Teachers create the environment and model appropriate behaviors. A project, unit or theme is selected each month that will be of interest to the children. It will add basic information, develop sustained interest and effort, and will act as a common experience for all children. It is then a focus of the classroom activities. Preschool children divide their morning experience between two classroom settings.
Teachers rotate materials, introducing new ones, and reintroducing old ones.
Children may also choose cutting and tracing, painting at the easel, experimenting at the water table or listening to cassettes of their favorite stories. In the other room, an art activity is offered for several days. Through cooking projects, children have the opportunity for concrete mathematics and reading experiences. The posted recipe is a part of the print rich atmosphere in all Harbor classrooms. The measurement required in cooking with liquid and dry ingredients show children a real use of number.