Welcome to Battle Lake Early Childhood Program! My name is Ms. Tessa- I am the 4s Preschool teacher!
I love Preschool because they are such curious learners who just love exploring new things! In Battle Lake Preschool we focus on hands-on learning as we believe preschoolers learn the most through PLAY! We learn many math, cognitive, literacy, and social-emotional skills. We emphasize on the interest and goals of each individual child as they enter our program! Our goal is to support each student to develop a love for learning, and social skills, and prepare them for the next step in their education all while being silly!
A little bit about OUR classroom:
Themes: Themes are a part of our curriculum where we have "studies". We focus on a topic, and it guides our learning for the two weeks we are studying the theme. Some themes might be All about me, Community helpers, Food, 5 senses, in relation to a holiday, spring and flowers, weather, etc. Themes may also adjust based on what the children are interested in. We want to be student-centered and base our learning on what the children want to learn!!
Show-n-Tell is based upon the letter we are exploring for the week! The children get creative to find something that starts with the focused letter.
Centers: Centers are our areas to dive into learning and play. We have a reading center, dramatic play center, block center, science and math center, art center, and sensory center. These combine the power of play and academics. Children learn best from hands-on learning!
Partners in Play:
While in centers, once in a while we have Partners in Play in which we focus on Social/Emotional skills such as working together, collaborating, making choices, and learning how to be a team! This provides many languages and social-emotional skills.
Community and School outreach: We love to make real-world connections with the world around us! Throughout the year we have many guest visitors in the classroom either within our own Prek-12 school or the community! We also go on field trips around our town. We believe when we connect our learning in the classroom to our very own community- more learning happens!
Important Info
4-5s Preschool meets all day (8:00-3:15)
Parents have option to choose 2 days/week or 3 days/week
Mon/Wed
Tues/Thurs
Fri (3-day optional)
Our program runs for 30 weeks, beginning in Sept. and ending in May.
Conferences are held twice a year, fall and spring.
Circle Time
Lining Up
Reading Center
Dramatic Play
Blocks Center
Art Center