The children follow a structured routine each day, which involves a variety of activities. Each day the children participate in Hello Time, where we talk about our helpers, the calendar, our schedule for the day, the weather, the alphabet, and a morning prayer. We also complete an art project each day and eat snack.
Choice time is a favorite in our class.
During this activity the children get to choose to play in various areas, including the house, blocks, table toys, sensory table, art, writing, and library areas. We also go to music and physical education once a week. Our busy day usually concludes with a story, either a story related to our theme of the week or a story from the Bible. We study one letter of the alphabet each week, learning its sound and shape as well as the words which begin with that letter. Students hear lots of oral reading and they experience shared reading using big books and stories with repetitive phrases.