WEEK OF AUGUST 15-19, 2016

Dear Parents,


This week we will keep focusing with helping children understand routines and classroom schedules.








ROUTINES:

•   Activities and procedures that occur regularly 
•   Often involve a series of responses 
•  Preschool routines typically include :
•  Arrival time 
•  Bathroom time 
•  Cleanup time 
•  Departure 
•  Nap time 
•  Snack time 
•  Story time

Daily Schedule 

•  Blocks of time for classroom activities 
•  Sequence of classroom activities 
•  Preschool schedules typically include:

 • Group or circle time

 • Activity or center time 

• Snack time

 • Outdoor time

 • Story time

Routines and Schedules Are Important Because:

 • They influence a child’s emotional, cognitive, and social development. 
• They help children feel secure.
 • They help children understand expectations. 
• They help reduce behavior problems. 
• They can result in higher rates of child engagement.

• Because they are repetitive, schedules and routines help children learn classroom activities. 
• Children are able to predict what will happen next and this helps them feel secure and prepared. • Classrooms with consistent schedules and routines facilitate children’s understanding of the learning environment expectations. 
• Children who are familiar with classroom schedules and routines are more likely to be engaged, attentive, and learn new knowledge.

This week we will learn the Nursery Rhyme:

''This is the way we go to school''

STORY OF THE WEEK:

''Yaker Goes to School''

We will be learning all about the color ''RED''

Friday we will have a color red party, children need to come dressed with red clothes and bring something red for snack.






THEME:

''My School'' Vocabulary of the Week: crayons, scissors, pencils, glue, markers.