January Calendar and Lesson Plans

3 year old calendar

4 year old calendar

Here are the links to the December calendars and lesson plans:

Pre-K Calendar
3 year old Calendar
Pre-k Lesson Plans
3 year old Lesson Plans

November Lesson Plans

Thanksgiving Luncheon Sign-ups:

Here are the sign-ups for the luncheon:
(Each sign up is a serving for 10)


mashed potatoes: Katie (Gina)
mashed potatoes: Sophie (Joy)
mashed potatoes:
stuffing: Tyler (Sherri)
stuffing: Breezy (Emily)
stuffing: Sara (Amanda)
veggie side: Rocklyn (Kim)
veggie side: Rocklyn (Kim)
veggie side: Logan (Jerolynn)
Pie: Katelyn (Kristie)
Pie: Ethan (Amy)
Pie: Jessica (Tracy)
Pie: McCord (Jami)
Rolls for 30: Liam (Skye)
Plates and Cups for 30: Breezy (Emily)
Flatware and Napkins for 30: Logan and Carson
Gravy for 20: Sophie (Joy)
Gravy for 20: Sara (Amanda)

Just leave me a comment here on the blog or give me a call at 801-367-6136

Thanks for ALL you do!!

November Calendar and Newsletter

Here are the Calendars and Newsletters for November:

What do we do all day?

Thanks for all the sign ups on the Halloween Party!

I have had a couple of parents ask about what it is that we do here at preschool.  I know how frustrating it can be to ask your child what they did at school and get very vague information.  ( I always knew what my kids were doing at school, since I have always had them in my preschool class...so I got a big dose of reality when Remy went to Kindergarten!)

So, I thought I would let you know what we do on a daily basis at school, and then I will post my lesson plans for the month on the blog here, so you can have some information to ask your child questions when they are home from school!

But first:

**disclaimer**
I am a firm believer of child-directed learning.  This means that I have a lesson plan with lots of fun activities, but if the children are intensely interested in one thing that we are doing, I won't cut it short just to move on to something because it is on my lesson plan.  We will flesh out, create, and explore something until it is finished.  So, if we don't get everything done on the lesson plan, that is why. :)


Daily Activities:


*Days of the week
*Months of the year
*Counting 1-30
*One-to-One Correspondence 1-10
*Letters A-Z
*Number Recognition 1-20
*Phonemic Awareness

3 year old class focus:
*Color recognition
*Shape recognition
*Letter sounds
*Letter recognition
*Beginning Writing (small motor skills)

4 year old class focus:
*Sight words
*Beginning reading (DISTAR program)
*Writing Name

I closely follow the Kindergarten Readiness Guidelines found HERE set forth by the Utah State Office of Education.

Halloween Sign ups

Every year we have a little Halloween Party. I have sign ups to help with some treats that we do, just leave me a comment if you would like to help, or you can email me at darrinmandybradshaw@gmail.com

A.M. Class
2 liter of rootbeer:
2 liter of rootbeer:
dozen sugar cookies:
jar of frosting: Sara
bag of candy corn:
bag of candy corn:

P.M. Class:
2 liter of rootbeer: Allen
2 liter of rootbeer: Carson
dozen sugar cookies:
dozen sugar cookies:
jar of frosting: Parker
jar of frosting: Tyler
bag of candy corn:Katie
bag of candy corn:
bag of candy corn:

Thanks for ALL you do for our little preschool family!