Daily Schedule

8:45 – 9 Drop-off and Morning Activity	As children arrive and put things away, they may play with a selected activity.
9 – 9:30 Social-Emotional Skills	Attendance, Question of the Day, Calendar, Songs, and Emotional Skills practiced within the context of circle time giving students the chance to interact with peers and teachers.
9:30 – 10:50 Center Time (Snacks Available)	Children are given time to explore materials and toys from a variety of subjects. During this time, morning snack will be available for any children that are hungry.
10:50 – 11:20 Arts and Crafts	Children will develop their fine motor skills, pre-writing skills, and artistic expression. They will participate in a variety of process art and product crafts.
11:20 – 11:35 Clean-up and Prepare for Lunch	Children will clean up from art – both the work area and their hands. Older children may be asked to help prepare the table settings for lunch.
11:35 – 12:15 Lunch and Clean-up	Children will be served lunch. They will be given age-appropriate responsibilities such as helping set the table, passing out napkins, and cleaning up any spills.
12:15 – 1:30 Rest Time	Children will be encouraged to rest after lunch. If students cannot sleep, they will be encouraged to complete restful activities such as coloring, reading, or a fine motor activity.
1:30 – 2 Literacy Time	Children will develop pre-reading skills including: phonemic awareness (Heggerty), letter recognition/ phonics (ZooPhonics), letter formation, and comprehension.
2 – 3:15 Outdoor Time	Weather-permitting children will be encouraged to play with a variety of sensory materials outside. Should weather prove to be dangerous or uncomfortable children will participate in a group exercise activity such as yoga or crossing the midline activities, after the group activity remaining time will be given to free center play.
3:15 – 3:30 Snack	Children will come together for a healthy snack, if they are not hungry, they will be encouraged to remain at the table to calm down from playtime.
3:30 – 3:50 Math Time	Children will learn and practice many early math skills including: number recognition, number writing, subitizing, counting, patterns, and shapes.
3:50 – 4:10 Group Gross Motor	Children will practice gross motor skills such as balancing, skipping, catching, throwing.
4:10 – 4:30 Dismissal and Independent Activity	Children can complete a project from earlier in the day or choose an activity to work on as parents pick up students.
4:30 – 6 After school play group	Children remaining for this time will be given the opportunity for indoor or outdoor play depending on the weather and desires of the group.