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Toddlers

The Toddler room offers our youngest children a welcoming, homelike environment in which to play and learn. At this age children are aquiring new skills rapidly and developing a sense of themselves as independent beings. As their language and cognitive skills grow, children at this stage begin to devlop a sense of self- assertion and enjoy doing things themselves. In our toddler program we honor each child's growing sense of autonomy and seek to build their self- confidence and competancy by offering them activities that allow them to practice the new skills they are learning in a safe, nurturing and suppotive environment. Children's interests are encouraged and developed over time as teachers observe and document their work. 

Communication between parents and teachers is a key component in supporting each child's individual growtth. Creating a meaningful bond with your child's teacher can ensure that his or her first experience at school is a positive and enriching one.  Each day a Toddlergram is sent home via email and teachers provide weekly documentation of the children's activities.Monthy newsletters reflect on the class activities further and provide information that help parents stay connected to their child's experience.

  • Movement/Gross motor
  • Jump with two feet
  • Swing legs to kick ball
  • Walk down stairs independently
  • Pedal tricycle
  • Bend over without falling
  • Walk up stairs alternating feet with support

 

  • Movement/Fine Motor 
  • Turns rotating handles
  • Makes vertical, horizontal and circular strokes with pencil and crayons
  • Turns book pages one at a time
  • Turns jar lids on and off
  • Builds with 6 or more blocks
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  • Language/Communication 
  • Understands most sentences
  • Can say name, age
  • Uses pronouns
  • Strangers can understand most words

 

  • Cognitive
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  • Matches an object in hand or room to a picture in a book
  • Plays make believe with dolls, animals, people
  • Sorts objects by color
  • Completes puzzles with 3 or 4 pieces
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  • Social Emotional
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  • Separates from parent with ease
  • Expresses a wide range of emotions ( happy , sad , angry, surprised)
  • Objects to major changes in routine

 

 

 

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7:00-8:30 Before Care

8:30-9:30 Activities in the Classroom

9:30-10:00 Hand washing, Snack

10:00-11:00 Large Motor Activities Outside or Outdoor Adventures or Play in the Community Room

11:00-11:30 Small Group Investigations

11:30-12:00 Cirlce Time ( Stories, Singing, Movement)

12:00-12:30 Lunch

1:00-3:00 Nap Time

2:30 Wake up/Free Play/Snack

3:00- Story/Music

3:30 Outside time and Large Motor Experiences

4:30-5:00 Quiet time

6:00 Final Pick Up Time

   
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"The main thing that Hopkinton Independent School and my teachers have helped me achieve was finding my voice. In finding my voice, I formed opinions and ideas that have to do with my future and the past. I thank everyone here at HIS for preparing me for all that is to come in my life, whether it be high school or beyond that."

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