Classroom Activities
Activities are planned to implement our developmentally appropriate curriculum.
3-Year-Old Classroom Schedule: Tuesday/Thursday (TR) 9:00am-11:30am
The younger children attend a two and one-half hour time period in the morning on two days each week.
A.M. 4-Year-Old Classroom Schedule :Monday/Wednesday/Friday (MWF) 8:50am-11:50am
P.M. Pre-Kindergarten Classroom Schedule : Monday-Thursday 12:15pm-3:15pm
The older children attend a three-hour session either in the morning (3 days) or afternoon (4 days).
Classroom Activities:
We strive to provide a balance of structure and freedom; quiet and active play through teacher/child directed activities.
Children begin and end their preschool morning by joining the teacher on the floor and sitting in a circle (circle time). Music, art, science, math, snack, story-time and physical fitness are incorporated into the daily lessons. During ‘free play’ children will select from among the following learning centers:
| 9:00: | Arrival |
| 9:05: | Circle Time with Opening Activities, Music & Prayer |
| 9:30: | Free Play with Art, Religious activity |
| 10:00: | Free Play (Outdoor/Large Muscle Play) |
| 10:40: | Snack Time |
| 11:00: | Story Time / Journal or Religion Time |
| 11:25: | Circle time |
| 11:30: | Departure |
| 12:15: | Arrival |
| 12:25: | Circle Time with Music and Prayer |
| 12:55: | Choice Time: Will involve art, language arts, math and science activities that revolve around the content standards established by the Ohio Department of Education. |
| 1:55: | Clean Up Time in the classroom |
| 2:00: | Group Story Time |
| 2:10: | Snack Time |
| 2:30: | Outdoor/Large Muscle Play |
| 3:00: | Journaling/Religion/Clifford Lesson |
| 3:15: | Departure |
Schedules may be flexed to best meet the children's needs and time requirements for a variation in activities.
We try to go outside every day with weather permitting (35-85 degrees taken into account; wind chill, heat index, etc.) We have a fenced in play area with a variety of equipment that encourages large muscle development. We also utilize the large outdoor grounds that surround the parish for running up and down hills, jumping, hiding behind trees/shrubs, exploring and observing nature. The Parish Hall is our "large muscle" room and is used primarily when we cannot go outside to play. Teachers plan a variety of activities, which may include movement, games set to music, and use of such equipment as balance beams, beanbags, hoops, tunnels, or parachutes.