Junior Kindergarten

(3-5 years)

Our Transitional Kindergarten Program is one that emphasizes independence. Students will learn all their shapes, colors, letters and be able to count quite successfully. Zippers and buttons will be mastered and children will explore tying their own shoes. Transitional Kindergarten is a program that exercises new themes with field trips, hands-on experiences and cause-and-effect activities. Children will eagerly learn as they discover new things not only about the world around them, but also themselves.

Our Typical Daily Schedules for
Junior Kindergarten

6:30–8:00 Early Arrival Program/ Greetings/ Parent Communication

8:00–9:00 Breakfast Time/ Manners Matter, Potty Time

9:15-9:30 Circle Time: Attendance, Weather, Calendar, Sign Language, Daily Preview of Activities

9:30-10:00 Outside Time, Gross Motor Skills: Coordination, Balance, Tossing Balls, Etc.; Child-Initiated Activities

10:00-10:45 Free Choice Centers: Art, Sensory, Language, Math, Fine Motor Skills, Computers, Science, Child-Initiated Activities, Potty

10:45-11:00 Books, Fun with Phonics and Journals: In Small Groups of 4-5 Students, Teacher-Initiated Activities

11:00–11:30 Rhythmic Movement, Singing, Listening, Dancing, Social Interaction

11:30-12:30 Lunch Time/ Potty / Child Initiated Activities

12:30-2:30 Rest Time/Quiet Activities

2:30-2:45 Wake Up/Potty/Hand Washing

2:45-3:30 Snack Time/ Child Initiated Activities

3:30-4:00 Playground Time: Gross Motor Skills: Coordination, Balance, Tossing Balls, Etc.; Child-Initiated Activities

4:00-4:30 Exploration Time of the class/Child initiated activities/ Potty

4:30-4:45 Circle Time: Review of the Day’s Activities

4:45-5:30 Free-Choice Centers: Gross Motor Skills, Snack, Parent Pick-Up