Typical Day
Starting School
Feelings/Emotions
Camping
Camping, tent, campfire
Trains
Engineer hats, trains, etc.
Pumpkins/Halloween
Pumpkins, scarecrows, costumes
Field Trip
Fall
Trees, leaves, rakes
Thanksgiving Harvest
Trees, leaves, rakes
Winter Celebration
(A cultural study)
Holiday items
Monsters/Dragons
Castle, drawbridge, dragons, shields, princess clothes
Snow
White foamm snowflakes, gloves, mittens, hat, scarves
Firefighters
Add firefighter to house corner
Field trip
Post Office/Valentines Day
Post office
Letter Carrier visits
Musical Instruments
Pajama Party, Parade
Restaurant with piano
Spring/Birds
Garden
Bugs
Worms
Nature walks
Dinosaurs
Puppet Show
A typical day 9:00 Students arrive and settle into activities.
Each day children choose from activities geared to their
interests and abilities. They learn about their world as they
build, write, move and paint. As they play and work they also
learn about each other. Friendships are made and conflicts are
resolved as they play and learn together.
9:00am-12:30pm
Day-at-a-Glance
9:15-9:30 Circle time: Teacher Julie welcomes each child and co-op parent.
9:30am-11 Free Choice: children are free to move about the centers; they may choose the touch table, block area, writing table, dramatic play area, music and dance area, simple games or sensory play. An age appropriate art or science project is always available at the Art Table.
11:00-11:20 Clean Up, morning meeting songs and sign language activities.
11:20-12:00 Gross Motor time and outdoor play.
12:00-12:20 Lunch.
12:20-12:30 Story time and good bye.
