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We follow a daily schedule at the preschool, but time flexibility is the norm. The day begins with fifty minutes (or more!) of free-play time. There are optional special activities such as cooking muffins or making and playing with play dough, in which children may participate as long as they wish. Children have free access to a wide range of art materials, toys, puzzles, books, games, dress-up clothes, and hands-on exploratory materials. Children also pick their “job” for the day in the morning at this time. After our morning playtime, we all clean up together.
Following clean up, children look at books together for a short period, and then we begin moving time with a movement and/or music activity together. This may be dancing to music with scarves, circle songs and games, yoga, stretching, acting out stories, pretending to be different animals to music, etc… We then sit down for circle time. Circle time is for talking together, singing, jokes, finger plays, learning centered on themes, and a time to let children know about activities available at the tables after circle time. |