Our Program Schedule

SAMPLE DAILY SCHEDULE
7:00 - 8:00	Children gathering; free play: Play Dough, puzzles, coloring, blocks and fine motor activities.
8:00 - 9:45	All staff on duty; children to break up into their own classrooms. Circle Time: Introductions, songs, poems, music, calendar, weather and puppets. Planned curriculum, such as art, cooking, science, dramatic play, etc. Once a week a Christian Curriculum is presented to the children.
9:45 - 10:00	Morning Snack: teachers are reinforcing self help skills in eating.
10:00 - 11:00	Recess.
11:00 - 11:30	Story Time and Toilet Time: teachers are reinforcing self help skills in toileting and grooming.
11:30 - 12:00	Lunch Time: Children bring lunches from home. Teachers are to sit with the children, talk to them and reinforce self help skills.
12:00 - 2:15	Nap Time
1:00 - 2:15	P.M. program children are gathering. Also, the children who did not fall asleep during the nap time may go into the classroom for free play. The children who did not finish their project in the morning will be encouraged to do so at this time.
2:15 - 2:30	Sleeping Children are awakened and sent into their classroom. All diapers are changed and the children who are potty trained are reinforced self help in toileting, grooming and putting on their own shoes.
2:30 - 2:45	Group Time: Story, songs, finger plays, etc.
2:45 - 3:00	Afternoon Snack: teachers are reinforcing self help skills in eating.
3:00 - 5:30	Recess: In the summer the children play longer outside and in the winter the children come in earlier.
5:30 - 6:00	Clean up and organize materials. Quiet time for children to draw, use the library or put together puzzles. The teacher may use this time to read a story to the children.

GOALS FOR THE DAILY SCHEDULE
Free Time	Please remember that children who are two years of age often need help in this area. Free play is for the children (this is not a "free for all"). You, as the teacher, are still responsible for the classroom and the activities that emerge.
Lunch	Children should always have their hands washed, faces cleaned, diapers changed, and clothes straightened before they come to the table. The children must sit quietly at the table with their hands folded before they say their prayer.
Music	Good morning/afternoon songs may reflect the season, holiday, event or theme. There could be some movement while singing with the children to incorporate gross motor activity. Other languages such as Spanish can be incorporated easily. Make sure it is stimulating and fun. Use records, tapes, etc.
Story	Should be a quiet time; may include flannel board, puppets/finger plays, learning games in small groups, etc. Teachers should teach one new song per month.
Calendar	To include; days of the week, month of the year, and relationship of the month to the season. Again, other languages such as Spanish can be incorporated. Children in the four year old classroom should learn the Pledge of Allegiance.
Weather	To include; season, type of weather, and a discussion about weather, i.e. this is a typical day for the season, type of clothing, weather chart, what to do in different types of weather, etc.
Gross Motor	Building good physical fitness with children and developing flexibility. Working on such skills as tumbling, balancing, climbing, skipping, jumping rope, dribbling a ball, bean bag activities, parachute, etc.
Fine Motor	Strengthening hard muscle and control. Introduction and use of different types of writing tools.
Social	We work on instilling and building good self esteem and easing children into group interaction; developing good independent skills and self expression; being able to take more responsibility for their actions and to understand cause and effect.
Character	Good manners, respect for own self, others, property, and teachers. Appropriate language. Learning cause and effect for their actions and behavior.