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Inside CCL

In our six classrooms, there’s space for exploration, self-discovery, laughter and love.

We may be drawing pictures of the solar system, or writing and illustrating books about our families.

We might take a walk to the meadow to catch tadpoles, or call on the fire station to sit on the ladder truck.

Maybe we just want to cuddle on a teacher’s lap, or giggle with a friend during rest time.

Each day provides the pleasure of new interests and the challenge of new questions.

Come visit us and find out!

Goals for the Pink Room

Self Expression and Following Directions:
We will encourage your child to express his/her words to teachers as well as to other children. We will assist your child in expressing his/her feelings openly and productively. For example: “I need milk please.” “He hurt me.” “It’s not okay.” “May I have it?” “When you are done, may I have a turn?”

We will also encourage your child to be respectful to other children’s feelings. To give hugs, be friendly, help each other, and make wonderful friendships. We show your child how to get along with words and not hands.

We will develop listening skills along with following directions of every day routines. Your child will be assisted an re-directed in order to adapt to these. We will also do the same with any rules of safety.

We will make your child’s learning experience in the Pink Room fun, loving, nurturing, stimulating, safe and wonderful.

Pink Room Daily Schedule

8:00 – 9:00 free play
9:00 – 9:30 Long Room play.
9:30 – 9:50 snack.
9:50 – 10:30 free play, circle, diapering
10:30 – 11:30 outside play
11:30 – 12:00 lunch.
12:45 – 2:45 nap
2:45 – 3:45 Pink and Green combine into two rooms: a 3:30 pick-up room and a 6:00 pick up room.
3:45 – 6:00 outside play/Long Room, diapering, snack, free play

Goals for the Yellow Room

In the Yellow Room we want to help children develop new skills as well as further develop skills they now have. We want to develop social skills, create an environment that fosters independence, and a positive self-esteem. We want to encourage children to think, reason, question, and discover. We also will encourage the Yellow Room children to be creative and have fun! We hope to achieve these goals by providing various activities in the following areas: art, science, math, and language.

Art
The children are given open-ended materials such as paint, glue, paper, crayons, markers, and scissors. The children are encouraged to be creative and expressive in their artwork.

Science
The children use identification, classification, measurement, and water/sand play. They can experience physical changes through baking as well as changes in colors through art projects.

Math
The children experience number concepts through matching, grouping, sorting, classifying, and one-to-one correspondence when counting. They can also experience measurement through baking activities and weight through blocks and art projects.

Language
The children are encouraged throughout the day to expand on their language skills through conversations with their friends, families, and teachers. They are encouraged to discuss their art projects, their role-play in the dramatic play area, and they are encouraged to sing songs and listen during group time. Language skills are also developed through reading, listening to stories and guessing games.

Yellow Room Daily Schedule

8:00 – 9:30 Choice time, art projects, building toys, and dramatic play
9:30 – 9:40 Clean up time and hand washing
9:40 – 10:10 Snack, bathrooms, and diapers
10:10 – 10:30 Group time, stories, sharing, and music
10:30 – 11:00 Outside time (weather permitting) or choice time
11:00 – 12:00 Long room, large motor activities, and group games
12:00 – 12:45 Bathrooms, diapers, and stories
12:45 – 2:45 Nap and rest time
2:45 – 3:30 Bathrooms, diapers, and snack
3:30 – 4:00 Free play
4:00 – 6:00 Yellow and Blue combine, long room, outside playground, and indoor activities

Goals for the Blue Room

In the Blue Room we want to help children develop new skills as well as further develop skills they now have. We want to develop social skills, create an environment that fosters independence, and a positive self-esteem. We want to encourage children to think, reason, question, and discover. We also will encourage the Blue Room children to be creative and have fun! We hope to achieve these goals by providing various activities in the following areas: art, science, math, and language.

Art
The children are given open-ended materials such as paint, glue, paper, crayons, markers, and scissors. The children are encouraged to be creative and expressive in their artwork.

