DAILY SCHEDULE
DAILY SCHEDULE
9:15am - 11:00am: Circle Time and Snack time
11:00am - 11:45 am: Outside
11:45am - 12:15pm: Lunch
12:15pm - 3:00pm: Naps / Quiet time
3:00pm - 3:30pm: PM Snack
3:30pm - 4:00pm: Free Play
4:00pm - 4:30pm: Arts and Crafts
4:30pm - 5:00pm: Free-Play and Pick up
ACTIVITIES
I offer many fun, exciting, and educational activities daily, such as singing together, listening to music and dancing, going for walks and outings to the playground or library, gardening and harvesting in my organic garden, hanging out in the backyard with the play structures, cooking, baking, playing dress-up, playing with play-dough, making various crafts indoors and out, and having daily storytime. However, lITTLE SHINING STARS Dayhome is a play-based program, where we follow an emergent curriculum. Children learn through play, and so large blocks of time are left open daily for the children to explore, interact with, and learn from their experiences and the nurturing, stimulating environment here.
Whenever possible, we will be playing outside together. We might be in the park, the backyard, or on walks in the neighborhood. Some examples of indoor activities are playing with play-dough, blowing bubbles, cooking or baking together, doing crafts, beading, reading stories, and singing or making music together. A few outdoor activities we do include scavenger hunts, snow painting, sidewalk chalk, nature walks, making tracings or rubbings, and playing in the backyard or at one of the many nearby playgrounds. The Idylwylde library is very close, and we visit there weekly, also.
I believe that is is extremely important for children to have the time and space to create their own games and give them their own unique voices. For this reason, I offer wooden toys, or toys made of natural materials such as felt, instead of electronic, flashing lights, beeping, loud-volumed electronic toys that hinder creativity and open-ended play. While we do many structured activities daily, I find it very important to allow room and flexibility for free-play, or downtime, where the children may choose their own activities, goals, and timelines. Children inherently know what they need in order to grow, learn, and develop.
ACTIVITIES
I offer many fun, exciting, and educational activities daily, such as singing together, listening to music and dancing, going for walks and outings to the playground or library, gardening and harvesting in my organic garden, hanging out in the backyard with the play structures, cooking, baking, playing dress-up, playing with play-dough, making various crafts indoors and out, and having daily storytime. However, lITTLE SHINING STARS Dayhome is a play-based program, where we follow an emergent curriculum. Children learn through play, and so large blocks of time are left open daily for the children to explore, interact with, and learn from their experiences and the nurturing, stimulating environment here.
Whenever possible, we will be playing outside together. We might be in the park, the backyard, or on walks in the neighborhood. Some examples of indoor activities are playing with play-dough, blowing bubbles, cooking or baking together, doing crafts, beading, reading stories, and singing or making music together. A few outdoor activities we do include scavenger hunts, snow painting, sidewalk chalk, nature walks, making tracings or rubbings, and playing in the backyard or at one of the many nearby playgrounds. The Idylwylde library is very close, and we visit there weekly, also.
I believe that is is extremely important for children to have the time and space to create their own games and give them their own unique voices. For this reason, I offer wooden toys, or toys made of natural materials such as felt, instead of electronic, flashing lights, beeping, loud-volumed electronic toys that hinder creativity and open-ended play. While we do many structured activities daily, I find it very important to allow room and flexibility for free-play, or downtime, where the children may choose their own activities, goals, and timelines. Children inherently know what they need in order to grow, learn, and develop.
