Children are free to choose from the prepared environment, watch a selected video, or enter the book corner for a quiet activity of looking at a selected array of children’s books. 

Children are free to choose from the prepared environment. Ground rules are stressed for safety and well being of each child. Promotion of math and language arts readiness skills. 

Introduce the monthly themes; demonstrate new work jobs, stress child participation. Includes puppets, flannel board stories, movement, music, calendar, days of the week, months of the year, and the alphabet and number charts. Tuesday and Thursday morning circle is in Spanish. 

A prepared snack is served outside on the benches. 

Children are free to play outside

Children bring a prepared lunch from home (microwaves are provided, if needed). This activity also builds social skills, manners, and independence. 

Outside time for the morning children and the older nappers. The younger nappers are settled first to the cots after lunch as selected classical music permeates the background. 

Children are free to choose from the prepared environment, watch a selected video or enter the book corner for a quiet activity of looking at a selected array of children’s books.

As the children get up from nap they are able to choose work jobs, look at books, play dough, or art. 

Music instruments, big books, books on CD, library books, and group participation promote reading and listening skills. 

A prepared snack is served outside on the benches. 

Children are free to play outside. 

Again the children are free to choose from the environment, look at books, participate in a group activity, or watch a selected video.