Science
The children use identification, classification, measurement, and water/sand play. They can experience physical changes through baking as well as changes in colors through art projects.

Math
The children experience number concepts through matching, grouping, sorting, classifying, and one-to-one correspondence when counting. They can also experience measurement through baking activities and weight through blocks and art projects.

Language
The children are encouraged throughout the day to expand on their language skills through conversations with their friends, families, and teachers. They are encouraged to discuss their art projects, their role-play in the dramatic play area, and they are encouraged to sing songs and listen during group time. Language skills are also developed through reading, listening to stories and guessing games.

Blue Room Daily Schedule

8:00 – 9:30 Free play/Project
9:30 – 9:45 Clean up/Wash hand
9:45 – 10:00 Snack/Bathroom
10:00 – 10:30 Long Room
10:30 – 11:00 Group Time
11:00 – 11:45 Outside Play
11:45 – 12:30 Lunch
12:30 – 12:45 Bathroom
12:45 – 2:45 Rest Time
2:45 – 3:15 Snack/Bathroom
3:15 – 3:30 Group Time
3:30 – 5:00 Outside Play/Free Play/ Project
5:00 – 5:30 Long Room
5:30 – 6:00 Free play

Goals for the Purple Room

1. To enjoy each day in a fun, safe and comfortable atmosphere.
2. To emphasize social interaction among children.
3. To encourage the use of words to express their feelings, needs, and help in solving conflicts.
4. For each child to feel good about themselves and build self-esteem.
5. To encourage self-confidence.
6. To try new skills.
7. To be responsible for one’s belongings.
8. To respect others as individuals and their feelings.
9. To respect one’s belongings and the belongings of others.
10. To encourage self-expression and imagination.
11. To expose the children to science, math, literature, cooking, discovery, blocks, dramatic play, art, music and movement through a variety of activities and themes.

Purple Daily Schedule

7:30 arrival in Green Room
8:00 Purple Room opens.
8:00 – 10:30 free play, assorted art activities (project), blocks, books, manipulatives, puzzles, games and dramatic play.
10:30 – 11:00 clean up, bathroom, snack.
11:00 Long Room (Wed. Music/Movement)
11:00 Group Time/Special projects
11:30 outside time/playground
12:00 – 12:30 lunch.
1:00 – 3:00 bathroom, rest time, nap, rest toys.
3:00 bathroom, afternoon free play, small group time, project.
4:00 snack
4:30 – 5:00 Long Room play, playground.
5:00 – 6:00 combine with the Rainbow Room.

Goals for the Rainbow Room

1. To have fun.
2. To help children have a good self esteem and feel good about themselves.
3. To provide a warm secure environment for children to feel comfortable.
4. To foster children’s imagination through art, literature and science.
5. To help children learn cooperative play.
6. To help children use verbal communication vs. physical aggression to express themselves.
7. To learn about each others cultures, religions, traditions and foods.
8. To help children realize that people are and can be different (individuals) and help them appreciate the differences.
9. To have children become aware of their environment.
10. To have children become excited about learning new things and asking questions.
11. To foster a love of books.
12. To encourage open-ended art.
13. To help children listen and take directions.
14. To increase attention span.
15. To encourage students to make choices.
16. To foster independence – self help skills.
17. To help develop cognitive skills: Recognize alphabet and numbers 1-10; Recognize name opposites, likes and differences.
18. To learn to control their bodies using gross and fine motor skills.

Rainbow Daily Schedule

8:00 – 10:30 free play: table activities, art projects, manipulatives.
10:30 – 10:45 clean up, bathroom, snack.
10:45 – 11:10 circle time: stories, calendar, songs, fingerplays.
11:10 – 11:30 project time.
11:30 – 12:30 Long Room, outside time, walk.
12:30 – 1:15 lunch.
1:15 – 2:45 quiet time: listening to stories on mats.
2:45 – 3:45 free play, snack.
3:45 – 5:00 free play: stories, Long Room play, projects, playground.
5:00 – 6:00 combine with the Purple Room.