Transcript Back to School Night

Back to School
Night
Miss Amber’s Preschool Class
The Basics
• 12 students per class
• 2 classroom aides
• Days off
–Every other Friday
–Half days and Snow
Closings/Delays
The Basics (cont’d)
• Therapies and Integrated
Groups
–Individual therapies
–Handwriting without
Tears
–Speech
Communication
•Weekly newsletter
•Communication
books
Communication (cont’d)
•Conferences
–November and March
• Annual Reviews (IEPs)
–May and June
–Re-evaluation for
kindergarten
Daily Schedule of Activities
Arrival
Students transition to the classroom and take
care of putting away their belongings. Selfhelp skills are stressed during this time.
After putting away their things, children
transition to the table for a sign-in activity.
Table Toys
After completing their sign-in activity
(matching the letters of their name or writing
their name), students engage in a fine motor
activity. These activities may include:
-Play dough
-Chalkboards
-Lacing beads
-Cutting
-Peg boards
-Pattern blocks
-Puzzles
Circle Time
Our group meeting time encompasses many preschool skills. We
work on:
•Social and emotional skills by greeting each other and sharing
news, waiting for a turn to talk, and participating in group
activities
•Language skills by answering questions, expressing ourselves
verbally, and singing
•Academic skills by identifying letters, shapes, numbers, and
colors; counting; and working on print concepts through our daily
message
•Gross motor skills by participating in movement activities and
songs
Center Time
Center time allows students the opportunity
to be creative and explore their environment.
During this time, they work on all areas of
their development as they engage in pretend
play, practice social skills, negotiate turn
taking, use language, and problem solve. Many
academic skills are also incorporated during
this time as the classroom assistants work
with children to increase their knowledge and
expand their play through modeling,
scaffolding, and questioning techniques.
Center Time
Children self-select their interest area among six choices:
-Dramatic Play (kitchen, dress-up, puppets, dolls, etc.)
-Blocks (wooden blocks, cars, Legos, people, animals)
-Art
-Puzzles and Games (puzzles, counters, fine motor toys,
board games)
-Discovery (sand and sensory boxes, magnifying glasses,
scales, magnets)
-Literacy (books, magnetic letters, writing boards, letter
and sound games)
Small Group Activities
During center time, children will take turns in
small group learning activities with the
teacher. The activities during this time will
focus on literacy and math skills. Depending
on the activity and child’s needs, the group
may be conducted individually or with one or
two other children. Small group activities are
typically short (approximately 10-15 minutes).
Snack/Bathroom
Quiet
Reading/Puzzles
Shared Reading
Shared reading time is an interactive story time
where the children listen to a story and participate
in language and literacy activities to enhance their
understanding of the text. The books are typically
related to the theme or study of the week and
include core literature books. We do re-readings of
books throughout the week to help children develop
further understanding of the story and language
used in the book. We focus on a variety of concepts
during this time, including vocabulary words,
prediction, story recall, characters, story sequence,
rhyming, print concepts, etc.
Review, Closing,
Dismissal
Students review activities they engaged in during the day
and sing the goodbye song.
Curriculum
• Creative Curriculum
– Driven by student interests
– Centers/Interest Areas
– Studies
• Core Literature Books
• Themes and Holidays
Major Areas of Focus
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Language Development
Social/Emotional Development
Physical Development
Cognitive Development
Literacy
Math
Science/Social Studies
Literacy Skills
• Letter identification
• Phonological awareness
– Rhyming
– Syllables and Word Segmentation
– Letter-sound connections and alliteration
• Story Comprehension
• Print concepts
• Writing
Math Skills
• Number concepts and operations
– Counting (rote counting, object counting,
number order)
– Making sets of objects and describing, solving
problems
– Identifying numerals
• Spatial relationships
• Shapes
• Comparing and measuring
• Patterns
Assessment
• Based on observations and work samples
• Children are assessed on a developmental
continuum
• Progress reports will focus on the skills
your child is demonstrating in the
classroom and ways to help them continue
to make progress
Special Class Activities
•Show and Tell
•Physical Therapy Groups
•Gym
Speech Therapy
• Speech Group: Speech,
language, pre-literacy, and
pragmatic goals
• Communication Book
• Flex Week: see packet
Thank You!