General schedule (subject to change):
6:30-7:00am: Time for eating for those who have brought breakfast from home/quiet play time
7:00-8:00am: Kids quiet play time (generally during this time the director will play soft music for children and supervise them while they interact with each other).
8:00-8:40am: Circle Time/Academic Lesson time, starting with the pledge of allegiance
8:40-9:00am: Mid-morning snack and water
9:00-9:20am: Book reading time
9:20-10:00am: Free play
10:00-10:40am: Arts and crafts (periodically this will reinforce the early morning academic lesson or is a seasonal craft)
10:40-11:15am: Lunch
11:15am-12:00pm: Outside Playtime (if the weather is bad we will have inside play time)
12:00-2:15pm: Nap-time
2:15pm-2:40pm: Mid-afternoon snack (periodically a short cartoon will be played)
2:40-3:15pm: Bible/Character-building lesson
3:15-4:00pm: Homework, class books, quiet reading, coloring, etc.
Curriculum (subject to change)
As the daughter of parents who have collectively taught in public schools for 60+ years, the Director has had ample exposure to the different ways children learn. As a former teacher’s assistant herself, with over 8+ years of voluntary youth involvement, Ashley has tested and tried different methods to create a fun, safe, and stable learning environment. Children cannot learn as effectively where there isn’t healthy order, rules of kindness, and established boundaries. The early implementation of the above sets the entire school year on a smooth course of fun learning, safe practices (for the kids), loving relationships and creates a peaceful environment. Therefore, the first two months of character building lessons will center around understanding school boundaries. Character lessons will never replace educational curriculum, and vise versa. IIFCP believes that both tools are vital in flourishing the lives of children.
Month 1 March:
Academic focus: Colors and Shapes workbook and Beginning Phonics
Character Focus: Establishing House Rules
Bible Focus: Love
Seasonal Focus: Spring
Month 2 April:
Academic focus: Beginning Phonics part 2
Character Focus: Establishing House Rules part 2
Bible Focus: Love part 2 & Joy
Seasonal Focus: Spring
Month 3 May:
Academic focus: Beginning Phonics part 3 and counting/math
Bible Focus: Peace
Seasonal Focus: Spring
Month 4 June:
Academic focus: Reinforcement of Colors and Shapes and Beginning Phonics part 4
Bible Focus: Patience
Seasonal Focus: Summer
Month 5 July:
Academic focus: ASL Phonics and Shapes and Colors. Writing out ABC’s
Character focus: Listening to parents/teacher
Bible Focus: Who is Jesus
Seasonal Focus: Summer
Month 6 August:
Academic Focus: ASL Phonics and Shapes and Colors. Writing out ABC’s
Character Focus: Listening to parents/teacher
Bible Focus: Who is God
Seasonal Focus: Summer
Month 7 September:
Academic Focus: Letter recognition. Developing fine motor skills.
Character Focus: Kindness and Listening to parents/teacher
Bible Focus: Worship
Seasonal Focus: Autumn
Month 8 October:
Academic Focus: Letter recognition. Developing fine motor skills.
Character Focus: Kindness and Listening to parents/teacher
Bible Focus: Worship
Seasonal Focus: Autumn
Month 9 November:
Academic Focus: Letter recognition. Developing fine motor skills.
Character Focus: Thankfulness and Listening to parents/teacher
Bible Focus: Worship
Seasonal Focus: Autumn and Thanksgiving (yay!)
~It’s been so wonderful watching the progress and growth of one of my 2 year old daycare girls! I had to share her progress with the world. I am so proud of her and I love how excited she is to learn! As you go from photo to photo, notice how much she has progressed since her arrival. She has learned most of her shapes, her colors, and her ABC’s in American Sign Language. This shows her progress from March-August.
To be continued….<3