Learning Centers

Sand Table:

Enjoying sensory experiences

Experimenting
Discovering
Refining our observational skills
Measuring
Weighing
Enhancing fine motor skills

Art Center

Expanding creativity
Increasing communication skills
Improving hand-eye coordination
Exercising and advancing our fine motor skills
Using our imaginations
Putting ideas into shapes
Developing artistic skills

Water Table

Enjoying sensory experiences

Experimenting
Discovering
Refining our observational skills
Measuring
Weighing
Enhancing our fine motor skills

Blocks
Writing Center

Daily Schedule
Moring meeting 8:45-9:30
Breakfast 9:30-9:50
Small Groups 9:55-10:15
Centers 10:15-11:00
Outside 11:00-11:30
Bathroom/Literacy/Transition 11:30-11:50
Lunch 11:50-12:15
Story Time 12:20-12:40
Prior to story time, Ms. McDonald would introduce vocabulary words that
would be found in the book that they were reading by showing the picture
with the word. The students discussed the words and how they related to

their lives. During the story, Ms. McDonald also had the students do
movements along with the story to make sure they were actively listening.
Songs, Word Play and Letters 12:40-1:00
Centers/Snack 1:00-2:25
Outside 2:30-3:00
Quiet Time 3:00-3:30
Lets talk about it, lets find out about it 3:30-3:45
Dismissal 3:45-4:00

Additional notes

Ms. McDonald used a lot of songs that involved motions to involve the
students and work with motor skills