Curious Play

The daily routine at CURIOUS PLAY is basically as follows:
Free Play (inside)  The building of puzzles and playing with building blocks help children think logically
Porridge Time  Oats porridge without milk or sugar
Bible Story  Stories help develop their language ability
Music Time  Music helps the small child to listen and concentrate, to identify certain sounds, memorize it and copy it. Children learn how to move rhythmically and through movement they can interpret what they hear. Because they take part in groups they learn to respect others and to live up to the expectations of a group. Music also helps to extend the child's vocabulary with the learning of new songs - he gets acquainted with rhyming and there are opportunities to express feelings.
Theme Discussion  The theme changes every couple of weeks and I try to do creative activities, etc.to coincide with the theme.
Toilet Routine  Like porridge time and sandwich time, toilet routine also allows a chance to give attention to the child's physical needs.
Creative Activity  With the daily creative activity I prefer to work with small groups of about three children at a time, so that I could give them each individual attention. They usually get an "assignment" (social development) which they have to do to the best of their abilities, which leads to improving their sense of responsibility. I try to choose an artwork that coincides with the theme for the week (intellectual development) and use different mediums to improve creativity, hand-eye-coordination and perceptual development. But please remember : even if an artwork looks half finished and crooked, it is much better for the children's development to do something by themselves and to get all the credit, than to have something perfect which is not their own work! Sandwich Time  I provide sandwiches and fruit juice. The children can choose between jam, peanut butter, honey or Marmite on their sandwiches.
Free Play (outside) Outside play also consists of ball games to improve the children's hand-eye and foot-eye coordination and their general physical development. Extra activities include "Playball" and Ballet.