Apple Room
Ages 4 and 5
Children in the Apple Room have many opportunities to participate in planned learning experiences as well as child-directed play. The program includes art, science, math, music, literacy, dramatic play, motor and cooking activities that provide the foundation for children's social development and later academic achievement. These are also many of next year's kindergarteners, and teachers work with families to facilitate healthy and positive transitions to elementary school.
Year Highlights
- Portrait Project
- Working in our garden and making soup with the harvest
- Maple tapping
- Seeing a show at the Weston Playhouse
- Our year long scissor curriculum
Apple Teachers
Trudy Heinrichs- TEACHER
Trudy has lived in Vermont for the last fifteen years and is recently received her BA in Early Childhood Education from Northern Vermont University. She has been at The Little School since 2020 and she lives in Manchester Center, VT with her boyfriend and dog. Trudy loves all aspects of the outdoors.
Jes Pike-TEACHER
Jes has worked with young children since she was a teenager. She started teaching at The Little School in 2001. She has two children, lives in Ludlow with her family and enjoys gardening, reading and creating projects.
A Typical Day in the Apple Room
9:00 – 9:15 | Arrival & Welcome
9:15 – 9:30 | Morning Planning Meeting
9:30 – 10:15 | Free Play/Explore Time
10:15 – 10:30 | Clean-Up
10:30 – 10:45 | Morning Snack
10:45 – 11:00 | Circle Time
11:00 – 11:45 | Outdoor Play
11:45 – 12:00 | Story Time
12:00 – 12:30 | Lunch
12:30 | Pick-up for Morning-Only Kids
12:30 – 1:15 | Quiet Rest Time
1:15 – 1:30 | Circle Time
1:30 – 1:50 | Free Play/Explore Time
1:50 – 2:00 | Clean Up Time/Music & Movement
2:00-3:30 | Outdoor Play
3:30 | Pick-up
