– Extra curriculum gym, art and music classes are provided
– “Discovering I know”
– Elementary Reading and writing
– Math (counting in 2’s, 3’s and 5’s)
– Provide activities in where child sort objects (such as buttons or seeds) according to their characteristics
– Ask children to make up stories or make up the ending for a story
– Help children to mix paint to make new colors
– Teach children about primary and secondary colours
– Provide dress-up clothes to develop imagination and creativity
– Set up play stores, farms, or villages for imaginative play
– Introduce science in the world (example: plant seeds and take care of them)
– Exercise observation skills by showing different experiments
– Make paper bag puppets. Then have a puppet show with the children. (Children often express their feelings through this type of play. )
– Introduce the computer and play board games
– Have children create and play musical instruments
– Outdoor play
– Indoor gym (activities such as walking on a straight line, a curved line, and a low balance beam etc.)
PRESCHOOL ROOM DAILY SCHEDULE
Time: | Description of the Activities: |
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7:00 AM | Center Opening |
7:00 AM – 8:45 AM | Arrival Time, Breakfast, and Grouping Time; Books/Shelf Toys |
8:45 AM – 9:00 AM | Washroom & Hand Washing Routine |
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM | Small Groups: Reading Program, Cognitive, Creative Manipulative Activities |
9:30 AM – 10:20 AM | Morning Circle Time / Art / Sensory / Science |
10:20 AM – 10:45 AM | Free Play / Teacher Observations |
10:45 AM – 11:00 AM | Washroom & Hand Washing Routines |
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Outdoor Play/Indoor Play; Gross Motor Activities (Weather Permitted) |
12:00 PM – 12:15 PM | Washroom & Hand Washing Routines |
12:15 PM – 12:30 PM | Lunch |
12:30 PM – 12:45 PM | Clean-up Time & Washroom Routines |
12:45 PM – 2:45 PM | Rest Period / Quiet Activities |
2:45 PM – 3:00 PM | Washroom & Hand Washing Routines |
3:00 PM – 3:15 PM | Snack |
3:15 PM – 3: 25 PM | Clean-up Time & Washroom Routines |
3:25 PM – 3:50 PM | Art |
3:50 PM – 4:00 PM | Washroom & Hand Washing Routines |
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Outdoor Play/Indoor Play; Gross Motor Activities (Weather Permitted) |
5:00 PM – 5:15 PM | Washroom & Hand Washing Routines |
5:15 PM – 5: 45 PM | Free Play/ Teacher Observations |
5:45 PM – 6:00 PM | Clean-Up and Get Ready To Meet Guardians |
6:00 PM | Center Closing |