Our PreSchool Blog

Hello, parents! We know that some of our toddlers may not be able to tell you what a typical morning looks like in our toddler room, so we want to show you! Here at Creative Tots we follow a daily schedule. Following a daily schedule is beneficial in several ways, such as giving them a sense of familiarity, and helping them to learn self-discipline and independence. Below you can find our schedule and some pictures of our toddler friends going about their daily tasks!

9:00-9:25 | Morning Tables and Free Choice

9:30-9:40 | Whole Group Story Time

9:40-10:00 | Outside

10:00-10:20 | Pre-Academic Group Time (10 minutes in each)

10:20-10:30 | Snack Time

10:30-10:50 | Art/Discovery Tables

10:50-11:10 | Outside

11:15-11:25 | Music and Movement

11:25-11:30 | Dismissal

(After school, we’re sure our friends look forward to their lunches and naps!)

The winter weather is here!  With that comes heavy winter clothing.  With heavy winter clothing comes misplaced mittens, hats and coats.  Today we practiced how to keep track of our things.  We began with learning the “preschool flip.”  This helps the children put their coats on correctly themselves.  Ask your preschooler to show you how to do this new fancy trick!

Once we come in the classroom, the children build their responsibility and independence by hanging their coats on their hooks.  Showing the children that they can hang their coat using a “magic hook” inside their coat, the hood, or the top of their coat helps the children realize that there is a specific spot to help aid with hanging.  Putting their backpacks over their coats helps to keep the coat where it belongs.  Hats and mittens can be safely stowed in each child’s cubby.