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A typical day at
Sunshine Preschool includes...
Circle Time
Circle time involves all of the children. It may include music (either led by one of the teachers or taught by a music
specialist) or Spanish, finger plays, motor skill activities, or children's literature.
Literature is presented in a variety of media including flannel board stories, books, and storytelling.
Circle time is the time when units or themes are introduced. This is primarily transition time prior to small groups.
Small Group Activity
Children work in small groups with their teacher on activities elaborating on the unit or theme introduced in the earlier large group sessions.
Children engage in developmental activities that include
Social/Emotional Development, Physical Development, Cognitive
Development, and Language Development. Children are
grouped by age within a six-month range (when possible) for
these activities. Nursery School Classes are for
children two years, nine months through three years who will be
attending Sunshine for three years. Preschool Classes
are for older three year-olds. Pre-Kindergarten Classes
are for four- and five-year olds who will be entering
Kindergarten the following year.
Art
Gallery
Children experience the process of art, not the product. This
art project involved a fun, multi-step process. Each
child was given a coffee filter and some markers. The
first step was to color the filter any way they chose.
Then, the filter was placed onto a white piece of paper.
A spray bottle was then given to each child so that the
filter could be sprayed with water. The children were
able to watch the colors blend together! The result was
a neat design on both the filter and the white paper.
The children were fascinated by their observation of
this color blending process!
Free Play
A non-structured opportunity for the child to select materials and/or activities of his/her own choice and appropriate level. Areas are set up with various developmental learning
centers that include art, blocks, discovery, dramatic play,
library, music & movement, sand & water, and toys &
games.
Snack/Cooking
A nutritional snack is provided each day. Children participate
in healthy cooking projects. We use low sugar, natural and
organic products. Sunshine is a nut-free school.
Clean-Up Time
During this time, children develop organizational skills, responsibility and learn to follow directions when putting games, toys, and projects away.
Outdoor Play
Each day, weather permitting, the children have scheduled outdoor play time. Under teacher supervision, they are free to use the
climbing gyms, sandboxes, riding toys, slides, and other outdoor
materials. It is important to note that we have met or exceeded
the fall zone guidelines required by our governing agencies.
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