Daily Schedule
Our 2-1/2 year old children are typically experiencing their first exposure to a structured school setting. Emphasis is placed on establishing good social interaction skills, along with elements that provide development in the following areas:
Self-help skills
Fine motor skills
Gross motor skills
Cognitive skills
Expressive language
Receptive language
The daily schedule might include 1) Free play, 2) Circle time, 3) Craft or Unit activities, 4) Upstairs playroom activities, 5) Rest time – listen to music, 6) Snack time, 7) Show and Tell, 8) Movement activity – to music or as exercise, 9) Story time, 10) Good-bye song
Units covered during the year include:
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Socialization activities |
Coping with separation, adjusting to school, and interacting with new friends |
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Small motor or coordination activities |
Learning to color, glue, draw, and paint |
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Unit of self |
Focusing on senses, name recognition, self-esteem |
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Unit on shapes |
Recognizing the circle, square, triangle and rectangle |
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Unit on colors |
Learning crayon colors and white |
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Unit on numbers |
Learning 1 through 5 |
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Unit on seasons |
Sharing seasonal activities |
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Holiday Activities |
Working on art projects around the various holidays |
Our 3 year old curriculum is designed to introduce our students to the skills and concepts needed to mature both socially and academically. The Units covered during the school year include activities that provide development in the following areas:
Social development
Self-help skills
Fine motor skills
Gross motor skills
Language skills
Math skills
Cognitive skills
Science Awareness
The daily schedule might include 1) Free play, 2) Circle time, 3) Unit activities, 4) Upstairs playroom activities, 5) Music, 6) Snack time, 7) Show and Tell, 8) Movement activity – to music or as exercise, 9) Story, 10) Clean-up time, 11) Good-byes
Units covered during the year include:
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September |
Unit on self |
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October |
Unit on Fall; activities geared toward Halloween; Alphabet Book on upper case letters |
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November |
Unit on shapes; activities geared toward Thanksgiving |
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December |
Activities geared toward Christmas and Hanukkah |
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January |
Unit on colors and review of shapes; activities geared toward Winter |
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February |
Unit on health, dental health and nutrition; activities geared toward Valentine’s Day |
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March |
Unit on windy weather; identification of lower and upper case letters |
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April |
Unit on letters continued; activities geared toward Spring |
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May |
Finish unit on letters; unit on numbers 1 – 10; activities geared toward Spring & Mother’s Day |
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June |
Unit on Summer fun; activities geared toward Father’s Day; review |
Our 4 year old curriculum has been designed to prepare our students emotionally, academically and socially for Kindergarten. The units covered during the school year include activities that provide development in the following areas:
Social development
Self-help skills
Fine motor skills
Gross motor skills
Math skills
Expressive language skills
Receptive language skills
Cognitive Pre-reading skills
Pre-writing skills
Science awareness
The daily schedule might include 1) Free play, 2) Circle time, 3) Lesson, 4) Upstairs playroom/Outdoor play, 5) Story/Music, 6) Snack time, 7) Show and Tell, 8) Project time 9) Clean-up time, 10) Good-byes
Units covered during the year include:
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September |
Unit on “ME”; number recognition using classroom calendar; days of week & months of year |
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October |
Unit on Fall; unit on senses; community helpers; Columbus Day & Halloween activities; expanded number recognition; review of shapes |
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November |
Continue number recognition, shapes, colors and color names; Thanksgiving unit including preparation of our own Thanksgiving feast |
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December |
Activities geared toward Christmas and Hanukkah |
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January |
Unit on alphabet (letter recognition and beginning sounds); Chinese New Year & Martin Luther King holiday activities; unit on Winter |
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February |
Continue alphabet unit; Ground Hog Day, Valentine’s Day, Presidents’ birthdays (Washington and Lincoln); Luau |
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March |
Continue alphabet unit; St. Patrick’s Day activities |
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April |
Continue alphabet unit; Earth Day activities; unit on Spring |
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May |
Continue unit on Spring; activities geared to Mother’s Day |
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June |
Unit on Summer fun; GRADUATION preparation |
Daily Schedule