Academic Preschool Schedule
In 2024 We will be offering both 3 and 4 hour Preschool Classes.
All children registering for preschool must be 3 years old before their start date and fully potty trained. We do not offer diaper services in our preschool. For care that does include diapering, please check out our Childcare Program.
We include multilingual vocabulary and learning in ASL, German, Spanish and more!
Daily Schedule*
Arrival and Sensory Activity
The class will arrive, wash hands and join in a hands-on sensory activity.
Circle Time
Circle Time will consist of the Pledge of Allegiance, weather song and predictions, calendar songs, question of the day and a story book.
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Phonics Learning Activity
Using the Heggerty Phonics Program we will lay the foundation necessary for early understanding of word and letter sounds. This leads right into the existing Kindergarten CVC curriculum.
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Small Group Learning Activity 1
Children will separate into two groups. While in smaller groups, children will begin their first activity. Groups will have 2 small group activity sessions which will consist of Art/Craft, Language/Literacy, or Math/Science. We will rotate which days we do which activity.
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Child Directed Play (Indoor or Outdoor)
Children will enjoy a 60-65 minute period of child directed play as is deemed developmentally appropriate by CCQS (https://jobs.utah.gov/occ/provider/ccqs/ccqsprogramguide.pdf).
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Snack Time
Children will enjoy a healthy snack and learn some Phonics and SecondSTEP social and emotional learning.
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Small Group Learning Activity 2
While split back into smaller groups, children will begin their second activity. Groups will have 2 small group activity sessions which will consist of Art/Craft, Language/Literacy, or Math/Science. We will rotate which days we do which activity.
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Snack Time
Children will enjoy a healthy snack.
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Social Emotional Learning Activity
Children will engage in SecondSTEP social and emotional learning Activity or other Activity Directed by either their teacher or our Social-Emotional Behavior Specialist (we rotate days)
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Fitness Activity
Children will participate in a dance/fitness activity that involve gross motor movement
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Full Class Learning Activity
Children will participate in a theme, cultural or music activity.
Dismissal
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* Above is the 3 hour Schedule. The 4 hour schedule includes 2 meals and 2 additional Learning Activities (one of each before and one of each after the above schedule). The 4 hour class is best recommended for children at least 4 years of age or those of a social emotional maturity able to be away from their family for 4 hours in one day.