Prime Time classes
Small classes - lots of attention
There will be no more than 20 students per class. Each class will be staffed by three qualified, experienced and caring professionals.
We offer three class schedules
- T/Th a.m. 9:00-11:30 (3 years old by September 1st)
- M/W/F a.m. 8:45-11:45 (4 years old by January 1st)
- M/T/W/Th p.m. 12:45-3:45 (4 years old by September 1st)
Daily schedule
Teachers set-up
Children arrive
Large group time
New concepts related to the weekly theme are
introduced.
Instructional games
centering on skills which include:
- graphing
- sorting and classifying
- problem solving
- matching
- brainstorming
- letter and number recognition
- creative writing in the three day program
Music/movement activities
- large group movement to music
- class play with five children on the stage
- songs
- fingerplays
A story completes group time which emphasizes:
- rhyming
- prediction skills
- memory building activities
- repetition
- story development (plot, characters, etc)
- introducing authors and illustrators
Choice time
During this time children move freely through three rooms containing a snack, a teacher-directed art project, and a large motor activity. This helps build their decision-making skills.
Large group time
This second group time reinforces concepts learned and wraps up the day.
