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INFORMATION REGARDING DAILY SCHEDULE OF PRESCHOOL ACTIVITIES: Our Lab School daily schedule includes: large group music time, a story presentation, and several individual classroom visits comprised of-Math/Science/Dramatic Play/Puzzles/Games/ Construction/Language &Art materials with new highlighted activities each day as well as a short time spent outside and snack time. Our daily goal is that children have an enjoyable musical experience, a large group story time and that they have been exposed to and have participated in developmentally appropriate learning activities in each classroom. We hope that the children will build on the skills that they already possess and begin building new skills, concepts, ideas, and experiences. Things to remember: Each day is filled with multiple learning activities and opportunities from which your child may choose. It would be impossible for a child to experience everything that is planned each day. But, the plans are made to address the individual learning styles and interests of children. Emphasis is placed on process learning and not product based learning. So, there may be days when your child does not bring anything home that they have "made" while at school. It may be that their work was wet and may come home on the next day, and it may be that we are compiling work into a book that will be sent home when it is complete. It may also be that your child was actively involved in a project such as conducting an experiment, building a tower, acting out a story, drawing on the chalkboard, playing a game etc. These activities have inherent educational value, but no product when complete.
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BEGINNING OF THE DAY PRESCHOOL ROUTINE: LARGE GROUP MUSIC PRESENTATION: Each day when the children arrive at Lab School, they will join their teachers and friends on the carpet for a large group presentation of fun and interactive songs. Parents are invited to join the fun and participate. New research regarding brain research and
early childhood edu LARGE GROUP STORY TIME Each day, following music, our storyteller,Mr. Glenn Little will involve the children in a story presentation that will introduce them to high quality literature and provide motivation for our daily units and topics of study. Our goal during this time is that children develop a life long love of literature, reading and stories. Children's auditory skills will be developed as their creativity and imagination are developed.
INDIVIDUAL CLASSROOMS YOUR CHILD WILL BE ATTENDING: LANGUAGE CLASSROOM: The children will join their teachers each day in the Language room. During their time in this classroom the children will discuss the story from large group time and discuss the book, author, characters, concepts and activities in the story. There will also be lots of oral language and vocabulary related activities in this classroom. The teachers are laying the foundation necessary for reading readiness. There will be many opportunities involving alphabet and letter recognition. Some of the skills to be developed in this classroom: Language Skills: Name recognition Vocabulary development and awareness Left to right progression Rhyming words Strengthening visual memory Sequencing stories Recalling experiences Sharing ideas Writing stories Alphabet awareness Beginning sounds Self-expression Listening skills Poetry Print is talk on paper Fine motor skill development Eye-hand coordination Exposure to high quality children's literature Respect and care for books Appreciation of detail Game cente GAMES SKILLS: Interaction and sharing with friends Problem solving strategies for play Following rules to games Sharing and taking turns Completing a task Good sportsmanship Solving puzzles
BLOCK BUILDING &CONSTRUCTION SKILLS
Developing muscular control and strength Using physical energy constructively and imaginatively Create a project according to a plan and design Plan, measuring and construction Experimenting with tools and new materials Caring for tools and rules of safety Working with others on group projects Solving problems Exploring spatial relationships Comparing shapes, and sizes Developing large and small muscles Working and planning together Organization skills ART AND DRAMATIC PLAY
CLASSROOM: The children will join their teachers each day in the Art and Dramatic Play room. During their time in this classroom the children will experience a wide variety of creative art activities and have the opportunity to dress in costumes and role play many different situations. Some of the skills to be developed in this classroom:
Dramatic Play Skills: Develop self-confidence and imagination Try on family roles and act out familiar situations Develop problem solving and social skill techniques Develop vocabulary and oral language skills Act out familiar stories
Art skills: Develop creativity through planning and constructing an art idea or project Explore fun ways to express ideas, impressions, thoughts and feelings Experiment with color, shape, size and texture Develop eye-hand coordination and fine muscle coordination Respect the artistic expressions of others Develop visual and tactile skills Create unique art projects Be introduced to a variety of art media Make cards and pictures for others Develop problem-solving techniques MATH AND SCIENCE CLASSROOM: The children will join their
teachers each day in the Math and Science classroom. During their time in this
classroom the children will experience a wide variety of math and science
related experiences and activities. Some of the skills to be developed in this classroom: Math Concepts and Skills: Identification of shapes and numerals Relating life experiences to math Sequencing numerals and objects Classification Counting One-to-one correspondence Interpretation of a calendar, days of the week, months Making comparisons, and seeing relationships Experimenting with weights and measurements Developing patterning skills Science Concepts: Exploring the natural and mechanical world Observing life processes Experimentation Problem-solving Asking questions Research Gathering data and drawing conclusions Observation skills to see relationships Visual and tactile skills Classification Making generalizations Sand Play: Role playing Making comparisions Eye-hand coordination Introduction to new materials Measurement and weight Oral language development, self-expression and interaction with peers Responsibility for cleaning tools Water Play: Measurement Interaction and experimentation with new materials Making Comparisons Eye-hand coordination Interaction with peers and self-expression Vocabulary development Management of materials Experimentation PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM: The Lab School teachers have developed a curriculum which is designed to meet the developmental needs and interests of young children. The curriculum is theme-based and allows children to explore a wide variety of topics. The curriculum has a strong literature base and exposes children to many quality literary works. The goals of the Lab School curriculum are to: Build higher level thinking skills with a real world perspective The curriculum is built around topics that young children naturally are interested in and curious about. This means that we automatically have their attention and they are engaged in the learning process because it is of interest to them. This is one of the major facets of brain research regarding learning The curriculum is very child focused and age appropriate The curriculum focuses on making learning meaningful The curriculum has as one of its major goals to build connections and relationships between topics of study so that children see the relationships and understand how things are alike and how they are different- by making comparisons and noticing the unique attributes of objects Activities are experiential in nature and have children actively involved in the learning process Activities are multi-sensory Learning is focused on building vocabulary, concepts, skills The curriculum allows for a time of reflection, where children make connections, analyze, review, make application, think and redo Impress the idea upon children that learning is a life long process that can be fun, exciting The curriculum allows for individual differences and learning styles and these individual differences are valued INDEPENDENCE: One of our goals at the Lab School is to help young children develop independence. We try to accomplish this goal in a variety of ways. Children are encouraged to take responsibility for their personal belongings each day as they hang their tote bag up on their hook and place their snack in the bucket. They also develop independence as they manage their snack each day and become independent in the restroom. The children develop responsibility and independence in the classrooms as they learn to care from classroom materials. And, the children learn responsibility as they learn to treat others with dignity and respect.
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