We are starting this week with exploring playdough -squeezing, pulling, and pushing the dough.
Small Groups - We are starting the year with "All about me"
Self Portraits
Decorating Name Tags
Decorating Birthday Crowns
Coloring Birthday Cakes and Candles
My Favorite Color is - students will glue items of that color on the paper.
Choice Time
Dramatic Play - Kitchen
Puzzles
Art- Kissing Hand - Hand Prints
Rug - Roads and Car Garages
Sensory - Sand
Writing Center - playing with stamps
Music
We incorporate music throughout our day as a motor break or transition. We also set aside some time at the end of the day to dance and sing as well. Children are typically given the choice of songs to sing. Some songs may include - sticky sticky bubble gum, 5 little ducks and going to Kentucky
