We also go over picture vocabulary to identify characters and objects in the story. The students identify parts of the book such as the front cover, the back cover, the title and the author. Story time is our first activity because we feel that is when the students are most engaged. While the teacher is reading the story, the students are encouraged to sit quietly and look at the pictures. Whole Group Story Time and Morning MeetingĪfter breakfast, we move to the carpet for circle time and story time.

During breakfast, the teachers have the students practice using good table manners by saying or signing “please” and “thank you.” The students are also expected to throw their trash in the trash can. The students take about 15 to 20 minutes to eat breakfast. Within a couple of weeks, most of the students are able to do this independently. At the beginning of the school year, we repeatedly practice our arrival routine using hand over hand and verbal prompting. The students then get their morning binders and begin working until breakfast arrives to the classroom. They put their backpacks in their cubbies, take out their red parent communication folder and put them into a labeled tray. The students arrive to school around 7:45am. The therapist push in (work with students inside the classroom) and/or pull out (work with students in another room) on designated times and days. Multiple students in the class receive speech therapy, occupational therapy and physical therapy. I think that it is very important to have a large classroom schedule in a neutral part of the classroom so that everyone can see it and so that everyone is on the same page. I can’t tell you how many times I heard “What are we doing next? over and over again from my students when I did not have a classroom schedule posted. Let’s start with this large classroom schedule that is posted on the white board in the front of the classroom.

Here is a look inside of my preschool classroom schedule and the ins and outs of that routine.

Have you ever wondered what a 3 or 4 year old does all day in school? We LIVE by a daily schedule and our routines throughout the day.

Daily schedule for pre k