Learning Days

Butterfly Class Daily Schedule (4-5yrs)

This daily schedule has been planned to provide the children with a consistent balanced day of
active and quiet activities that meet their developmental needs. The schedule includes large
group, small group, individual time, child directed and teacher directed activities.

Description /Focus
Time Activity Give a 5 min warning before changing activities.

Arrival-8:15am Interest Centers Children arriving. Children exploring interest areas.

Limited Centers. Child directed. Outdoor play
(Summercamp)
8:15-8:30am Transition Choose chores for the day, breakfast helpers cleans
table and set table for breakfast. Other children look at
books quietly and take turns washing hands.
8:30-9:00 Breakfast/Clean-up Enjoy meal, children talking with teacher(s) and
classmates. After breakfast children set-up circle time
mats and prepare for circle time.
9:00-9:15am Circle Time Prayer, Bible Verse, Weather, Discussion, etc

9:15am-10:15am Learning Art, blocks, cooking, writing, reading, science, math

Centers/C and/or Dramatic play Activities.
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Time
10:15-10:30 Transition Clean-up/Cots

10:30-11:00 Outdoors/Music Running, Jumping, Games, sand/play,etc.

Dancing to Music.
11:00 Transition Sit on cots quietly, story, wash hands, prepare for lunch

11:00-11:30 Lunch Enjoy mealtime, teacher encourages conversations.

Etc
11:45-2:30pm Quiet Time Rest on cots or look at books quietly

2:00-2:30 Literacy Time Write in Journals (writing letters and words)

2:45-3:00 Snack Time Enjoy mealtime, teacher encourages conversations
3:00-3:15 Recall/Wrap-up day Recall/discuss activities, story, etc.
3:15-3:45 Learning Centers Art, blocks, reading, science, math and/or Dramatic
play centers.
3:45-4:15 Outdoors/Games Outdoors for at least 1-hour and/or Indoor Games
Ages 2-5yrs combined.
4:15-Departure Free Choice Art, blocks, reading, science, math and/or Dramatic
Activities play centers
.