Preschool 2 (PRE-K) Schedule

The following is a general guideline to how your child will spend his/her day. Obviously the child’s needs (diaper changes or bathroom breaks, for example) are taken into consideration.
Hours Activities
Open - 7:45 am
Arrival: Children take part in child-initiated or quiet activities while all children wake up and class arrives
7:45 am - 8:00 am
Handwashing and preparing breakfast
8:00 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 8:45 am
Handwashing and bathroom break
8:45 am - 9:10 am
Group Time: Teachers bring together class as a large group to go over daily routines, calendar, sharing, featured activity, and literacy-building; T/TH Spanish
9:10 am - 9:20 am
Daily Bible Read-aloud
9:20 am - 9:25 am
Daily Bible Read-aloud
9:20 am - 9:25 am
Brain Break: Teachers lead children in a song, chant, stretches, yoga, etc. to get wiggles out
9:25 am - 10:10 am
Learning Centers and Small-Group Activities: Children choose from activities in areas such as those listed in the handbook
10:10 am - 10:25 am
Music and Movement
10:25 am - 10:35 am
Bathroom Break
10:35 am - 10:45 am
Prepare for Outside/Large Motor and Bathroom Break
10:45 am - 11:15 am
Outside/Large Motor
11:15 am - 11:25 am
Transition back into classroom, put any clothing back in cubbies, bathroom break, and go to carpet
11:25 am - 11:40 am
Large Group: Teacher read-aloud and sharing
11:40 am - 11:45 am
Wash hands and children help prepare for lunch
11:45 am - 12:15 pm
Lunch
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
Wash hands, bathroom break, and begin laying down for nap
12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Nap and rest/quiet activity time
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Quiet activities while waking up and begin bathroom break and hand washing
3:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Snack
3:15 pm - 3:20 pm
Hand washing
3:20 pm - 3:35 pm
Group Time: Teachers and children reflect on the daily Bible read-aloud
3:35 pm - 4:05 pm
Afternoon featured activity: MWF Zumba
4:05 pm - 4:30 pm
Learning Center focused areas
4:30 pm - 5:10 pm
Learning Centers or Small-Group Activities: Children select form a variety of activities that are easy to clean up
5:10 pm - 5:15 pm
Clean up
5:15 pm - Close
Outside/Large Motor