Pre-Primary Daily Routine
6 months to two years
Mornings / Half Day
07:00 – 07:30 – Arrival time (Children free play with puzzles, play dough, free drawing, threading and story books).
07:30 – 07:50 – Morning ring (Theme of the week discussion incorporating activities set out in the curriculum as well as discussing counting, songs, colours, shapes, days of the week, months of the year, weather and seasons etc.)
07:50 – 08:00 – Toilet routine and washing of hands / Nappy Change
08:00 – 08:30 – Extra murals (differ every day).
08:30 – 09:00 – Breakfast
09:00 – 09:10 – Toilet routine and washing of hands / Nappy Change
09:10 – 10:00 – Art activity (painting, colouring, gluing, sticking, collaging). Perceptual activities: Sequencing, memory games, perception work book or sheets.
10:00 – 10:10 – Toilet routine and washing hands / Nappy Change
10:10 – 10:30 – Snack time
10:30 – 11:00 – Free Play outside (Gross motor – running, jumping, skipping, hopping. Ball skills – throwing, catching, kicking etc.).
11:00 – 11:15 – Toilet routine and washing hands / Nappy Change
11:15 – 11:45 – Story time
11:45 – 12:15 – Lunch time
12:15 – 12:30 – Toilet routine and washing hands / Nappy Change
12:30 – 14:00 – Sleep time / Home time
Aftercare / Full day
14:00 – 14:10 – wake up, toilet routine and washing of hands.
14:10 – 14:30 – Afternoon refreshments / Snacks
14:30 – 15:30 – Creative art work / box construction.
15:30 – 15:40 – toilet routine and washing of hands / Nappy Change
15:40 – 16:00 – Story time or educational TV programmes.
16:00 – 17:00 – Free Play outdoors (weather permitting) until home time.
Pre-Primary Daily Routine.
3 to 5 years
Mornings / Half Day
07:00 – 07:30 – Arrival time (Children free play with puzzles, play dough, free drawing, threading and story books).
07:30 – 07:50 – Morning ring (Theme of the week discussion incorporating activities set out in the curriculum as well as discussing counting, songs, colours, shapes, days of the week, months of the year, weather and seasons etc.)
07:50 – 08:00 – Toilet routine and washing of hands.
08:00 – 08:30 – Extra murals (differ every day).
08:30 – 09:00 – Breakfast
09:00 – 09:10 – Toilet routine and washing of hands.
09:10 – 10:00 – Home Language (e.g., learning how to write, writing their name) Mathematics (e.g., counting and shapes)
10:00 – 10:10 – Toilet routine and washing hands.
10:10 – 10:30 – Snack time
10:30 – 11:00 – Free Play outside (Gross motor – running, jumping, skipping, hopping. Ball skills – throwing, catching, kicking etc.).
11:00 – 11:15 – Toilet routine and washing hands.
11:15 – 11:45 – Story time
11:45 – 12:15 – Lunch time
12:15 – 12:30 – Toilet routine and washing hands / Home time
Aftercare / Full day
14:00 – 14:10 – wake up, toilet routine and washing of hands.
14:10 – 14:30 – Afternoon refreshments / Snacks
14:30 – 15:30 – Creative art work / box construction.
15:30 – 15:40 – toilet routine and washing of hands.
15:40 – 16:00 – Story time or educational TV programmes.
16:00 – 17:00 – Free Play outdoors (weather permitting) until home time.
Grade R Daily Routine/ Programme.
07:00 – 08:00 – Arrival time
08:00 – 08:10 – Toilet routine and washing of hands.
08:10 – 08:30 – Morning ring (discussing counting, songs, colours, shapes, days of the week, months of the year, weather and seasons etc.)
08:30 – 09:00 – Extra murals (differ every day).
09:00 – 09:30 – Home Language
09:30 – 09:35 – toilet routine and washing of hands.
09:35 – 10:20 – Mathematics
10:20 – 10:25 – toilet routine
10:25 – 10:45 – Refreshments.
10:45 – 11:30 – Free Play outside
11:30 – 12:00 – Life Skills
12:00 – 12:30 – Lunch time and toilet routine (wash hands)
Home time / Aftercare
Aftercare / Full day
12:30 – 13:00 – Use stories for Big Book reading method
13:00 – 14:00 – Educational TV programmes
14:00 – Join the Pre-Primary
14:00 – 14:10 – wake up, toilet routine and washing of hands.
14:10 – 14:30 – Afternoon refreshments / Snacks
14:30 – 15:30 – Creative art work / box construction.
15:30 – 15:40 – toilet routine and washing of hands.
15:40 – 16:00 – Story time or educational TV programmes.
16:00 – 17:00 – Free Play outdoors (weather permitting) until home time.