Schedule | Little Hands Garden School

Little Hands Garden School

Daily rhythm

Children enter the school at 9:30 AM and begin the day in the Rainbow Room with snack time and story time. After snack, we head outdoors for outdoor play, activities and games. We return indoors for dramatic play in the make-believe room or participate in a teacher-led activity such as baking, art activities, manipulatives or other small motor focused skills. Prior to lunch, we gather for circle, where we discuss the day and themes we are learning about, do show and tell, storytelling, yoga, and a song. We then have lunch together, accompanied by more stories. After lunch, children will take a nap (1-3) or have rest time (1-2). We will head back outdoors for free play/games/art in the yard for the last part of our day until grown-ups arrive by 3:30.

Child-centered learning means our schedule is fluid and changes with the needs of the children. If it is a very energetic day, we may do circle time and music outdoors, and have a picnic snack. We may build an obstacle course or stage a play. We may have a freedance party. If it is a quiet day, we may read many more stories than usual in our snuggle room, or build a giant fort, or turn out the lights and tell flashlight stories...