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