Cuddly Critters Classroom Schedule

 

6:00-­‐7:00   Combined  with  Infants  &  Young  Preschool  for  Quiet  Activities      

7:00-­‐8:00   Small  Group  • Science  &  Sensory  • Free  Play  

 

8:00-­‐8:30   Stories  and  Music  &  Movement    

8:30-­‐9:00   Breakfast    

9:00-­‐9:30   Diapers       Free  Play    

9:30-­‐9:45   Group  Time  • Welcome  Song  • Weather  • Theme  Songs,  Stories,  Rhymes  &  Activities  

 

9:45-­‐10:15   Small  Group  • Art  • Social/Emotional      

 

10:15-­‐11:00   Large  Muscle  (outside  or  inside)    

11:00-­‐11:30   Small  Group  • Diapers/Fine  Motor  • Basic  Skills  

 

11:30-­‐12:00   Lunch    

12:00-­‐3:00   Rest  Time       Individual  Development       Stories         Diapers    

3:00-­‐3:30   Snack    

3:30-­‐4:00   Small  Group              • Language  • Free  Play  

4:00-­‐4:45   Large  Muscle  (inside  or  outside)         Diapers      

4:45-­‐5:15   Small  Group                • Science  &  Sensory  • Free  Play  (art  easel  open)  

 

5:15-­‐5:45   Stories  and  Music  &  Movement    

 

 

 

5:45-­‐6:15   Combined  with  Young  Preschool  for  Indoor  Large  Muscle  Notes:  

• The   last   5-­‐10  minutes   of   each   activity   time   and   large  muscle   time   is  used   for   cleaning  up  &  getting   ready   for   the  next   activity   (except   for  Group  Time)    

• Basic  Skill  &  Language  activities  are  not  done  during  Group  Time    

• The  morning  &  afternoon  Science  and  Sensory  Activities  are  the  same  to  allow  both  early  arrivers  late  leavers  and  opportunity  to  participate.  

 • All  planned  games,  finger  plays,  songs,  etc.  can  be  repeated  throughout  

the  week  during  Free  Play  as  an  option    

• During  Free  Play  1  staff  member  is  required  to  engage  in  play  with  the  children.    A  set  of  toys  should  be  taken  off  the  shelf  to  encourage  play  (rotate  toys  from  shelf  throughout  Free  Play).  

 • During   Small   Group   Time,   both   activities   should   happen   at   the   same  

time   and   children   given   the   opportunity   to   participate   in   both  activities.     Each   staff   person   should   be   involved   with   a   group   of  children.  

 • Indoor   activities   can   be   done   outside   if   weather   is   appropriate,   the  

classroom   is   not   interfering   with   other   classrooms   using   the  playground,  and  all  materials  are  brought  inside  when  done.    This  is  not  an  opportunity  for  additional  free  play  outside.  

 • Social  Emotional,  Large  Muscle,  and   Individual  Development  Activities  

are  repeated  throughout  the  week  and  expected  to  be  done.