How to Manage The Blocks of Time
Schedule and Routines
The Daily Schedule
A good schedule for young children offers a balance between the following types of activities
- Active and quiet times
- Larger group activities, small group activities, and time to play alone or with others;
- Indoor and outdoor play times; and
- Time for children to select their own activities and time for teacher-directed activities
Including routines and transition times in the daily schedule acknowledge their important and ensures that adequate time will be provided for them. Time must be allowed for some or all of the following routines.
- Arrival and departure
- Meals and snacks
- Resting
- Self – help skills such as toileting,
- dressing, and washing hands; Clean – up
- Transition from one activity to another
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