BYU-I Preschool First Day

09/26/2012

I am so excited about Grace's first day of preschool!  Of course I didn't get to be the one to take her, or get to observe her during class, but I'm glad Daddy got to take her.  He took her in the truck, and that was a disaster!  For preschool, they do a dropoff vehicle line and the teachers pick them up outside...well the line was out the driveway and down the street when he got there!  So he rode the bike to pick her up.  It took about 9 minutes, which is about the same amount of time with a vehicle (because of traffic, so many lights, college students crossing the streets at EVERY intersection!).  He got a paper from them that shows EXACTLY what they did in preschool!!!!  And they hand it out weekly, which I'm so excited about!  Here was what they did...

Ideas to Emphasize:

There are many parts of an apply: skin, flesh, seeds, core, stem, leaves.

Self-Selected Activities: 8:20-9:55

Creative Art Center: Apple Stamping and Finger Paint Apple Art

Manipulative/Math Activity: Feed the Horse, Pig and Cow

Writing Center: Writing Name with paint Bags

Science Center: Magnets

Sensory Table: Water Marbles and Funnels

Block Area: Red Wagons and Plastic People

Dramatic Play: Gardening

Alternatives
Creative Art center: Stamps

2nd: Melting Crayons

Rotating Snack: 9:00-9:55

String Cheese, pretzels, and juice

Outside: 9:20-9:55

Gross Motor: Apple Findings

2nd: Stilts

Cleanup: 9:55-10:00

Clean up Song

Transition 10:00-:10-05

"5 Little Apples Hanging in a Tree"

Small Focus Groups: 10:05-10:20

Book: The Apple Pie Tree By Zoe Hall

Book: 10 Apples Up on Top! by Dr. Suess

Activity: Discovering Apple Parts

Gathering Time: 10:20-10:40

Attention Getter: What part of the apple is missing?

Activity: Guessing Game

Hurray!!!  I get to see what they do even though I can't be there :)  And I'm really hoping they send artwork home for me to hang up!  

Amanda