Session Activity Schedule and Timetable
Morning Session Timetable
Time |
Activity |
9.00 Arrival and reconnecting time |
Greeting children and parents, supporting children in reconnecting with one another, with adults and activities. Discussing plans for the day. |
Free play time |
Indoor and outdoor play. Children choose activities and play partners. The main play activities are table top games, puzzles, construction, play dough, arts and crafts, small world play, role play, sand, colouring and books. Small group work/play. Gardening, nature discovery, ride on toys, ball games, water play, etc. |
Snack time at any time |
Children wash their hands, prepare the table and sit for snack time when they are hungry. Children are encouraged to be sociable, engage in conversation, practice good eating habits and develop self-help skills. |
Structured play |
Large Group Work: Adults organise varied activities, e.g. arts and crafts (painting, sticking, pasting, colouring, clay-modelling and foam play), games, music and dance, instruments, sound recognition, listening skills, stories, puppets and theatre. Activities for these rotate daily. Children are encouraged to contribute their ideas. |
Outdoor play |
Small group work/play: Outdoor play. Gardening, nature discovery, ride on toys, ball games, water play, etc. |
Tidy Up Time |
Children tidy away toys when they have finished playing with them. |
Circle time |
Roll call, song, dance, rhyme, storytelling, and discussing our day. |
Story time |
Children are encouraged to explore the books in the school library. |
Afternoon Session Timetable
Time |
Activity |
12.30 Arrival and reconnecting time |
Greeting children and parents, supporting children in reconnecting with one another, with adults and activities. Discussing plans for the day. |
Free play |
Indoor and Outdoor play. Children choose activities and play partners. The main play activities are table top games, puzzles, construction, play dough, arts and crafts, small world play, role play, sand, colouring and books. |
Snack Time Anytime |
Children help to tidy the room, wash their hands, prepare the table and sit together for snack time. |
Structured play |
Large Group Work: Adults organise varied activities, e.g. arts and crafts (painting, sticking, pasting, colouring, clay-modelling and foam play), games, music and dance, instruments, sound recognition, listening skills, stories, puppets and theatre. Activities for these rotate daily. Children are encouraged to contribute their ideas. |
Outdoor play |
Small group work/play: Outdoor (weather permitting). Gardening, nature discovery, ride on toys, ball games, water play, etc. |
Tidy Up Time |
Children prepare for lunch |
Value |
Children are encouraged to be sociable, engage in conversation, practice good eating habits and develop self-help skills. |
Circle Time |
Children are encouraged to explore the books in the school library. |
Home Time |
Children are asked to return their book to the library and gather their belongings before leaving with their parents/carers. |
OUTINGS
Outings will be scheduled for Tuesday mornings throughout the year, we welcome parent volunteers to accompany the Play-School on these outings which will be within walking distance of the Play-School, a sign up sheet for volunteers will be available in the school prior to each outing. We hope to have 2 outings per month, one to the library and a second outing to a local business, service or facility, for example the Post Office and Fire Station as developing an awareness and links with the community are an important part of the Playschool curriculum.
Outings will be scheduled for Tuesday mornings throughout the year, we welcome parent volunteers to accompany the Play-School on these outings which will be within walking distance of the Play-School, a sign up sheet for volunteers will be available in the school prior to each outing. We hope to have 2 outings per month, one to the library and a second outing to a local business, service or facility, for example the Post Office and Fire Station as developing an awareness and links with the community are an important part of the Playschool curriculum.