Sunset Ranch Elementary

Phone: (916) 624-2048 | Fax: (916) 624-2351

Daily Activities

Our Typical Day Includes...

"You can teach a student a lesson for a day; but if you can teach him to learn by creating curiosity, he will continue the learning process as long as he lives."
Clay P. Bedford

 

      Circle Time
      Introduce the letter and number for the day. Read a story using visual aids to increase involvement and comprehension. Music and movement inspires active involvement and increases students ability to learn sequence, social skills, and memory.

      Free Choice
      Multiple centers are set up throughout the classroom. Each center is designed to encourage active hands on learning. Every students participates in the art project for the day. Teachers encourage student interaction and development of problem solving skills.

      Outdoor Activity
      The students learn to follow directions, line up, and transition to a preferred activity and back to the classroom. Many students enjoy riding tricycles which is an advanced gross motor movement skill and playing on the playground structure. Teachers help students using models and prompts to encourage peer interaction and turn taking.

      Centers
      Three centers are set up throughout the room.
      1. Music movement, obstacle course or story book involvement
      2. Letter or number of the day tracing or game
      3. Varies: Science activity, opposites, feelings, safety, sounds, numbers, etc.