Introduction/specifics

The kindergarten for 6-7 year old children is a one-group facility with a maximum of 15 places.

We work according to the concept of a pre-school class with the aim of introducing the children to primary school readiness. This is achieved through targeted support for children of the same age in a small group.

We always like to remind ourselves of the following quote:

Time flies

Give me time

Give me time to come to me,

even if the others have long since arrived.

Give me time to find an answer,

even if the others already know.

Give me time to understand,

even if the others have long since understood everything.

Give me time to be slow, even if the others have long since reached their destination.

Peter Schiestl

Rooms

Our premises consist of a large group room, a cloakroom area with an adjoining doll's corner and a small room for individual and language development. 
During school hours, we can use the school sports hall once a week. We also have access to the two school playgrounds and the primary school sports field. 

Outdoor Facilities

We are housed in the Grunbach elementary school building and use the school playground and sports field.

Daily Schedule

Our work is divided into regularly recurring daily, weekly and annual routines. This is important to us in order to give the children a good overview and orientation. It should help them to become involved in the essential and extensive areas and content of support.

Daily routine:

7.40 - 8.30 a.m.    

Free arrival
The children can use this time for free play, painting or handicrafts.                                   

9.15 a.m.               

Morning circle

 Start: Welcome song
 Good morning ritual (saying of the day, calendar ...) 
 Games for memorization, easy math problems, shapes, syllable clapping, rhyming words, etc.
After the morning circle, we eat breakfast together and then go to the school playground.   

This is followed by an educational activity, which can be a worksheet on a specific topic or a craft activity/learning game.

After the educational activity, there is the opportunity for free play or activities in small groups.

12.10 p.m.             

We end the morning with a final song.

Weekly activities:

Twice a week, language support is provided by a specialist for children with language support needs.
Our crunchy and snack day takes place once a week. The children help to prepare and set the table. There is crispbread, butter, cheese, cream cheese, fruit and vegetables.
Once a week, our PE lessons take place in the school gym.

Food

At our facility, we eat together after the morning circle. The children bring a healthy breakfast from home. Still and sparkling water is provided by us. 

Basics

Pedagogical approach

The work in the kindergarten for 6-7 year old children is a continuation of the kindergarten work with regard to school, in order to lead the children to primary school readiness. 

The children who attend our facility are individually encouraged and supported in their overall development.

The basis for this support is comprehensive knowledge of the developmental status of the individual children. This knowledge is gained through targeted observations and a learning assessment in the children's various learning areas.

Cooperations

With the parents' consent, we work together with various therapists (occupational therapy, speech therapy), doctors and specialist services to provide the child with even more targeted support.

Specifics

We are a homogeneous age group with a maximum of 15 children from all parts of Remshalden and work according to the principle of a preschool class.

Our daily routine therefore includes both play phases and learning units, which we organize in various social forms:

in the whole group
in small groups
at the table
in the form of circle games
individual or team work
Our aim this year is to support the children in the different areas and to lead them to primary school readiness.

Topics include

Shapes and colors
Numbers, quantities and sizes
Letters, words and sentences
Promotion of social interaction
“Fight fair” sports project
Self-organization
Language development
We work closely with the elementary school. 

Projects

Depending on the learning progress of the group, we aim to organise small projects. This could be a theatre performance or a themed project based on a book, for example. 

Overview

Children from Remshalden who are of school age but have been deferred from attending school are accepted.

The group size is 15 children. A monthly kindergarten fee is charged for attendance.