Yorkton Junior Kindergarten Program - A Day in the Life

7:45 am to 5:15 pm

Free Play – 7:45am to 9:00am

• Creative Art: Paint, Play Dough, Drawing, Cutting, Gluing, and Water Play.

• Dramatic Play: Role Playing, Costumes, Imaginative Play, Puppets, and Stories.

• Fine Motor Development: Puzzles, Cooperative Games, Manipulative Toys, Felt Boards.

• Science Experiments: Plants, Magnets, Animals, Sand, and Water.

Wash Up & Snack Time – 9:00am to 9:30am

• Children enjoy socializing while eating a nutritional snack from home.

Circle Time – 9:30am to 10:00am

• Music & Body Awareness: Singing, Musical Instruments, Free Movement, Dancing, and Finger Plays.

• Language Development: Stories, Talking, Listening, Poems, Verses, Rhymes, Alphabet Recognition, and Alphabet Letter Stories.

• Mathematical Skills: Counting Games, Shapes, Sizes, Recognizing Colors, Time Concepts.

V.I.P.

Each child has a monthly opportunity to speak in front of the group, share personal experience and help the teacher at circle time.

Cooperative Project/ Printing Book/ Free play – 10:00am to 10:45am

• Children work together towards one common completed art, craft, science or cooking project.

• Children complete daily log in their printing book

• Children have an opportunity to engage in Free play with peers

Outdoor Play – 10:45am to 11:45am

• Physical Development: Outdoors Play, Running, Biking, Creative Play, Water Play, Building, and Group Games.

Wash Up & Lunch Time – 11:45am to 12:30pm

• Children enjoy socializing while eating a nutritional lunch from home.

Quiet Time- 12:30pm to 1:30pm

• Children have a quiet time to rest their bodies.

Reading Or Puzzles on Bed 1:30pm to 2:00pm

• Children have opportunities to look at books and puzzles or teachers read to them.

Afternoon Snack Time- 2:00pm to 2:30pm

• Children enjoy socializing while eating a healthy snack to fuel their afternoon.

Music Appreciation Time – 2:30pm to 3:00pm (Or later)

• Singing, Rhythm Instruments, Listening to different kinds of Music.

Afternoon Free Play and Outdoor Time- 3:00pm to 5:15pm

• Children enjoy various indoor and outdoor activities, (weather dependent)