The Creative Curriculum Daily Schedule

All-Day Schedule

7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

and choice activities

(e.g., refill bathroom supplies, remove any broken or torn

materials, check outside for trash). Prepare interest areas (e.g., add

new materials, mix paint, set out ingredients for a cooking activity,

collect materials needed for small groups). Greet each family and

activities suggested above.

song; discuss attendance and job charts; invite children to share

news; discuss the “question of the day”; record children’s ideas;

lead a song or fingerplay; conduct an activity or discussion related

to a study topic; discuss plans for the day; and introduce any new

materials added to interest areas.

books to individual children and spontaneous small groups. Give a

5-minute warning before cleanup time and help children put

materials away in each interest area.

concepts and reinforce skills children are developing. If one or more

other adults are in the room, you may choose to conduct two or

more small groups at once. Otherwise, invite children not currently

participating in a small group to select a quiet activity (e.g., toys and

games, drawing, continuing to work on a project, looking at books,

Curriculum for Preschool, Volume 3: Literacy and Volume 4:

Mathematics. Teaching Strategies Intentional Teaching Cards also

offer ideas.

choice time and small-group activities. Have conversations with

individual children. Those who finish early may go to the group time

area and look at books while others are finishing.

that ends quietly. Read a story or discuss a book related to the topic

games and movement activities that promote large-muscle

development. Help children put away or carry in toys and materials,

hang up jackets, use the toilet, and wash their hands.

encourage conversations about the day’s events, the meal, and

other topics that interest them. Guide children in cleaning up after

lunch, brushing teeth, setting out cots or mats, and preparing to

small groups

get up and transition to an activity (selecting an interest area or

participating in a small-group activity). Give a 5-minute warning and

help children clean up.

and lead an activity (sometimes a neighborhood walk).

including what they want to remember about it. Record highlights

on the class calendar and talk about plans for the next day.

in sharing the experiences they had that day.

children (skills, needs, and interests). Work on portfolios and

observation notes.

9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

and departures