Sample Day
Daily Schedules vary a bit from room to room, but generally, a day proceeds as follows:
| 9:00-9:30 | Arrival, Greetings, Table activities |
| 9:30-10:00 | Discovery time: Free choice among a variety of activities in the learning centers: literacy, reading, writing/listening, manipulatives, dramatic, cooking, science, sand/water, music, etc. |
| 10:00-10:20 | Clean up and Snack. |
| 10:20-10:45 | Circle time with music, stories and games to introduce the theme and its concepts. |
| 10:45-11:30 | Active Play (indoors or outdoors) |
| 11:30-12:00 | Crafts: opportunities for children to choose between 2 or 3 projects to further explore the theme and sharpen specific skills. Children who finish early have a chance to pull out our “magic carpet activities” which provide them a chance to choose a transition game they can play on their own. |
| 12:00- 12:30 | Washing hands, Lunch and Conversation. |
| 12:30-12:45 | Story Time. |
| 12:45-1:45 | Quiet time and Rest; lying down and stretching out. Listening to soft music, looking through books. |
| 1:45-2:00 | Afternoon snack |
| 2:00-2:30 | Music/Movement/Creative Dramatics and/or Story time. Movement to music, dance, rhythm band, bean bag and parachute activities. |
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2:30-3:15 3:15 3:45 |
Learning centers (math/science/language) Active Play (indoors or outdoors) Discussion of the day’s activities and planning for the next day. Preparation for dismissal and greeting parents. |
