TIME

DESCRIPTION

GOAL

6:00am-7:30am

Arrival, greeting of children and parents/guardians, arrangement of personal items, organization of medicine, health check, child centered activities, snack available, departure of before and after school age children

Self-esteem, social development, responsibility.

7:30am-8:30am

Preparation for breakfast and breakfast

Hygiene, manners, nutrition

8:30am-10:00am

Preparation for outdoor activities; outdoor activities, vigorous outdoor play, indoor play if weather does not permit outdoor activities.

Large muscle, social development, sensory, discovery, problem solving.

10:00am-10:45am

Circle time; stories, songs, games, weather, numbers, letters, words, social studies, sharing, science.

Social development, self-control, listening, cognitive development, math, science, numbers, letters, social studies, literacy, weather, art, literacy.

10:45am-11:00am

Wash hands and face for lunch

Hygiene

11:00am-11:30am

Eat lunch, wash hands and face

Nutrition, manners, hygiene.

11:30am-12:00pm

Rest time

Rest and relaxation

12:00pm-1:00pm

Quiet activities; not all areas open

Social development, cognitive development, small muscle, creativity, communication, literacy.

1:00am-3:00am

Child centered project work, snacks available

Discovery, problem solving, math, science, art, creativity, responsibility, independence, self-expression, literacy, nutrition

3:00pm-4:30pm

Outdoor activities; re-entry of before and after school age children, outdoor play if weather permits.

Large muscle, social development, sensory, discovery, problem solving, self-expression.

4:30pm-6:00pm

Homework or special child centered projects and events, preparation for departure

Discovery, problem solving, math, science, literacy, language, social studies