TWO-YEAR-OLDS
CLASS FACTS
Attend school two or three days per week (9:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m.)
Class size of 9-10 students with one lead and one assistant teacher
Classroom drop off and pick up
Classes are separated by age: 24-30 months and 30-36 months
Both age groups have MWF and TuTh options
TYPICAL DAY
Classrooms are set up in centers which typically include housekeeping, blocks, manipulatives, books, and art. The teachers also rotate in science or sensory activities like a sand or water table. Teachers usually lead a short group time featuring a story or song as well as snack time and outdoor play. Children eat lunch in the classroom and attend music/movement and science lab weekly.
Basic concepts such as colors and shapes are introduced and explored, and popular themes include families, all about me, animals, transportation, and holidays. Another focus of our two-year-old classrooms is helping children learn to get along with others in the class through sharing, taking turns, and beginning to use their words to resolve differences.
GOAL
Much of the this year focuses on fostering new found independence and self-help skills, as well as reinforcing language development.