Class Size: 12 Children Ages 2.5 - 4
Room one is a 6:1:2 integrated class room. The students are between two and a half and four years of age. We work on many skills throughout the school day during individual instruction times as well as group activities. Group activities include art/ sensory activities, gym time, music/ circle time, small group centers and play activities. Play times are an important part of our learning at this age. We teach appropriate play skills with a variety of classroom toys, as well as how to play next to or with someone else.
We focus on early social skills including turn taking, sharing and building attention spans to increase the amount of time students are able to play with a particular toy. Music is also an important part of our day in room one. Many students respond well to music and song, and it is often incorporated into instruction times, reinforcement intervals and transitions throughout the day.
Recently in Room 1...
7/28/26 Visiting Pets Program
Our students are getting more and more confident now whenever we get a visit from Carol & Moonbeam.
Moonbeam is extremely sweet, gentle, and tolerant, and some of the kids are getting a little closer each time.
We’re very proud of our students for taking on new challenges and growing their worlds!
7.13.26 MOTOR Groups!
It’s ESY! We have so many fun things planned for our students to learn and grow this summer.
Here’s one. Each summer we have Motor Centers, put forth by our amazing Motor Team of PT and OT! Every child and every class gets to take part; classes travel to the gym to attend their slot on a weekly basis. This week’s theme being bugs and insects, the kids had all sorts of challenges and fun this morning. We paired up with Room 2!
06/17/26 – Itsy Bitsy Spider…
…climbed up the waterspout! Room 1 had a beautiful singalong to Itsy Bitsy Spider that not only put their singing skills to use, but helped them use their listening ears and work together. You may not see their faces, but these kiddos were smiling ear to ear watching Ms. Heiner play the spider. The group copied her motions, practicing very useful motor skills, and applied all thier attention to the task at hand. Great job, Room 1!
5.20.26 Butterflies in the Making!
Every year since 2020, Crossroads has been blessed to have the amazing support of the Bender Scientific Fund of the Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region. Their grant funds our beloved Butterfly Unit, something that each classroom enjoys and benefits from. We receive the cups of caterpillars, and observe as they wind up into their J form, then form their chrysalis and finally emerge as beautiful creatures to be released into our Bender’s Butterfly Science Garden.
