Half-Day A.M. Program

Our daily programs are fun and flexible.

Activities are tailored to meet the developmental abilities of the children, and our schedule changes according to the weather, the children’s interests, and/or special events.                                                         

HALF-DAY A.M. PROGRAM   (8:00 am – 12:00 pm)                                                                                                            

 8:00 Indoor Play & Activities 

Cognitive Activities:  puzzles, building, counting/sorting activities, shapes, etc.

Social & Pretend Play:  trucks/trains, house center, dress-up, animals, etc.

 Language Activities:  writing, reading/books, phonics games, etc.

 Science: magnets, weights, science center, etc.

                                  

8:30 Visual Art/Sensory Play Rotations

Creative Arts:  painting, watercolors, sculpting, stamping, print-making, etc.

Crafts:  cutting, gluing, patterning, following designs, etc.

Sensory Play:  Playdough, monkey foam, wikistix, silly putty, etc.

                                  

9:15  Clean-Up

Children are taught to organize their belongings and put away their toys independently.

                                  

9:30  Circle Time Group Lesson

Story-Time, Vocabulary, Songs/Poems, & Phonics Practice

 Math or Science Guided Activity

Calendar & Weather

                                               

10:00 Morning Snack

Children enjoy a midmorning snack.

                                  

10:20  Outdoor Play & Activities

Physical Activities:  tricycles, climber/slide, balls, discs, tunnels, hula hoops, etc.

Science & Nature Study:  gardening, outdoor science centers, etc.

Sensory Play:  sandbox, water table, moon-sand, bubbles, mystery bins, etc.

                                        

11:20  Music & Movement Group Lesson

Learning about rhythm, pitch, volume, beat, etc. through activities

where children listen, sing, dance, and/or play musical instruments.

Playing musical games involving hand signs and music manipulatives.

                                  

11:45  “Puzzle Time”

Children engage in cognitive skill building puzzle activities.

                

11:55-12:00  Parent Pick-up

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