3 Year Old Half Day
9am-12pm
The 3-year-old classroom is for children who turn 3 years old by December 1 of their enrolling year, or have turned 2 years and 9 months upon enrolling. This classroom provides a small teacher student ratio of 14:3.
This is a developmentally appropriate class focused on promoting social, emotional, academic, and physical growth. By engaging in activities both inside and outdoors, children learn about the world around them through hands on exploration and play. Our goal for the 3-year-old classroom is to support all the children wherever they are on their own learning path and to positively encourage growth in all areas of development. With a foundation that supports the whole child development we believe by the end of the 3 year program each child will be ready in enter our Pre-Kindergarten classroom successfully.
Schedule
9am | Arrival
Children are dropped off to the outdoor classroom, with their back packs, where they will be greeted by their teacher. As a nature-based preschool, we are committed to fostering a relationship with nature and will start the classroom day outdoors in all weather. A crucial part of successful play in all weather is clothing. For appropriate outdoor clothing please see “clothing” in daily schedules. During this time children have the opportunity to explore the outdoor classroom, socialize, experience unstructured play, tend to the garden, or play on traditional playground climbing structures.
10:15am | Snack
Children will transition to inside where they will wash their hands and be seated for a family style snack provided by ITAV. All our snacks include fresh fruits, dairy, and healthy grains. Children are asked to provide their own refillable water bottle
10:30am | Morning Meeting
This time together evolves throughout the year as their development progresses. This is a time for friends to officially greet each other and to reinforce learning through song, and story.
10:45am | Small Group - Whole Group Instruction
Depending on the activity the class will either engage in a whole group project or be split into smaller groups. This time is an extension of morning meeting where learning is continued through crafts and activities.
11:15am-12pm | Indoor Free Play
Children are free to explore the different centers offered throughout the classroom. These include dramatic play and dress up, science and nature, building, fine motor, art, cozy corner reading, and sensory play. This unstructured free play will end with the children working together to clean the classroom and put aways loose parts