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DAILY SCHEDULE

Daily Schedule

The school day runs from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. Please consult the School Calendar for holidays and our vacation schedule.
Daily schedule 
8:30 – 9:00 am — Welcome and Free Play Outdoors
Social/ Gross Motor Skills
9:00 am — Attendance​
​9:00 – 9:30 am 
​Snack time 

9:30 am– 10:15 am
​Group Activities
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Movement/Teacher Lead Circle: Songs and Rhymes
Literacy, Science or Math Activity, Multicultural Lesson / Social and Emotional Skills
WALDORF Story Telling, Puppetry, Dramatic Story Reenactment 
​(2 times a week)
10:30 am — 11:00 am
Free Play / outdoors Exploration

11:00 am – 12:00 pm — Nature Walk
Tuesday through Thursday:
Curricular content is reinforced during the nature walk 
Examples:
Draw the letter T outside with sticks along the walk
Continue Science lesson- e.g. looking for insects
Continue Math by looking for triangle shape in nature
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​12:00 pm - 1:00 pm 
​ Lunch  
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1:00-1:30 pm
Children listen to a story or  choose their own Book
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm 
Rest time 
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Indoors games / table activities/ free play
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm 
Room organization and getting ready for pick up.
4:00 pm 
​Dismissal time.

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Good Morning!
We begin the morning outside in our playground and garden where we have time to connect with one another and the world around us. We join together for our first circle of the day where we say good morning and work on our gross and fine motor skills through singing, moving and following the teacher's movements.

Focused Learning
We are now ready to get to work, we go inside for focused instruction in literacy, science and math.

Children learn the rhythms and sounds of English through a large repertoire of beautiful songs and seasonal rhymes. These are embodied in accompanying movements/gestures and therefore easily learned. Stories and puppet shows rich in imagery and content are also a core part of the language arts curriculum. Exposure to such rich language builds children's speaking and listening skills--so important in later reading development. It enhances their vocabulary knowledge too.  Learning the letters of the alphabet is easy and fun!
Children are natural scientists and so curious about our world.  At Cairn Hill Nature Preschool science topics include soil, hibernation, solids and liquids, birds, crystals, and the water cycle, to name a just a few. Math concepts, such as counting, sorting and measuring are easily integrated into scientific study-- and our nature setting provides the perfect context for both.

Activities/ Play
Our daily activities include painting, making soup, drawing, baking bread and cleaning the classroom.
After our work, we have time for free play in the various activity centers of the classroom where the children learn social skills through play.
Then it's time for a nourishing, healthy snack.
Our tummies full, we are ready again to build and play in nature. 
In the afternoon, we share lunch together and half day students prepare to go home while full day students get ready for rest time.
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​The strong and steady rhythm of the day helps the children feel secure in themselves and in the world. It builds up healthy habits and a sense of belonging and purpose. 

Contact Us
©2017 Cairn Hill Nature Preschool  |  183 Fays Avenue  |  Lynn, MA  01904  |  781-584-6474
  • HOME
    • Philosophy
    • CURRICULUM
    • OUR STORY >
      • Cairn Hill's Foundation
      • Camp Lion & Spring Pond
      • Board of trustees
    • VISIT US
  • OUR CLASSROOMS
    • Our Teachers
    • Daily schedule
  • ADMISSIONS
    • Prospective Families
    • Admissions & Enrollment
    • SCHEDULES AND TUITIONS
    • CALENDAR 2022 - 2023
  • SUMMER PROGRAM
    • Weekly themes
    • Summer program terms and conditions
    • Summer program registration
  • COMMUNITY
    • Resources
    • Volunteering
    • Blog: From Sticks & Stones
    • Partners & Sponsors
    • CONTACT US
  • Jobs