The preschool program design document outlines the format and stations of a preschool classroom. The classroom will include various learning stations like drama, music, literacy, and more. Each station will focus on developing social/emotional, physical, cognitive, and language skills. The drama station will include dress up and kitchen areas to encourage role play and development of cooperation and impulse control. The music station will incorporate instruments and dancing to help children understand feelings and develop social skills. The literacy and listening station will provide books, tapes, and writing materials to strengthen literacy, language, and cognitive skills.
2. Overview
• The preschool we designed will consists of
several stations like: drama station, building
block/group station, library, thinking
corner, cooking station, music, art, fish / water
station, literacy / listening
station, computer, and a discovery / Science
station.
• We will cover ages 2-5years of age
3. Within each station there will
be developmental concerns:
•Social/emotional
•Physical
•Cognitive
•Language
development
4. Latasha Andrews
I will be presenting how the
drama, music, and
literacy/listening stations will
function
5. The format of our preschool
• Other than the stations
there will be other
features that make up the
classroom, such as plenty
of room for children in
wheelchairs or other
accommodations, large
windows in each
class, each classroom
would have a
bathroom, and attached
outdoor playground.
6. Continuing format
• There will be cubbies for each child in the front by the
classroom entrance. They’re will be full size cubbies so
that each child could put all of their items
in, coats, shoes and books etc. If the students have
their own cubbies, this will make them feel responsible
in maintaining their personal space and prevent germs
from spreading through keeping clothing separate.
Right pass the cubbies would be an area for the
parents to sign in/out on sheets and in this area would
be mailboxes labeled with their child’s name, which
would include important paperwork for the parents.
7. Drama station
• This station would include a dress up area with a
mirror and a play kitchen area with accessories.
There would be babies and clothing. This would
allow the children to develop socially in the
drama play are by deciding roles and situations.
This station would also allow children to role play
events that may have occurred or may worry
them. Students who engage in drama play have
the skills to “cooperate with peers, control
impulses, and are less aggressive”.
8. Drama station continue
• Fine motor tasks of buttoning and
dressing will work on their
physical development. Cognitive
development is implemented in
drama play through the various
roles they engage in. Some
examples of cognitive learning
would be a child playing cashier
will most likely use math skills to
add up the total. Language
development is stressed through
discussing and acting in the role
the child has selected. Literacy is
strengthened when students
make props such as grocery
(Dodge et al).
9. Music station
The music will have musical
instruments. This station
will be near the literacy
center. Music activities
have been known to help
children understand
different feelings. By
dancing to the music
children will also be able to
express feelings. Musical
games will help children
develop social skills such as
“Farmer in the Dell”
10. This station will help develop
motor skills by dancing and
fine motor skills by playing
of musical instruments.
Music has a long history
shown to improve cognitive
development, like math
skills that are practiced
through reading music and
playing notes. Music is
helpful in strengthening
language by the use of new
words and lyrics
11. Literacy & Listening station:
Items in the literacy center include site words, letter charts, pencil and paper.
Here students can practice writing their name and the site words. Attached but
separated by a barrier is the listening station. At this station students can listen
to a book on tape thus improving literacy, or listen to music on tape.
12. Reference
• (http://voices.yahoo.com)
• Dodge, D., Colker, L., & Heroman, C. (2002) The Creative Curriculum (4th ed.) Washington, DC:
Teaching Strategies, Inc
• White, C. S., & Coleman, M. (2000).Organizing Classroom and Outdoor Learning
Environments. In Early Childhood Education: Building a Philosophy for Teaching.
