Welcome to Practice Week!
A hands-on preview of Experience Curriculum — explore real lessons, get comfortable with Brightwheel, and build confidence before your full launch.
What is Practice Week?
Practice Week gives you a chance to try real lessons right now — no waiting for boxes, no full launch required. It’s a safe, simplified environment where you can assign lessons, explore the curriculum, and get your classroom ready with confidence.
This is a condensed preview — just 2–3 activities per day using materials you already have in your classroom, plus a few printables. Your full Experience Curriculum will include more activities each day, all materials delivered to your door, and the complete themed experience.
3 steps to launch Practice Week
Launch in Brightwheel Admins only
This step is essential for teachers to see the lessons in Brightwheel!
- Configure your settings in Brightwheel — Watch how →
- Assign Practice Week to a week — Watch how →
View your Preschool Teacher Guide
See the exact lessons loaded in Brightwheel, laid out just like your printed guide.
Print a few extras
Most supplies are already in your classroom. We provided a couple printables for the activities – print these out before your lesson.
5 days of Practice Lessons
Gathering List
Most of the supplies you need for Practice Week are already in your classroom. A few printables are included in this guide — find them all in the printables below. Items that are not included are listed below for easy gathering — feel free to use what you have on hand and get creative with substitutions!
| Lesson / Day | Activity | Printable & provided supplies | Your supplies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 · Mon 🌈 Cow | Special Cow Community Challenge | Poem Poster: Hey Diddle Diddle | Ball |
| Pet Cow Creative Corner | Cow Shape | Markers; Scrap paper; Paint; Glue; Blocks; Wiggle eyes (or markers); Clothespins (or craft sticks, pipe cleaners, or paper) | |
| Cow Dance Closing Time | — | — | |
| Day 2 · Tue 🚜 Tractor | Mud Pie Creative Corner | — | Dirt or sand (or brown playdough); Tin; Bowls; Water; Nature items; Spoons |
| Tractor Onset & Rime Literacy | Tractor Onset & Rime Cards | Scissors | |
| Harvest Ride Closing Time | Hayride Harvest Song (in Brightwheel) | — | |
| Day 3 · Wed 🌿 Weeding | Weed Together Community Challenge | — | Fabric strips (or torn paper strips); Laundry basket (or bin/bucket) |
| ★ Planting on the Farm Math | Math Story Cards: Crops | Straws; Scissors; Playdough | |
| The Little Red Hen Story Time | — | The Little Red Hen book (borrow from library or use a YouTube read-aloud) | |
| Day 4 · Thu 🌽 Harvesting | Harvesting Crops Community Challenge | — | Colored paper scraps |
| Plowed Field Creative Corner | Title Display: Inspiration Photo | Comb (fork as alternative); Paper; Paint & brushes; Spoons; Bowls; Nature items (leaves, sticks, rocks); Sand (or crushed cereal); Glue | |
| Week Work Closing Time | Working on the Farm Song (in Brightwheel) | — | |
| Day 5 · Fri 🥕 Farmers Market | Going to the Market Community Challenge | — | Paper; Markers; Toy produce (or real fruits & veggies, or draw on paper) |
| Farmers Market Sorting Math | Farmers Market Cards | Scissors; Bowls | |
| ★ Market Fun Closing Time | Clip Clap Horse Song (in Brightwheel) | Basket; Grocery bag |
Each day includes at least one starred activity (★). These specific lessons are intentionally highlighted because they act as a built-in observation roadmap designed to spotlight core developmental skills.
Logging an observation during a starred activity connects it straight to a child’s learning profile. This automatically captures critical milestone data — ensuring that over the course of the unit, you’ll have observed every core skill without the extra guesswork.
★ Planting on the Farm
After this Wednesday activity, log an observation for each child around math skills — addition, subtraction, and counting concepts.
M 1e · Addition & SubtractionPractice Week is a simplified preview — a taste of what’s coming. Your full Experience Curriculum includes a complete daily schedule, all hands-on materials shipped to your classroom, and the full themed experience your students will love. Think of this week as your test drive. The full experience is just around the corner.
You're ready. Let's go!
Log into Brightwheel, head to the Learning tab, and your Practice Week lessons are waiting.
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