Room 104
Age on August 15: 17-23 months
Maximum Class Size: 8 Students
Teacher-to-Student Ratio: 1-4
Classroom Concepts:
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Engage in age-appropriate sensory activities
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Learn numbers through songs & repetitive activities
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Begin to interact with familiar songs and stories
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Explore books independently
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Interact with other children
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Continue to develop fine motor skills through the use of manipulatives and exploratory art and play
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Increased independence in accomplishing tasks and self-help routines themselves
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Learn to make a choice between two options
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Begin the process of toilet training for children who demonstrate readiness
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Increase vocabulary to 20+ words
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Begin to associate objects with their function
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Identify several body parts
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Put two words together
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Begin to build a concept of "more"
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Sort objects by color
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Understand and follow two-step directions
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Develop a sense of self, understands "me" or "mine"
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Show increased knowledge and memory of routine
Added Values of Room 104
Developmental screenings are conducted twice yearly, once in the beginning of the school year and once in late Spring, to assess student progress and growth which allows teachers to assess skill levels and target specific development deficits for each child.
Curriculum:
Our curriculum is literacy-based and focused on language development and social/emotional growth. Books and thematic activities along with enrichment materials are introduced to provide toddlers with a rich awareness of the world them and establish a foundation for reading, science, and math.
Classrooms utilize a multi-sensory approach to learning, incorporating sensory activities daily.
A typical toddler day includes:
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Learning Centers (Blocks, Manipulatives, Cozy Corner, Imaginative Play)
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Story Time with Songs and Puppets
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Outdoor Play
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Art and/or Sensory Activity
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Nap
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Lunch and Snack with Friends
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Lots of TLC