A good routine gives children a sense of security and comfort as well as giving them tools they will use as they grow. At Little Scholars we work hard to provide our children with a realistic schedule for their day.
An example of our daily activities / routine can be seen below:
Arrive at school
Hang up coat and bag
Playtime
Yard time
Montessori work time
Playtime / activity time
Snack time
Circle time
Home time for some Little Scholars
Yard
Lunch
Rest / quiet time
Playtime / activity time
Home time, put our coats & bags on then say goodbye to our friends.
Montessori work consists of five shelves from which the children work freely from. These are Practical Life, Sensorial, Maths, Language and Culture. We also do individual work from these shelves which are child size, colourful, inviting and full of fun.
Circle time is a time for us all to sit together as a class and discuss our theme e.g. Life cycle of a butterfly, transport, space – we have a different theme and sound each week. We talk about our new sound (e.g. – a, s, c ) the weather, any news the children might have, read a story and sing a song connected to our theme.
Activity time is where we do arts and crafts in relation to our theme. We also do playdoh, gloop, sand, water play etc at this time.