Daily Routine
Full preschool day...7:45-5:30
Preschool Morning...9:15-12:15
Mondays-Mindful Mondays on our mats Tuesdays-letters, science Wednesdays-shapes, colors, numbers Thursdays-themes
7:45-8:45
Children dropped off, breakfast served, and Free Choice-freedom to choose between various centers, such as free art, science, dramatic play, music, etc. that are changed regularly and built up to support emergent topics that the children have shown a heightened interest in.
8:45-10:00
Continued Free choice or Outside Free Play (weather permitting)
10-10:15
Morning snack
10:15-11:00
* Circle Time-includes book reading, songs, rhymes, chants, and mini thematic lessons related to our emergent curriculum...Mondays include yoga on our mats
* Table Time-table activities involving a variety of ways such as art, sensory, group collaboration, games, etc., to learn about our current topics of interest as well as explore literacy, math, and science
11:00-11:45
Outside Free Play (weather permitting) or inside gross motor games and exercise such as dancing, parachute games, and obstacle courses
11:45-12:00
Lunch Preparation-children help and we have special group meal prep days
12:00-12:15
Eat Lunch-family style with children and teachers serving themselves and others with polite conversation
12:15-12:45
Lunch clean up, quiet play, prepare for nap time
12:45-1:00
Story time-reading books related to mindfulness and monthly themes while children are in nap cots and settling in for nap time
1:00-3:00
Nap time
3:00-3:15
Afternoon snack
3:15-5:30
Outside free play (weather permitting) or inside games and exercise/Free Choice, child pick up
Our school year runs from the 1st week in September to the last week in May. Summers are spent playing outside, taking nature walks, and playing at a nearby park.
