Toddlers (15 months)
Teachers:
Ms. Reena, Ms. Pam
Typical Schedule:
- Arrival and Classroom Exploration
- Welcome Song/Circle Time
- Sensory Activities/Centers
- Snack
- Small group activities
- Playground or indoor gross motor play
- Lunch
- Dismissal and/or transition to rest time
Zebrot is a Toddler room, offering the second step in development at the ELC, until the children are 2.9 years or older and transition to our Peelim Preschool classroom. We ensure that each child will find a way to feel joy in learning, even as they continue to find the words and emotions that form their emerging awareness of school and self. Our goals are guided by this vision.
Goals for the Children in Zebrot
- Build a caring community in the classroom (help each other, use kind words and gentle hands, respect personal space, share, take turns, check on each other when sad or hurt)
- Provide opportunities for skill development in all areas of learning by creating a variety of activities and learning experiences based on the children’s interests
- Make modifications to activities as needed to encourage participation of children at different levels of skill and comfort
- Communicate wants and needs with teachers and peers (use words and body language modeled by teachers)
- Language development (names, animals, colors, yes, no, please, thank you, more, help, my turn, etc.)
- Learn safety rules (use walking feet indoors, sit while eating/chewing, feet on the floor, teachers open doors, germs are not for sharing, hands are not for hurting, etc.)
- Learn the routine of the classroom with the help of a sand timer as a visual aide during transitions from one activity to the next (play time, clean up time, circle time, snack time, outside time, project time, lunch time, and rest time)
- Try new things, and most importantly, HAVE FUN!