Learning Concepts

Examples of Preschool Activities

Circle fingerplays

• Mon - Weather, Numbers, Songs
• Tue - Name Recognition, Colors
• Wed - Job choice, Shape recognition
• Thu - Show and Tell Speaking, Letter Recognition
• Fri - Sign Language

Art/Music

• Mon - Dramatic Play
• Tue - Explore texture in Artwork
• Wed - Paint, Shaving Cream
• Thu - Cut out, Glue
• Fri - Sponge Painting

Science or sensory

• Mon - Record Observations,
• Tue - Use of All Senses
• Wed - Explore Proportions, Liquids, solids
• Thu - Make Predictions, magnets
• Fri - Explore balance & strength
  

Large motor/Creative movement

• Mon - Follow leader, Line up
• Tue - Playground - slide, riding cars
• Wed - dancing
• Thu - Bean bag toss
• Fri - Hoop Play

Math/fine motor

• Mon - Identify materials, Explore various shapes
• Tue - Explore direction, Use of Movement, Writing
• Wed - Sort, Categorize, Lacing
• Thu - Repeat and reproduce, patterns, Complete puzzles
• Fri - Use units to measure length, weight and ammounts

History

• Mon - Discuss roles & fairness
• Tue - Discuss order of activities
• Wed - Cause & effect
• Thu - Concepts of buying
• Fri - Concepts of selling
  

Language/nature

• Mon - Writing skills to make letters
• Tue - Use of vocabulary
• Wed - Identifying word and sound differences
• Thu - Relate themes to personal experience
• Fri - Name & sort common words, Arrange events in order

Extra curriculum

• Mon - Spanish
• Tue - Spanish
• Wed - Chapel/Yoga
• Thu - Chapel/Yoga/Music
• Fri - Music

Download a PDF of the Preschool Curriculum

Examples of Toddler Activities

Read Books

• Mon-Fri - Variety of books

Math

• Mon - Counting teeth
• Tue - Measuring size
• Wed - Weighing objects
• Thu - Counting shapes of shells
• Fri - Pairing up shapes
  

Art

• Mon - Seagull feather painting
• Tue - Gluing ocean shapes
• Wed - Ocean collages
• Thu - Painting with dobbers
• Fri - Chalk & water colors

Large motor

• Mon - playground
• Tue - Sand box, slides
• Wed - Blow bubbles
• Thu - Fly like seagull
• Fri - Waddle like duck

Science

• Mon - Sand & water activities
• Tue - Float objects
• Wed - Mix colors
• Thu - Make colored waters
• Fri - Look at Sea rocks

Fine Motor

• Mon - Legos, Stacking rings
• Tue - Wooden blocks
• Wed - Magnets
• Thu - Clothespin basket
• Fri - Markers & paper

Sensory

• Mon - Wash ocean animals in water table
• Tue - Sand table with sifters, shovels, cups
• Wed - Shred paper
• Thu - Playdough with special scents
• Fri - Look at grains of sand at table

Extra curriculum

• Mon - Music & marching
• Tue - Music & dancing w/ scarves
• Wed - Chapel w/piano
• Thu - Chapel Music w/ guitar
• Fri - Music w/guitar
  

Download a PDF of the Toddler Activities