
Teaching preschoolers since 1956
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Next Steps 3s
Tuesday-Thursday 9:30-12:00
Lead Teacher - Mrs. Debbie Haar
Assistant Teacher - Mrs. Cristin Van Dyke
APRIL
April 1, 2 and 3:
Theme: Dinosaur Week
Letters/Shapes/Colors: Review all letters, colors, shapes and numbers 1-10
Books: What Do Dinosaurs Do, Things You Never Knew About Dinosaurs, Tyrannosaurus Wrecks!
Crafts/Activities/Skill: Dinosaur easel painting, dinosaur craft, Dinosaur Stomp (dance), dinosaur motion game, sorting and measuring dinosaurs (graphing)
April 8, 9, and 10:
Theme: Excavator (Construction)
Letters/Shapes/Colors: Letter E/e, review all letters, colors, shapes and numbers 1-10
Books: Build, Dogs, Build!, Roadwork, This Is the Construction Worker, Little Excavator
Crafts/Activities/Skill: Position words with construction cones, parking lot ABC game, road shapes game, construction craft, construction sensory bin
April 15, 16 and 17: Easter Party and Easter Egg Hunt on Wednesday, April 16th
CHPCP IS CLOSED ON THURSDAY, APRIL 17th FOR EASTER BREAK
Theme: Easter
Letters/Shapes/Colors: Letter X/x, review all letters, colors, shapes and numbers 1-10
Books: If I Were the Easter Bunny, Five Bouncing Bunnies, 10 Easter Egg Hunters
Crafts/Activities: Easter art project, decorate bags for egg hunt, magnetic egg maze game
April 22, 23 and 24:
Theme: Roses (Gardening)
Letters/Shapes/Colors: Letter R/r, review all letters, colors, shapes and numbers 1-20
Books: The Snail, Super Worm, Grow, Flower, Grow!, Planting a Rainbow
Crafts/Activities: Fingerprint flowers, nature walk, use a microscope, easel painting
April 29, 30 and May 1:
Theme: Friendship and Kindness
Letters/Shapes/Colors: Review all letters, colors, shapes and numbers 1-20
Books: The Caring Me I Want to Be, Try a Little Kindness, Do Unto Otters, There’s Only One You
Crafts Activities: Secret End of Year Gifts
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CHPCP is closed from Thursday, April 17th - Monday, April 21st for Easter.
Classes resume on Tuesday, April 22nd .
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Sincerely, Mrs. Haar and Mrs. Van Dyke
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