Crestwood Tuition Based Preschool

The Crestwood Tuition Preschool Program for three year olds is designed to stimulate the intellectual, social, emotional, and physical development of the young child. This is achieved by providing an environment rich with a variety of positive learning experience. The curriculum for the Crestwood Tuition Preschool is a center based, theme oriented approach, which provides age appropriate activities through play.

Creative Curriculum:

	Focuses on ten interest areas or activities in the program environment: blocks, house corner, table toys, small motor and manipulative, art, sand and water, library corner, music and movement, computers, and outdoor play
	This approach helps teachers understand how to work with children at different developmental levels to promote learning
	Guides teachers in adapting the environment to make it more challenging

We at the Crestwood Tuition Preschool Program believe that parents are the first and most important educators of their own children. What happens at home does make a difference! Parents have many opportunities to aid in their child’s development each and everyday!

We encourage parents to participate in the following ways:

	Help your child to “feel good’ about him/herself
	Encourage your child’s independence
	Read aloud to your child
	Take the time to talk with your child
	Listen to your child
	Discuss what your child did at school each day
	Check your child’s back pack for projects and notes
	Volunteer in the classroom and/or at school

Daily Schedule

Arrival

The teacher and the aid will greet all parents and children at their assigned door
The teacher and aid will get folders and/or notes from back packs
All students will walk to their lockers together with the teacher and the aid
Children will put their belongs in their locker
All children will start their day on the circle

Circle Time

Good day to each child
Songs, finger plays, and/or skills activity
Introduce new art and play activities for each center
Choosing Time – language (Where would you like to play today?)

Choosing Time (Center Time – Work Time)

Individualizing (teacher directed activity – skills)
Art activity (teacher/aid directed)                *DAILY
Center based activities dealing with various skills
Manipulative
Choosing time offers variety of centers with a variety of age appropriate activities (minimum of 60 minutes per session)
House Corner
Blocks
Table toys (games)
Manipulative or play dough/cutting
Puzzles
Lego / Construction
Art
Library Corner
Sand/Water Table
Easel
Computer
Fisher Price Activities (garage, house, farm etc.)

Clean-up

Each child will be expected to be responsible for putting certain activities away (blocks, house corner materials, library corner materials / other materials will be put in containers and the teacher will put the materials away)

Story

Group Story Time

	Snack
	Music & Movement or Outdoor Play

Activity Records and/or Musical Instruments
Outdoor Play and/or Gym (weather and schedule permitting)
During outdoor play or gym play both adults will be present at all times

Dismissal

The teacher and aid will take the child to the lockers
The children will get their things from their lockers
The teacher and aid will put notes and/or folders in back packs
The teacher and the aid will dismiss all children at their assigned door

The Crestwood Tuition Preschool believes that through a series of classroom themes and daily activities, each child is encouraged to develop and learn the following:

	To develop a good self concept
	To increase their self confidence
	To interact with adults and other children
	To increase their use and understanding of language
	To know more about themselves, their families and their community
	To explore and adapt to their ever changing environment
	To follow simple directions
	To have an interest in reading books and telling stories
	To remember simple rhymes and songs
	To recognize basic shapes and colors
	To develop basic number skills
	To know their body parts and their uses
	To explore different age appropriate art materials
	To use scissors, pencils, and crayons properly

Theme Based:

We at the Crestwood Tuition Preschool Program believe that parents are the first and most important educators of their own children. What happens at home does make a difference! Parents have many opportunities to aid in their child’s development each and everyday!

Daily Schedule

The Crestwood Tuition Preschool believes that through a series of classroom themes and daily activities, each child is encouraged to develop and learn the following:

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Copyright © 2006 Crestwood School District. Last modified: 04/16/12

Theme Based:

We at the Crestwood Tuition Preschool Program believe that parents are the first and most important educators of their own children. What happens at home does make a difference! Parents have many opportunities to aid in their child’s development each and everyday!

Daily Schedule

The Crestwood Tuition Preschool believes that through a series of classroom themes and daily activities, each child is encouraged to develop and learn the following:

Send mail to with questions or comments about this web site. Copyright © 2006 Crestwood School District. Last modified: 04/16/12

Send mail to with questions or comments about this web site.
Copyright © 2006 Crestwood School District. Last modified: 04/16/12