The Secret Garden Preschool

 

 

 

Routine

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Time, Activity, and what we are learning 

8:00 am: Centre Opens

Table Activities and Craft

Table time activities encourage math, science, literacy, fine motor concepts, skills and learning. During this time Teachers will also engage the children in a planned art activity or free craft experience.

 

9.15am: Group Time

We sit together as a group for our Auslan learning. We do our alphabet with phonological sounds and some songs.

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9.30am: Munch and Move

We share fruit and or vegetables and then we move our bodies together! Movement time is filled with songs,Dance, rhymes, instruments and use of gross motor and fundamental movement skills. Through music we learn language, phonemic awareness, math, music, social skills and gross motor skills.

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9:50am: Nappies, toilet, sunscreen and hats 

One Teacher will change Nappies and toilet children just After our movement time finishes, another teacher will apply sunscreen as needed and hand out children’s hats

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10:00- 10.30 am: Outside if Free Play (outside or inside depending on if the weather permits)

Students are able to plan for play, deciding where they want to play with, and what they want to play. Themed activities are added to the centre each week or two depending on engagement. These indoor activities promote Math, literacy, Science, Engineering, Art, Social Skills and Fine Motor skills and concepts.

Outdoor Activities promote gross motor, fine motor and fundamental movement skills as well as Math, Engineering and social skills. Children have access to a variety of gross motor activities in their outdoor environment. Students also have access to the sandpit and climbing equipment on a daily basis.

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11.00am: Morning Tea

Students and Teachers eat morning tea together like a family outside on the mat or in the classroom.

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11:50am: Nappies, toileting and re-apply sunscreen

One Teacher will change Nappies, toilet children and re-apply sunscreen as needed.

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1:00pm: Lunch Time

Students sit together like a family outside on the mat or in the classroom to enjoy their lunch. When a student is finished eating they use the bathroom and either have a bed for rest and sleep or children will sit on the mat and do quite  reading, use the drawing boards or do some puzzles with a peer or individually.

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1:30pm: Quiet Time

Children that require a sleep or rest or that ask for a bed \ lay quietly on their bed/mat. Teachers will put on some relaxing music and pat\sit with students as required. Students who are not sleeping rest their bodies with quiet activities by reading, drawing on the drawing boards or doing some puzzles /quiet activity with a peer or teacher for quiet time.

 

2:30pm: Indoor Activities

Again Students are able to plan for play, deciding where they want to play with, and what they want to play. These indoor activities promote Math, literacy, Science, Engineering, Art, Social Skills and Fine Motor skills and concepts.

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2:40pm-2:50PM

Nappies, toileting and sunscreen

One Teacher will change Nappies, toilet children and apply sunscreen as needed as students participate in activities.

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3.00 pm: Afternoon Tea (outside if weather permits)

Students and Teachers eat afternoon tea together like a family outside on the mat or in the classroom.

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3:30pm: Outdoor Activities (Weather Permitting)

Children have access to a variety of gross motor activities in their outdoor environment. Students also have access to the sandpit and climbing equipment on a daily basis.

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4:40pm: Nappies and toileting

One Teacher will change Nappies and toilet children as needed as students prepare for going home or going indoors for indoor activites (weather dependant).

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5:00pm

Centre Close

 

 

Our Preschool Day has a mix of student lead, play based, and teacher directed lessons and activities. We incorporate music and movement throughout the day and always take into consideration children’s attention spans. This is our daily Routine and will not often change. However, it may be adjusted based on students needs, situations (fire drills etc.) and classroom events.