Class Information

Rev. October 20, 2010

                        Mrs. Amanda’s Preschool Special Education Class

Daily Schedule 2010 – 2011

Time

Class Activities

7:10 – 7:45

Early Morning (Arrival, unpack, sign in, AM chores, choice play in classroom)

7:40 – 8:10

Bathroom

7:45 – 8:00

Morning Exercises (whole group exercises and sensory input activities)

8:00 – 8:20

Breakfast (in the classroom) & Pictorial Review of Daily Schedule

8:20 – 8:30

Brush teeth & transition

8:30 – 8:55

Circle Time

8:55 – 9:00

Motor Game or Dance Party (learn simple childhood games or creative movement to classic rock, rhythm & blues, and other popular music)

9:00 – 9:35

Specials or Morning Work (fine motor, art, language and/or academic work in groups and/or one-on-one)

9:35 – 9:40

Individual Work (work individually with teachers or independently using shoebox tasks, file folder games, computer programs, and more)

9:40 – 9:55

Centers (directed and choice play, social activities)

9:55 – 10:10

Bathroom, clean up toys, snack (optional)

10:10 – 10:30

Outside Play (directed and free play, social activities)

10:30 – 10:40

Remaining AM chores, Bathroom (optional)

10:40 – 10:55

Goodbye Circle (Literacy activities, and sing goodbye to half day students)

10:55 - 11:10

Midday Transition (Half day students leave to go home,                                                            Full day children continue Goodbye Circle and/or Computer Work)

11:10 – 11:20

Lunch Preparation (Self-help, sensory preparation & pre-writing: table washing – straight, diagonal & circular lines, face & hand washing, order & get lunch from cafeteria)

11:20 – 11:40

Lunch (in the classroom)

11:40 – 11:45

Brush teeth, bathroom, getting nap items out

11:45 – 12:30

Nap Time (The class has the option to do 1 of the following: listen to quiet music, stories, poems, or watch educational television programs/videos.)

12:30 – 12:40

Put away nap items, bathroom

12:40 – 12:50

Motor Activities (gross motor activities to calm, alert and focus students)

12:50 – 1:10

Math and Music Group (learning math and more through music instruction)

1:00 – 1:20

Afternoon Group(s) (academic activities)

1:20 – 1:40

Play Time (inside or outside)

1:40 – 1:55

Finish afternoon work, PM chores, snack (optional) & bathroom (optional)

1:55 – 2:00

Goodbye Circle

** “Bathroom” refers to when teachers encourage all students to go to the bathroom.  Children are allowed to go to the bathroom any time.  Individual children may go on a timed schedule, when necessary.

Day & Time

Special Activities

Mondays

8:45 – 9:15

Adapted Art  (whole group instruction)

  Tuesday        Wednesday        Friday

8:00 – 11:00      12:30 – 2:00    8:00–11:00

every other week     

Speech-Language Therapy

     (individual and group instruction)

Thursdays  

9:00 – 9:30

10:00 – 10:30

Music Therapy  (whole group instruction)

Adapted Physical Education  (whole group instruction)

Individually Scheduled

Occupational, Physical, Vision, & Hearing Therapy

     (individual &/or group instruction)

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