Typical Daily Schedules 2009
Ross' Class
Non Small Group Days
(Every day for the first 3 weeks of each session, then Mondays and Fridays once small groups start in week 3-4)
7.30-8.30 Teachers arrive, set up the environment, and discuss the day
8.30-9.00 Arrival/Exploration Time/Gym: teachers walk children into the building, and help them start the day. Children choose an activity in the front of the room: art, puzzles, manipulatives, sensory table, playdough, computer, science exploration, writing center, or "the caves." Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays children may choose to go to the gym. Mondays and Fridays will be "all-gym" days
9.00-9.15 Large Group: children come together to share music, stories, as well as new information pertaining to classroom interests, events, or projects
9.15-10.15 Activity Time: children may return to the front of the room and finish an activity started during arrival/exploration time or choose from additional activities in the back of the room: dramatic play, large block building, or small block building
10.15-10.25 Clean-up and hand-washing
10.25-10.45 Whole-group snack
10.45-11.15 Toileting, getting ready to go outside, and playing on the playground
11.15-11.30 Pick-up/end of the day story reading
11.30-1.00 Teachers clean-up the room and discuss the day
*Note: the schedule will change slightly once "small groups" begin. Free-play will include "open snack" (i.e. children choose when to come to the table and have snack) rather than whole-group snack. Small groups will take the place of the whole-group snack on the schedule*
Small Group Days
(Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays starting week 3-4 of each session)
7.30-8.30 Teachers arrive, set up the environment, and discuss the day
8.30-9.00 Arrival/Exploration Time/Gym
9.00-9.15 Large Group
9.15-10.15 Activity Time and open snack
10.15-10.25 Clean-up and hand-washing
10.25-10.45 Small Groups
10.45-11.15 Toileting, getting ready to go outside, and playing on the playground
11.15-11.30 Pick-up/end of the day story reading
11.30-1.00 Teachers clean-up the room and discuss the day
