People often ask about our Schedule.
That seems so weird to me, the word "schedule".
So harsh and formidable.
It sounds rigid and too much like work.
I prefer the term "Flow".
We are on no clock around here.
Maybe we do things about the same time everyday - but certainly not by a clock.
If the kids get hungry at 11:00 - I feed them.
If the kids get tired by 12:00 - we break out the nap-mats.
If the sun is shining - we stay outside longer!
More often than they get ready for something "earlier than usual" -
We just plain loose track of time in our daily fun,
and end up scurrying to "catch up" before the hungries or the sleepies hit.
So here is the "Official Flow" - with my disclaimer regarding adjustment:
- Open Play
- Breakfast
- Morning Circle
...which has order and focus on age-appropriate learning/preschool activities - Outside time
...which includes directed & free play - more "socially centered" - Lunch
- Nap time
- Bus Stop Watch (okay, so this one happens everyday at 3:20 )
- Snack time
- Outside time
...usually includes a group activity such as Play-doh or Arts & Crafts - Clean-up / 2nd Story-time / Quieter Free Play
...until Mommies and Daddies arrive.
We have a "Theme of the Week".
We sing and dance everyday.
Weekly we get in Art, Cooking, Gardening, and a vast list of various Pre-K readiness skills.
Top that off with my duties of diaper changing, feeding & burping, cuddling, and the general clean-up necessary for 5 Little Monkeys and you'll see why I am "happily exhausted" at the end of each day!
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