Ages 3-4 Years. Class Size: 12.
We are an integrated classroom that is comprised of both program children and nursery school children. Our program offers an exceptional curriculum that targets each child’s specific goals, learning styles, and diverse learning needs. Language readiness skills, social skills, developing social relationships, academic skills, attending skills, daily living skills and many more. We provide children with many opportunities to learn and grow through modeling and peer demonstration.
Our classroom activities are age-appropriate, fun, and exciting, and follow Handwriting Without Tears and Touch Math curriculums. We are very excited for this year. We will be learning so much and having lots of fun while doing so.
Recently in Room 4..
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 5!
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.
5/6/26 – Mother’s Day Crafts
Room 4 prepared for Mother’s Day by painting beautiful frames and cards for their beautiful moms. This activity gave our kids a space to creatively celebrate their families while also working on motor skills. Working with paint can get messy quick, but the amazing staff in Room 4 made sure to teach these students how to have fun, work together, AND stay clean. We hope all of the moms in our Crossroads’ family enjoyed their special day!
“Successful mothers are not the ones that never struggles. They are the ones that never give up, despite the struggles ” – Sharon Jaynes
A Sensory Wall Stop 3.24.26
During a recent walk, the class made a special stop at our sensory wall — and it quickly became a favorite part of their day! Each panel offers something different to explore, from textures to spinning pieces, buttons, and moving parts.
Students engaged in their own ways—some carefully touching and feeling different surfaces, others turning and spinning pieces, and some simply observing before jumping in.
Sensory play supports focus, regulation, fine motor skills, and curiosity, all while giving children a chance to explore at their own comfort level.
It’s a wonderful example of how even a short walk can turn into a meaningful learning experience!
2.17.26 Communication in Action –
In Room 4, several students are learning to use AAC devices to communicate their wants and needs. During lunchtime, we zoomed in on J, who is working on “manding” — the ABA term for requesting items. His teacher, Melissa, sits beside him, guiding him through the steps to find the words he’s looking for on his device.
Melissa often knows exactly what J wants. But instead of simply handing it to him, she pauses and supports him in navigating to the correct buttons to make his request independently. That moment matters. If we give without teaching, we miss the opportunity to build the skill he’ll need outside of school — with peers, in the community, and throughout his life.
This is the heart of the ABA approach: breaking skills into teachable steps, practicing them intentionally, and reinforcing independence. At Crossroads, our mission is to help children build the communication and life skills that lead to long-term success. Every request made independently is a step toward greater confidence, autonomy, and meaningful participation in the world.
2/6/26 HFP in Room 4
Our Healthy Food Program is an important part of each week in our classroom. Students here at Crossroads frequently have struggles with eating new foods, and we work hard to introduce them to new foods that are also healthy.
Today we made oatmeal. It’s something that they can learn to help prepare at home, and in our group they were able to see eachother trying it, stirring it, and even enjoying it in some cases.
It takes time! His teacher relayed that E enjoyed the oats when they were dry, but not yet wet. M was curious about it and willing to lick the spoon a few times. C ate some of it but did reject some too. L wouldn’t come to the table today and J, tolerated stirring it. K was curious but didn’t get very close. Over time, with repeated trys, each of the boys will become more willing to get closer, to touch, taste and eventually eat the foods we prepare together, but it takes time, patience and no forcing!
01/06/26 – Time For Trains
