4's & 5's Class
Schedule
7:30 Children Come First opens
8:05 Clean up, transition to room 20
8:10 Self- interest time (centers)
8:45 Clean up, transition time
9:00 Curriculum activity (Monday- Chapel, Wednesday- Spanish, Friday- Music)
9:30 Circle time
9:45 Hand washing & morning snack
10:00 Outdoor play-gross motor (gym if poor weather)
10:35 Special activities (music, reading, finger plays, etc.) /finish curriculum projects
transition to child initiated activities
11:00 Self- interest time
11:30 Cleanup & hand washing / transition time
11:40 Lunch
12:15 Clean up & quiet activity at table (fine motor)
12:20 Clean up & transition to quiet time
12:30 Rest time
2:00 Rest time continues
story time or movie Friday
transition to child initiated activities
2:20 Self- interest time (at 2:30 wake up any children who are still sleeping)
2:55 Clean up
3:00 Afternoon snack
3:15 Circle Time
3:30 Art-fine motor
4:00 Art-fine motor continued, table toys, clean up, & transition time
4:15 Outdoor play-gross motor (gym if poor weather)
4:45 Transition to room 6
special activities (music, reading, finger plays, etc.)
5:20 Self- interest time (each child clean up before leaving)
5:50 Clean up
6:00 Children Come First closes
Caregiver Ratios
Children Come First Standards
1/12
DFPS Minimum Standards
1/20
Curriculum
Special Events
Picture Day Fall, Spring, and Summer
Thanksgiving Dessert Feast
Parents Celebration
Holiday Parties
Walk to the Fantasy of Lights
Walk to the Pumpkin Patch
Kona Ice during the summer
Summer Field Trips may include:
Kemp Center for the Arts
Jump for Joy
Yogi Bear Park
Fire Station
Plantarium
Movies and More
Learning Objectives
Children Come First focuses on helping children build their physical, intellectual, emotional, and social skills.
Our activities are based on the following beliefs:
•Children learn by doing
•Process is more important than product
•The creativity of each child must be encouraged
•All activities are also opportunities to help each child develop responsibility
•Assessments on all children are completed three times a year and discussed with parents