Schedules and Activities

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Seedlings Sample Schedule -

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8:00     Early arrivals. Breakfast. Quiet play. 

9:00     Clean up time. Children are encouraged to help clean up.

9:15      Circle time. Everyone gathers together for stories, songs, fingerplays.

9:45      Toileting and fresh diapering time. Wash hands.

10:00    Later arrivals. Snack time. Clean up.

10:30    Outside play.

11:00    Outdoor sensory activity/Art project

11:45      Wash up for lunch.

12:00     Lunchtime. Clean up.

12:45     Toileting and diapering. Wash hands.

1:00      Storytime, quiet transition to naptime.

2-3:30    Wake up. Toileting and diaper changes. Wash hands.

4:00      Snack time. Clean up.

4:30      Outdoor group activity and free play.

4:45       Music/movement or activity centers.

5:15       Toileting and diaper changes. Wash hands.

5:45       Clean up. Stories and quiet play until parents arrive.

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Seedlings Sample Activities

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Art

  • Markers, crayons, chalk, painting
  • Painting with beets and potato stamps
  • Finger painting
  • Cut-out crafts

Sensory Experiences

  • Rice, noodles, flour
  • Smelling foods
  • Shucking corn
  • Kneading bread dough
  • Play Doh fun

Outdoor activities

  • Watering plants
  • Hunting for shells/pinecones
  • Bubbles
  • Tricycle rides

Movement

  • Dance
  • Tumbling, tunnel crawling
  • Toddler Yoga

Music Appreciation

  • Drums, maracas, tambourines
  • Sing-a-long, finger-play songs and rhymes (“itsy-bitsy spider”)
  • Classical, world music, and other kid-friendly selections

Brain Games

  • Sorting peas and carrots
  • Counting games
  • What’s in the bag?
  • Colors and shapes card game
  • Sign language

...And many many more activities from early childhood resources such as:

  • First Art, MaryAnn F. Kohl
  • The Toddler's Busy Book, Trish Kuffner
  • The Complete Resource Book for Toddlers and Twos, Pam Schiller
  • The Complete Daily Curriculum for Early Childhood, Pam Schiller
  • Little Yoga, Rebecca Whitford
  • Storytime Yoga, Syndey Solis
  • Raise a Smarter Child by Kindergarten, David Perlmutter MD