Over the past 20 years, I have taught in many preschool and kindergarten classrooms and worked with an incredible range of learners and with some of the most talented childhood educators. So, when it came time to design this online class, I took all of the different parts of circle time where kiddos learned the most, were the most engaged, and had the most fun... and combined them into THIS super-fun online experience!

Here's just some of what parents will love:
     • Reading Readiness (including letter recognition, writing letters, letter sounds)
     • Reading Comprehension (talking about/participating in stories that we read, answering questions, drawing pictures)
     • Math Skills (including counting, one-to-one correspondence, recognizing written numbers, addition, subtraction, shapes, graphs)
     • Science (including themes such as the weather, space, the rainforest, the ocean, and practicing the scientific method)
     
Here's just some of what kids will love:
     • Songs and Fingerplays
     • Games and Interactivity
     • Story Time
     • Puppets
     • Drawing/Coloring

And here are some of the themes that we'll be talking about:
     • January: The Books of Mo Willems, The Ice Age, Winter Fun, Polar Animals, Friends
     • February: Valentine's Day, Outer Space, Weather, Jungle Animals
     • March: Ocean Animals, St. Patrick's Day, Spring, Farm Animals
     • April: Bugs & Insects, Easter, Earth Day, Arbor Day
     • May: Birds, Fairytales, Folktales, Animals Around the World
     • June: Fruit, Vegetables, Transportation, Summer
     • July: 4th of July, Sports, Pond Life, Construction, The Books of Anna Dewdney
     • August: Desert Animals, Community Helpers, Geography, Musical Instruments, Pets
     • September: The Books of Maurice Sendak, Our Senses, All About Me, My Family
     • October: Apples, Fall Weather, Pumpkins, Halloween, The Books of Robert Munsch
     • November: Reptiles, Thanksgiving, Sharks
     • December: The Books of Dr. Seuss, Nocturnal Animals, December Holidays

Wondering what types of books we will be reading?
     You can expect titles such as:
          "Froggy Gets Dressed" by Jonathan London
          "Tacky in Trouble" by Helen Lester
          "I Will Surprise My Friend!" by Mo Willems
          "The Kissing Hand" by Audrey Penn

Wondering what types of songs we will be singing?
     You can expect classic preschool songs, such as:
          "The More We Get Together"
     Songs with familiar tunes, but weekly theme-based lyrics, such as:
          "If You're Cold And You Know It"
     And original songs, such as:
          "My Boots Don't Keep My Hands Warm"