Learning
Block play – Physical: Learns to balance blocks and line them up (small motor coordination). Cognitive: May count blocks, sees pattern and design. Learns to build and plan structure. Matches blocks that look alike. Social: Learns to share and cooperate.
Dramatic play – Social: Plays adult roles. Develops self-image and coordinates with others.Language: Learns to express self in another role. Cognitive: Decides appropriate dress and appearance for role; uses visual perceptions to assist self, others, and play environment. Learns and remembers behaviors to imitate. Develops abstract thinking abilities. Self-help: Dresses self. Sets up play environment and finds props.
Art – A time to experience the process and not the end product. A chance to be creative and manipulate various materials.
Setting up the table – Cognitive: Counts silverware, glasses and napkins, or places one object by each setting. Follows pattern of place settings. Social: Cooperates with other children. May teach younger children to help. Physical: Picks up and places objects (small motor coordination).
Sitting down to eat – Physical: Pours milk, passes the dish (small motor coordination). Cognitive: Measures to pour. Understands directions. Social/Language: Learns appropriate table conversation and manners.
Story time – Cognitive: Listens and retains information. Follows story line (sequencing) with eyes and/or ears. Recognizes words, pictures, instruments, and rhythms.
Dance – Cognitive/Language: Listens to music and rhythms. Learns to understand simple movement directions and their relationship to the music. Physical: Coordinates movements (large motor).
Sand play – Cognitive: Measures sand and maps out roads (spacial relationships). Physical: Pours, dumps, pushes, gathers, scoops, packs
Circle time – A time to put things learned into practice, read stories, sing songs, watch puppets, learn to be in a group, develop listening skills.
Housekeeping – Fantasy and reality play. Role playing and a place to exlore and model our role in the world. Imagination and socialization.