Are we ready?

I hope so. On Monday morning, our class will arrive at 9 am, and Kickstart is going to hit the ground running. Here's our daily schedule:

circle time

9:00-9:30 breakfast
9:30-10:00 circle time - calendar, weather, songs, dancing, books
10:00-10:30 outdoor play
10:30-10:45 snack and "planning for play"
10:45-12:00 centers: art, dramatic play, science/math, reading/writing, blocks
12:00-12:30 lunch
12:30-1:30 quiet time
1:30-2:15 field trip or special activity led by guest teacher
2:15-3:00 outdoor play and pick-up


Some days, we'll switch our afternoon activity and centers to accomodate morning field trips.

Here's the best news: our recently empty bookshelf is now stocked with amazing books! We're ordering a few more - mostly wordless books for kids to "read" themselves or to others, so we'll be adding to our shelf in the coming weeks.

dramatic play 

art center

So, in the meantime, we'll be casually perusing kids' books (such fun - remember Stella Luna? Brown Bear, Brown Bear? Chicka Chicka Boom Boom? seriously, I might just quit college and go back to preschool) and practicing our "good morning!" songs and dances. 


We'll see you on Monday with stories and photos from an eventful first day - spread the word and check back often!