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 provides students with opportunities to explore a variety of learning topics through engaging, hands-on activities that strengthen skills in math, science, social studies, art, and early literacy. Each session introduces new experiences designed to spark curiosity, encourage creativity, and support ongoing growth. Participants begin the afternoon by enjoying lunch and playtime with friends before transitioning to their enrichment lab class, where they will engage in exciting, age-appropriate learning activities. Please send a peanut-free lunch. 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. Afternoon Enrichment does not meet on days that preschool is not in session. No class Oct. 21, Oct. 29, Oct. 30, Nov. 5, Nov. 24-27, Dec. 3 and Dec. 4. (sc)
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ARRCC Classroom 101 • 305 Jackson Ave. 119346 Sep 22-Oct 27 Tu 11:30 am-1:30 pm $192/$212 119375 Sep 23-Oct 28 W 11:30 am-1:30 pm $162/$192 119342 Sep 24-Dec 10 Th 11:30 am-1:30 pm $252/$282 119343 Nov 3-Dec 15 Tu 11:30 am-1:30 pm $192/$212 119379 Nov 4-Dec 16 W 11:30 am-1:30 pm $192/$212 Knoch Knolls Nature Center Prairie Room • 320 Knoch Knolls Rd. 119344 Sep 21-Oct 26 M 12:00-2:00 pm $162/$192 119347 Sep 25-Dec 11 F 12:00-2:00 pm $252/$282 119341 Nov 2-Dec 14 M 12:00-2:00 pm $192/$212
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