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Activities and Daily Schedules
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) 8:55am-11:55am
P.M. Pre-Kindergarten Classroom Schedule : Monday-Thursday 12:15pm-3:15pm (*currently a waitlist for 2023-24 for Pre-K PM classes)
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:- library/language arts corner
- career/writing center
- science area
- math/small motor skill area
- construction/large building block area
- home/family area
- art center
Sample Schedule for Older Children (3 hour):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.
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