7:45-8:00
15 minutes |
Planning & Preparation Time: Review the plans for the day. Prepare interest areas (e.g. mix paint, place puzzles on a table, display new books). Set out name cards in sign-in area. Think about individual children, any special needs, current projects. Set out self-serve breakfast.
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8:00-8:30
30 minutes |
Arrival: Greet families and children. Help children store belongings.
Quiet Activity: Table top/puzzles/observations.
Clean-up: Help children put away materials.
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8:30-9:00
30 minutes |
Breakfast
Clean-up: Help children put away materials.
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9:00-9:20
20 minutes |
Group Meeting: Give signal to gather the group and lead children in singing songs, finger plays, and sharing news. Read a story or poem, talk about the day's activities, and talk about the choices for the morning. *Make provisions for children who are not ready for large-group activities (e.g. hold two smaller groups, have one teacher sit close to children who need extra attention).
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9:20-10:00
40 minutes |
Interest Area Activities & Small Groups: Guide children in selecting interest areas. Observe and interact with individual children to extend play and learning. Lead short, small-group activity that builds on children's skills and interests. Work with children engaged in study activities.
Clean-up: Help children put away materials in each interest area.
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10:00-10:25
25 minutes |
Group Time: Invite children to share what they did, lead music and movement activity, read aloud (e.g. story, poem), record ideas, or write an experience story. Prepare for outdoors.
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10:25-11:10
45 minutes |
Outdoor Choice Time: Supervise the playground toys and materials (climbers, slides). Observe and interact with children as they jump rope, play ball games, make nature discoveries, and so forth. Extend study work outdoors, if appropriate. Help children to put away or carry in toys and materials, hang up coats and jackets.
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11:10-11:20
10 minutes |
Transition, Language & Literacy Activities
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11:20-12:25
65 minutes |
Lunch, Health & Nutrition Activities & Hand Washing: Help children to prepare the tables for lunch. Encourage conversation about the meal. Guide children in cleaning up after lunch, brushing teeth, setting out cots/mats, and preparing for rest.
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12:25-12:45
20 minutes |
Neighborhood Walk/ Social Studies/ Math Skills/Expressive Language/Quiet Activities
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12:45-12:55
10 minutes |
Bathroom Time
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12:55-2:00
65 minutes |
Rest Time: Help children relax so they can fall asleep. Supervise rest area. Provide quiet activities for children who don't want to sleep. Adjust length of rest time to suit age of group and needs of individual children.
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2:00-2:15
15 minutes |
Wake-up Time /Toileting
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2:15-2:30
15 minutes |
Snack
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2:30-3:00
30 minutes |
Recall/Quiet Activities/Table Top Activities Reflection on learning experiences of the day.
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3:00-3:05
5 minutes |
Transition
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3:05-3:30
25 minutes |
Story Telling/ Music/ Large Motor Activities
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3:30-4:10
40 minutes |
Interest Areas/ Free Choice/ Manipulatives/ Dramatic Areas (Science, Library, Blocks, Art, Music, Cooking, Sand & Water)
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4:10-4:30
20 minutes |
Clean-up and Dismissal
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