NAPERVILLE PARK DISTRICT PRESCHOOL
PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS AND REQUIREMENTS Children must have a current medical form on file with the Park District and must be fully toilet trained (no Pull-Ups® allowed) except in our Two Plus classes. Children must be able to separate from parents or caregiver in a timely manner and must be able to communicate their basic needs and follow simple directions. TWO PLUS: Children must be 2½ by Sept. 1 This class is designed to make your child’s first preschool experience a calm THREE PLUS: Children must be 3 by Sept. 1 This program is designed for children who are ready for an additional day of preschool. The program focuses on
PRE-KINDERGARTEN: Children must be 4 by Sept. 1 This program is an extension of our four-year-old program. It is designed for children who are ready to attend preschool for an additional day. Our Pre-Kindergarten program is a continuation of our three- year-old preschool program. Children continue to work on developing their social skills while building their foundation of learning. Children continue to develop their early literacy, math, science and social study skills through hands-on learning experiences.
and comfortable one. The program focuses on separation and building trusting relationships between child and teacher and teacher and parent. Your child is exposed to a variety of activities and experiences that encourage social awareness and cognitive development in a gentle, nurturing and playful environment. THREE-YEAR-OLDS: Children must be 3 by Sept. 1 This program focuses on creating a warm and nurturing environment where children are encouraged to explore and interact with one another. Children are introduced to key early childhood basic skills and concepts though play and hands-on experiences.
creating a warm and nurturing environment where children are encouraged to explore and interact with one another. Children are introduced to key early childhood basic skills and concepts though play and hands- on experiences. FOUR-YEAR-OLDS: Children must be 4 by Sept. 1 Our four-year-old program is a continuation of our three-year-old preschool program. Children continue to work on developing their social skills while building their foundation of learning. Children continue to develop their early literacy, math, science and social study skills through hands-on learning experiences.
For more information, please contact Sara Cass at scass@napervilleparks.org.
DAILY SCHEDULE ARRIVAL...............................................................5 minutes MORNING MEETING.......................................10 minutes CENTER TIME...................................................75 minutes THINKING AND FEEDBACK..........................10 minutes
GROSS MOTOR...............................................20 minutes READ ALOUD....................................................15 minutes PHONEMIC AWARENESS..............................10 minutes DISMISSAL...........................................................5 minutes
SAMPLE DAY FROM THE THINGS THAT GROW UNIT
SMALL GROUP: Seed Experiment: Children are given a lima bean, paper towel and baggy. They plant a lima bean seed and place it in the window. Children will record its growth in an observation journal. THINKING AND FEEDBACK: The class gathers on the carpet to discuss and reflect on the activities just explored in centers GROSS MOTOR/NATURE HIKE: Count and Move: Children practice counting while
• Garden inspirations returns. Children use a variety of paintbrushes, colored pencils, crayons, markers and clay to create a garden. • Top soil is in the sensory table with a variety of gardening tools and plastic pots for children to fill and plant with. • Using a variety of images of different gardens, children create a garden of their own out of wooden blocks. • The dramatic play area is turned into a garden center complete with plants, pots and gardening tools. Children create the signage for their store. • Categorizing and Inspecting Seeds: Children separate a variety of seeds based on their observations using their eyes and again with a magnifying glass. They then write about the different characteristics of the seeds.
ARRIVAL: put away belongings, wash hands and writing activity MORNING MEETING: hello song, go over schedule of the day, introduce the garden center in dramatic play and introduce categorizing and inspecting seeds center READ ALOUD: “The Ugly Vegetable” first read (this is the only time the story is read in its entirely). It is the basis for all of the activities that happen throughout the day. CENTERS: snack, reading center, garden inspirations in art, soil in sensory table, building a garden in blocks, garden center in dramatic play and categorizing and inspecting seeds • Snack occurs during center time. We teach children to follow their body signals and eat when they are hungry. • The reading center is full of books that relate to plants, spring and gardens.
moving a set number of times. Phonemic Awareness: Heggerty Curriculum: Onset Fluency
The teachers says two words. The students repeat the two words and show thumbs up if they begin with the same onset, thumbs down if the onset is different.. DISMISSAL: gather belongings and good bye song
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