It's Official!

I've been waiting for the official announcement to be made and it has finally happened. I will begin teaching preschool once again. Oh my, it has been a long time but the more research I do the more it all comes back to me.

Why a blog? I want to keep track of all of my discoveries and keep my excitement alive. This first post will include my proposed schedule for teaching 2 different preschool classes along with continuing to teach kindergarten.

The saddest part is that I will be losing my big, beautiful classroom and my new classroom will be much smaller. Long and skinny is a good definition. I need to figure out how to set up 6-8 learning centers as well as have tables and chairs for the kindergarten students. I will be posting my progress as I figure out just how to undertake this new adventure.

3 Year Old- Tuesday and Thursday 8:15-10:15

4 Year Old- Monday, Wednesday and Friday 8:15-10:15

8:15-8:30 Table games and puzzles

8:30-9:00 Group Circle (Pledges, Calendar, Bible)

9:00-9:05 Restroom

9:05-9:45 Learning Centers

9:45-10:00 Restroom and Snack

10:00-10:10 Story Time (4 y.o. Phonics and Spanish)

10:10-10:15 Clean up and dismissal

Kindergarten Monday-Friday 10:45-2:45

10:45-11:00 Greeting and table games

11:00-11:30 Group Circle (Pledges, Calendar, Bible)

11:30-12:00 Phonics

12:00-12:15 Lunch

12:15-12:30 Recess

12:30-12:45 Story Time

12:45-1:15 Learning Centers and Reading

1:15-1:30 Handwriting

1:30-1:50 Numbers

1:50-2:05 Social Studies, Science, Health

2:05-2:40 Art, Music, Gym, Spanish

2:40-2:45 Clean up and Dismissal

I'm sure this plan will change several times in the next few months, but it is a starting point.