2. 8AM-8:30: ALL ARRIVE/FREE-PLAY
• When the children show up to preschool, it is very
important for them to play and get all of their energy out
so when its time for circle time, they will not be as wound
up and can listen inventively.
• The teachers roll will be to set up new play centers once a
month and to ensure the students stay in line, safe and
are having fun.
• This 30 minutes will give the children a chance to hang up
their coats and get a drink of water, maybe go potty before
they play.
• The developmental milestone reached in this 30 minute
span would be engaging in fantasy play.
3. 8:30 TO 9:15 SCIENCE CENTER
• In the science center there will be a rather large bowl filled with water.
Next to the bowl will be a piece of bark, a baseball, a Lego, and leaf and
a pencil. The children will then have to guess what will sink and what
will float. I will have a chart with all of the children's guesses and
thoughts on what will sink or float.
• The teacher’s roll will be to have all of the children stand around the
bowl. Then I will allow the children to feel all of the objects that will go
into the water. When they guess what they believe will happen, I will
write down their guesses in a chart, then I will write down what
happens. After all of the objects are in the water and the children cans
see what sinks or what floats, I will then explain because of the oxygen
inside of each object.
• Rationale- This project is important so children can learn about matter
and what happens to certain things in water. This will broaden their
understanding of the world we live in.
• Tries solving problems from single point of view (Milestone)
4. 9:15-10: CIRCLE TIME
• Circle time is very important because it allows the children to wind down a
tiny bit, and listen to story time while also learning about the calendar, time
and analyzing the story while singing songs.
• The teachers roll will be to ensure the students are listening attentively with
their hands in their lap. After I read the story “Brown Bear Brown Bear”, I will
ask the children questions about the story. We will then check the weather
and learn not only the days of the week but also the months of the year. I will
teach them the days of the week and months of the year song and we will go
though that multiple times until the children understand. After that I will
teach them the parts of the clock and what each object on the clock stands
for.
• The milestone is this reaching is “recalling part of a story” and “beginning to
have a clear sense of time.
• The rationale for this lesson is to ensure children have a understanding of
time, date, weather and months of the year. When giving a child such
important imformation they will learn new things every single day related to
weather, time and dates.
5. 10-10:30: ART TIME
• From circle time, we will transition over to the art table. I have drawn a
different animal on each piece of paper from the “Brown Bear” book we
read in circle time.
• On the construction paper, each child will color in the animal they were
given, and write one line that your animal says. This will allow the
children to each make a different page in their very own book. After
every student has completed their books, I will staple them together and
read the new story a little later.
• As the teacher, I will give each child their own construction paper with
their very own animal on it. Then I will write down what the children
want to say on their page of the book and they will trace over it.
• The rationale of this activity is to have the children use their memories
from the story I read to them and color the animal however they please
while writing their own book. This opens the eyes of children and they
love to color and feel like they are a part of something when it comes to
writing their own book.
• Milestone-Correctly name some colors and Recalls parts of a story
6. 10:30-11: SNACK TIME
• During this time, one person will be in the kitchen with me helping me
set up while the others are in their seats at the lunch table singing
songs together. Once the food is all ready to be prepared the students
will pass around the napkins and water cups.
• Today they will have carrots and specially shaped peanut butter and
jelly sandwiches.
• The teachers roll is to make sure that there are no peanut allergies in
the class, and ensure the children washed their hands before snack.
• The rationale to this is to ensure that children get fed and fueled for the
rest of the day. Snack is very important and it helps children with their
manners and keeping their hands to themselves.
• The Milestone the children are reaching here is “Try different healthy
foods from a variety of cultures. Help to set and clear the table for
meals. Self serve meal items. “
7. 11-11:15: FREE-PLAY
• Free play after lunch is very important because children need a chance
to get the rest of their energy out. If it is raining they will play inside
with the center of the month or play in the sensory table filled with rice.
• The teachers roll during free play is to ensure all of the children remain
happy and healthy. They can play games with the children and ensure
that the children are all having fun.
• The milestone that the children are reaching is “Engages in fantasy
play”. I have noticed that children like to pretend that everything in the
playground is either a rocket ship or a castle.
8. 11:15-11:45: CIRCLE TIME
• In this 30 minute span, it is very important that the children sit quietly
and listen to the story.
• The teacher’s roll is to read the story that the children put together and
ask them if they have any questions. Then after I will read the original
“Brown Bear” book. Then I will ask the children what the two stories
had in common and what was different. And I will explain the word
common.
• The Milestones reached here are “Correctly name some colors”, “Tries
solving problems from single point of view” and Recalls parts of a
story.”
9. 11:45-12:CLEAN UP/READY TO GO HOME
• In this last 15 minutes children will take this time to put their shoes
back on, zip up their jackets and help the teacher clean up all the books,
blocks and other toys on the floor.
• The teachers roll will be to give the children instructions and inform
them on the jobs that need to be done. When the children are done
cleaning up, and waiting for their parents they can go outside and play,
or if its raining they can play for a couple more minutes. My roll would
also be to ensure that everybody is happy and healthy when they leave
my school.
• The milestones covered include: “Engages in fantasy play” and “Tries
solving problems from single point of view”
