Daily Schedule

Music and Movement:

Let's get our bodies ready for learning!  Music and movement time is led by one of the Master's level educational staff under the direction of the occupational therapist.  Physical movement, as well as music, affects arousal level, attention, gross and fine motor skills, motor planning, sequencing, peer interaction, and participation in group activities.

Circle Time:

Circle is a large group planned and lead by one of the Master's level educational staff. It involves typical school activities such as the classroom calendar, weather chart, classroom themes, letter of the week, and finger plays (songs with accompanying actions). The circle time goals include participating in a group activity, following a simple school routine, following group directions, and imitating the actions of adults and peers.

Art Activity:

The art activity is a sensory experience. We get messy! The art activity may involve anything from painting with feathers to making homemade playdough. The goals embedded in this activity are increasing vocabulary and interacting with friends. The teachers intentionally design the activities to promote children to request materials from adults and peers, as well as to share.

Snack:

Snack is a natural opportunity to address adaptive and school routine skills. Children wait their turn to wash hands, they learn to open lunch containers independently, they raise their hand to ask for help with food packaging, and throw away trash when finished eating. Social skills such as having a small group conversation is also part of snack time programming.

Social Games:

Bowling, bean bag toss, and paper airplanes are all examples of social games. This is a time where children can play actively with their friends and learn the foundations of sportsmanship. Teachers address waiting turns, playing by simple rules, and cheering for friends.   
 
Table Top Activity:

A fun game or craft activity with language and fine motor goals embedded. Activities ranges from animal sound bingo to stringing beads for necklaces to making a collage. Children work on building vocabulary intentionally by using descriptive words to communicate what materials they want and to describe what they are doing. Children use their fine motor skills to operate school readiness tools and materials. Our speech-language pathologist and occupational therapist share in the planning and guidance of this activity.

Story and Songs:

Another large group time to develop following group instruction, attending, and participating within the large group. Simple academic skills like identifying the "letter of the week" or acting out story actions are usually a part of this activity.

Centers:

Centers are throughout the programming day. Children freely choose from dramatic play, books and literature, blocks and manipulatives, and sensory. Center toys and materials rotate regularly to promote play skills with a wide variety of materials, as well as keep the classroom novel and exciting.