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Tustin Meadows Tiny Tots (TMTT)
provides parents an opportunity to share in their child’s first school
experience. We want our children to build a positive self image, develop
problem solving skills, inspire creativity and wonder, and learn
consideration of others. Time to develop individually and to acquire a
unique personality is provided to children in a loving, nurturing
environment. This environment will give your child a chance to explore life
and gain independence in preparation for future school years ahead. Group
times consist of directed music, stories, finger plays and other learning
activities. Inside the classroom children can choose to participate in
dramatic play, curl up with a book or engage in activities which include
blocks, puzzles, play dough, games or crafts. Outside is time for make
believe, hands on science, dig and play in the sand and water areas, climb
or paint.
The classroom environment is divided into different areas to cultivate many
facets of learning. The art easels and art project area encourage
creativity and personal expression. The dramatic play area helps encourage
communication and physical expression where the child could pretend to be
Mom or Dad or maybe their big sister. There are blocks, manipulative
objects and puzzles that help a child practice and enhance fine motors
skills, spatial relationships, patterns and matching. These activities help
with pre-math and pre-reading. The children also have opportunities to
practice phonics, counting and letter writing. There are music activities,
sensory experiences, and science experiments. The preschool is in a
community with 4 different playgrounds to go to for outside plays which
give the children many different outdoor experiences.
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The following is an outline of
our day-to-day curriculum:
- Calendar and circle time with Mrs. Gallegos.
- 45 minutes of Free Choice (can choose any classroom
activity, such as: art, dramatic play center, building with blocks,
puzzles, science activities, etc.)
- Creative art activity (craft) planned with general
weekly themes (dinosaurs, insects, ocean life, plants, etc.) - offered
during Free Choice
- Problem solving: daily science activity (sinks or
floats, colors, density, magnets, etc.) - offered during Free Choice
- Clean-up time, bathroom, wash hands.
- Quiet time: Book area available
- Story Time: Parent reads book to class.
- Snack
- Language Development: Circle time, students listen
to a book, recite zoo phonics, or move to music.
- Gross Motor: Outside play at the park (climbing,
swinging, throwing a ball, running, parachute games, sidewalk chalk,
sand play, etc.)
- Sharing Time
- Class dismisses
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