Play, Learn Prek Circle Time- Get Ready for Kindergarten With a Licensed Teacher

This playful PreK circle time class will focus on PreK learning topics and preparing for kindergarten. Alphabet, early phonics, numbers 1-20, vocabulary, shapes, patterns, science and social emotional learning! 

This class will meet twice a week and there will be 2 themes a month that we will use to cover learning concepts. 

This class will focus on all areas of development:
Literacy: Letter names, beginning letter sounds, rhyming, syllables, pre reading concepts
Math: Counting, 1-1 correspondence, number identification, shapes, patterns, more or less. 
Fine Motor and Writing: Fine motor skills development, letter formation, writing letters, shapes, numbers, drawing and labeling. 
Speech and Language: Vocabulary, listening, speaking.
Social Emotional Development: Feelings, calming strategies, taking turns, friendship, kindness.
STEAM: Creativity, exploration, cause and effect
and more!

Each class will use pictures, games, songs and movement to work on these learning concepts throughout each circle time class.
Children will have a chance to talk and share with other learners as well. 

Each class will start with greetings a question of the day and a song. We will then move into learning activities and games. We will do movement and end the class with an exit question where children will get to share with other learners. 

A sample circle time would look like this:
Week 1: Welcome and School and Winter Theme 
Day 1: We will start with introductions and songs and answer a question of the day. Children will have a chance to share their answers with the class. We will introduce our theme of School and Fall and do an alphabet activity and letters of the week to go along with it. We will do a math and movement game next with "Falling leaves". We will end our circle time with a fun exit question.

Parents can check the classroom for additional, optional printable activities related to our theme after each week.

Class Schedule: 
(Changes may happen based on class interests or needs) 

*Week 1 Week of - Theme: Winter . 
Letter A . Math practice with counting and identifying 1-5.
Week 2 : Letter B Writing Fine Motor Activity, Social Emotional Activity. 

*Week 3: New Theme: Arctic Animals: New Vocabulary, Letter C, Math and 1-1 correspondence counting. Rhyming activity. 
Week 4:  Letter of the Week- Letter D. Math concept: more and less. Fine Motor and Vocabulary Drawing Activity.


*Week 5 : New Theme: Animals. Letters of the week E. Math concept: numbers 1-10. Rhyming Activity.
Week 6 : Letters of the week F . Vocabulary activity. Fine Motor writing Activity. Social emotional activity. 

*Week 7 Theme: Heart and Friendship
 Letter of the week G. Math: Numbers 1-10 in print and counting. Art, fine motor activity. 
Week 8 :  Letter of the week, H . Number work with 10 frames. Vocabulary activity. 

*Week 9 : New Theme: Space- Letters of the week I. Teen number activity. Rhyming and Beginning sounds intro activity. 
Week 10: Theme: STEAM Letters of the week J. Vocabulary Activity. Math More or Less Activity. 

*Week 11 : New Theme: Transportation. Letter of the week K. Vocabulary intro. Social Emotional Activity. 
Week 12  Letters of the Week L. Math Activity: teen numbers- 20's. Shapes and patterns. 

Week 13: New Theme: Spring Letter of the week: M STEAM activity. Art and Fine Motor Activity. 
Week 14: Letters of the week: N. Math: Shapes and Patterns. 
Social Emotional Activity. 


*Week 15: New theme: All about Me Letter of the week O. Name activity. Math 1-1 Correspondence activity. 
Week 16: Letter Review P. Rhyming Activity. STEAM and Vocabulary. 

*Week 17 : New Theme: Garden and Plants. Letter of the week Q. Math 10's. Patterns. Vocabulary and Name activity.
Week 18  Letter R. Math 10's. Writing activity. 

*Week 19: New Theme: Community Helpers. Letter of the week S Letter Sounds- Beginning Sounds. Math: simple Graph. Intro 3D shapes. 
Week 20: Letter of the week T. Beginning Letter Sounds, Intro Syllables. Taking polls and graphs. 


*Week 21 New Theme: Weather. Letter of the week U. Beginning Letter Sounds, Syllable review. Math: Shapes Sides and corners. STEAM activity. 
Week 22  Letter of the week V. Beginning Letter Sounds. Social Emotional Activity. Vocabulary. 

*Week 23 New Theme: Caterpillar/ Butterfly. Letter of the week W Beginning Letter Sounds. Pre reading skills. Math 20's. 
Week 24: Letter of the Week X. Name Activity. Math review. Vocabulary Review. 

*Week 25 Theme Summer: Letter of the week Y and Z. Children vote on games and Social emotional activities. Write and Daw activity.