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specials in private school

by Desiree

Oct 1, 2010

Hi,

I work in a daycare and we are planning to open a kindergarten in the next few years (I would be the teacher). We are wondering how the smaller private schools do specials (gym, music, and art). Gym I think I could do, but it is the art and music programs that I am not sure how to work. Do you have a teacher that is always there or do you hire someone to come in once a week or does the teacher teach it themselves?

TIA Desiree

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Jean Bullock It all depends on the financial resources of the schools. Even some of the public schools don't hire specialist teachers - they don't have the money. If the school has the money, they usually hire Music, Art, PE and Technology specialists. At our school, the K students have formal classes of Music and PE twice a week, and Technology once per week. ...See MoreIt all depends on the financial resources of the schools. Even some of the public schools don't hire specialist teachers - they don't have the money. If the school has the money, they usually hire Music, Art, PE and Technology specialists. At our school, the K students have formal classes of Music and PE twice a week, and Technology once per week. Our K-2 teachers teach their own art classes. K-2 should really have some kind of art and musical activity daily. Art and music can be integrated into academic lessons to enable that, but they also need a weekly class of Art and Music that teaches the specifics of the subject.

If you are going to teach Kinder, you need to get your Early Childhood Education Certificate. The classes that you take will give you an idea about what to do in the specialist areas. Also there are Art and Music textbooks available from all the major education publishers. Get the teacher's manuals for those and you will have a lot of good ideas for the classes. Most of the Art and Music series have additional resource materials available. There are a lot of books available in libraries and online for Kindergarten Art ideas. Use rhythm instruments or clapping to help the children learn about beats and rhythmical patterns. Also consult your state's educational standards to find out what children should learn in Kindergarten.

Although they do get some exercise at recess, it wouldn't hurt to have at least 15 minutes daily of some kind of physical activity. Of course, there are only so many minutes available in half day sessions. If your Kindergarten is going to be full time, you can easily work in extra physical activity.

On 10/01/10, Desiree wrote: > Hi, > > I work in a daycare and we are planning to open a > kindergarten in the next few years (I would be the > teacher). We are wondering how the smaller private schools > do specials (gym, music, and art). Gym I think I could do, > but it is the art and music programs that I am not sure how > to work. Do you have a teacher that is always there or do > you hire someone to come in once a week or does the teacher > teach it themselves? > > TIA Desiree

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