A Day in Miss Becky's Preschool Class

Arrival

Children arrive, unpack their belongings and get ready for our day.  Arrival routines include such things as signing in at our attendance board (moving names from home to school), taking snacks out of their backpacks and putting them in the cubbies and checking folders for any notes.

 

Welcome Circle

The class comes together to start our day.  During our welcome circle, we gather to go over our daily schedule, choose our classroom jobs (attendance helper, movement helper, center helper, etc.), discuss our weekly theme and talk about our daily learning centers.  Children also participate in music and movement activities.

 

Discovery Centers

During center time the children make an activity choice via the choice board and proceed to their chosen activity.  Discovery centers include dramatic play, block building, fine motor, writing activities, sensory, cooking, group games (whole group or small group), and gross motor games and/or activities. 

 

Snack and Lunch

Snacks and lunches are provided from home (water is available, drinks from home are optional).  Both these times are wonderful opportunities to engage in social interactions with classmates.

 

Good-Bye Circle

At our good-bye circle we take time to reflect on our day.  We talk about what we learned in our centers and what we liked best about the activities that were offered.  This is also a time for us to read a story as a whole group.

 

Motor Room and Playground

Children have the opportunity to participate in a variety of gross motor games and activities (indoors and outdoors).  Once a week, we visit the motor room.  The Occupational Therapist and Physical Therapist set up “activity stations” which focus on a variety of motor skills (i.e. balance, coordination, body strengthening and following movement sequences).