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We have "School Time" at least 4 days
per week. Monthly units are used that focus on specific themes, colors, shapes, numbers,
letters of the alphabet, a community worker, animal study, and dramatic play area. A topic related field trip is planned
as well! See the Curriculum page of this site for details.
In the warmer months, we go to the Hammond Library every Wednesday morning for story time.
We also play at Mary Park, Paperjack Park, or at the school parks every week. We take an annual field trip to the Ponderosa
Petting Zoo in late spring, and to Aamodt's Apple Orchard in the fall.
There is a 4 year old Pre-K program site directly behind my home. We have put a gate
between our two properties so children who attend my daycare can also attend the pre-K program with ease. No worries
how to get your child to/from the pre-K program!
The daily schedule at the bottom of this page is a general guideline, and covers a large range of fun and educational
activities! The times are estimates, and the schedule is flexible to accommodate babies schedules, child arrival times,
etc. I may move story or music time to the afternoon to allow for a longer craft time in the morning or to allow time
for a walk to the park on a nice day. I also let the kids help choose how we spend our time - sometimes a 'scheduled'
activity is missed to meet the children's requests to do puzzles, play barbies, do extra crafts, play outside longer, etc.
Music time includes listening to music tapes and cd's,
singing, dancing, marching, and exercising to music. When we go outside, we may go on a walk and collect leaves and
pinecones, talk about the colors of flowers in yards we pass, build a pile of leaves in the yard, or see if we can touch the
clouds with our feet while swinging at the park!
Children learn in everything they do. During
free play, we divide our blocks and cars by colors or sizes, count them out into equal piles, and practice social interaction
by sharing, cooperating and waiting our turn.
When you ask your child what he/she did at daycare
today, and if the answer is "we just played," you will know that they did much, much more than that. They explored,
learned, and used their imaginations!
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