SAMPLE
Day
Sample Day
We invite you to take a peek at what a day at Gan typically looks like! Please bear in mind that schedules may vary a bit depending on the class.
WELCOME/ LEARNING CENTERS
9:00 AM
Welcome with students sign-in and choice of assignment using provocations related to the current thematic unit. Classrooms are set up into various learning centers. Dramatic play, art, sensory, blocks, manipulatives, science, writing, math, and more. Children discover and make choices among a variety of activities.
CLEAN UP
9:50 AM
Clean up followed by transition with songs as children wash hands for snack
SNACK
10:00 AM
During mealtimes, teachers facilitate appropriate conversational skills and table manners
CIRCLE TIME-DAILY ROUTINE
10:30 AM
Daily skills, Alef Bet, prayer, calendar review
THEMED CIRCLE
10:45 AM
Puppet show or other hands-on experience introducing the current themed curriculum
CLEAN UP
11:00 AM
Clean up, wash up, bathroom/changing
OUTDOOR PLAY
11:15 AM
Sand & Water play, bikes, soccer, gardening, chalk and rotating outdoor activities.
LUNCH
12:15 PM
Wash up, bathroom/ changing, Lunch, and Conversation
STORY TIME
12:45 PM
Children gather in the library to listen to a story, read books, wind down
QUIET & REST TIME
1:00 PM
Quiet time and Rest, Listening to soft music, looking through books.
PICK UP FOR CORE DAY/ AFTER CARE BEGINS
2:00 PM
Aftercare includes music & movement, art, dramatic play and more. Children eat another afternoon snack.
OUTSIDE PLAY
3:15 PM
Sand & Water play, bikes, soccer, gardening, chalk and rotating outdoor activities.
Dismissal
3:45 PM
See you tomorrow!