January

At the end of each month i'll post on what we've been doing in preschool!

To give you a better idea of what we do during each day, here is our schedule:
Table time - we've played with play doh or have stung pasta. something sensory.
Calendar time - we sing the days of the week song (zippity do-dah melody), we sing the Today Yesterday song to the tune of Frere Jacques, we sing the months of the year song which is a clip on youtube (if you search on youtube months of the year song i think it's the first one that pops up)
Numbers - we do lots of counting, we count ping pong balls and everyone gets a chance to count them and put them in the bucket, we use flash cards and each one gets to hold a card and say which number is on their card, etc.
Outside recreation - the kids are very good about staying together and obeying when i tell them to stay on the grass! i was pleasantly surprised. we kick the soccer ball, play tag, hit the (nerf) baseball with the (soft) bat, etc.
Snack and story time - they sit on their carpet squares and eat their snack while i read books. my favorite time.:)
Art - we have painted, drawn with markers, and cut paper.
Alphabet - we sing the "what letter does your name start with?" song and go around the room to each student, we use flash cards for letter recognition; each child gets to see if he/she can recognize a letter, we do animal flashcards too and figure out what letter each animal starts with.
Play time - free play, they get to play with designated toys. practice in sharing and clean up!
Lunch - we sit at the table to eat lunch. This is hands down their favorite time of the morning.
Music - we play our instruments and sing song. They are learning "The Little Turtle" poem. Next month i'll start teaching them Psalm 23.
Story time - i read to them while they sit on their carpet squares.
Goodbye song!

*February tuition is due this week. We are meeting 5 times in Feb. so it's $100. See you Wednesday!