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A Typical Preschool Day
12:15 *Arrival* – Teachers meet the students in the driveway, accompany them to class, and help them get settled in. Table work is available
while waiting for everyone to arrive.
12:20 *Meeting* – Everyone sits together while new activities, letters and themes are introduced. We say the Peace Poem, the "calendar kid"
leads us in singing the days of the week song and we are given a weather report. Songs and finger play are a regular part of the meeting.
Everyone signs up for the work center where they’d like to begin. This reinforces name spelling and writing, and helps kids take responsibility
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12:40 *Workplaces* – Kids go to their chosen centers. They may change locations as long as there is space in the next center they select -
everyone understands how many students can participate in each center.
1:20 *Clean Up* – We take about 4 minutes to transition to cleanup with warnings at 4, 3, 2, and 1 minute. During the course of the class,
children are encouraged to put away toys and work they are done with before beginning new activities.
1:25 *Sharing* – Students tell about items they’ve brought and ask for questions from listeners. Guidelines are provided for parents to help
children select rich sharing materials; artwork, things from the families’ cultures, things found in nature, etc.
1:35 *Group Time* – Teacher’s Choice: a game, a craft, music, dance, a project we all work on together.
2:05 *Quiet Work* – Five minutes of table work - an opportunity to concentrate on an independent task. Maybe writing in your notebook, on a wipe off board, doing a puzzle, coloring.
2:10 *Hand Washing* – With up to twelve children sharing two hand wash stations, there are lots of lessons here in taking turns, sharing, and being a good neighbor!
2:15 *Snack* – Everyone enjoys a light snack together, served by an assigned snack helper.
2:30 *Story Time* – Stories are told or read, usually on one of the themes of the week.
2:40 *Outdoor Time* – Outdoors we choose from climbing toys, riding toys, sand box, balls, play house, and music makers. About 75% of outdoor time is "free choice" with the remainder of the activities teacher led.
3:00 *Departure* – Parents meet children in the play yard or classroom, depending on weather.
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