NAPERVILLE PARK DISTRICT PRESCHOOL
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 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
• 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: 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 • The reading center is full of books that relate to plants, spring and gardens.
Afternoon Enrichment • AGES 4-5 Afternoon Enrichment allows students to explore various learning topics in-depth. They engage in hands-on activities to expand their skill sets and the topics change each session. Participants will first meet for lunch and enjoy playtime with new friends, then they will go to their lab class. Please send a peanut-free lunch. Afternoon Enrichment does not meet on days that preschool is not in session. If your child is not enrolled in the park district preschool and has allergies that require an Epi-pen or asthma with an inhaler, please email Sara Cass at scass@napervilleparks.org to complete the necessary paperwork at least 5 days before the start of class. No class Oct. 13, Oct. 22, Nov. 24 and Nov. 26. (sc) ART: Children use a variety of art mediums to create expressive art projects that align with stories, games, songs and finger plays. EARLY LITERACY: Children are exposed to a wealth of books and stories. They are introduced to beginning literacy skills including letters, sounds and sight words through hands-on activities. A child’s love of reading is fostered in order to develop a life-long passion for books. MATH: Through hands-on activities, children explore sorting, patterns, measuring, number recognition and more. SOCIAL STUDIES: Children will explore the world around them beginning with the child and then expanding outward to family, neighborhood and community. Children will explore topics such as emotions, transportation, community helpers, caring for our world and time (before, now and later). SCIENCE: Children explore the world of science by conducting hands-on experiments. Things get messy so please dress them appropriately.
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SESSION 1 EARLY LITERACY Knoch Knolls Nature Center Prairie Room • 320 Knoch Knolls Rd. 107863 Sep 22-Nov 3 M 12:00-2:00 pm $192/$212 ARRCC Room 102 • 305 W. Jackson Ave. 107865 Sep 29-Nov 3 M 11:30 am-1:30 pm $162/$192 SCIENCE ARRCC Room 102 • 305 W. Jackson Ave. 107867 Oct 1-Nov 5 W 11:30 am-1:30 pm $162/$192 SESSION 2 MATH Knoch Knolls Nature Center Prairie Room • 320 Knoch Knolls Rd. 107866 Nov 10-Dec 15 M 12:00-2:00 pm $162/$192 ARRCC Room 102 • 305 W. Jackson Ave. 107868 Nov 10-Dec 15 M 11:30 am-1:30 pm $162/$192 ART ARRCC Room 102 • 305 W. Jackson Ave. 107864 Nov 12-Dec 17 W 11:30 am-1:30 pm $162/$192
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NAPERVILLE PARK DISTRICT Promoting healthy lives, minds and community
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