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  A Day in Sure Start!


        Although every Sure Start program is different, most programs follow a schedule similar to the one below: 
  • 8:15 - 8:45 Quiet Centers to start our day. We can work on the computers, play a game with friends, do a puzzle, draw a picture, write a story, read a book, choose a table toy...
  • 8:45 - 9:00 At Group Time we sing songs, recite poems, listen to stories, do fingerplays, and share with our friends
  • 9:00 - 10:00 All Centers are open for exploring! We can dress up and play in our housekeeping/dramatic play area, build a tower or make a road in the blocks center, play at the water table, make and eat a snack, paint, create with play-doh, read a book, write a story, create with Legos, paint or draw, work on a special project....
  • 10:00 - 11:00 Outdoor Play. Ride bikes, climb, slide, run, kick a ball, play in the house, work at a center...
  • 11:00 - 11:15 Group Time - listen to a story, sing some songs, share with our friends, review our morning work...
  • 11:15 - 11:45 Lunch. Set the table, Eat with our friends, teachers and parents, talk with our friends, eat healthy food, clean up.
  • 11:45 - 12:00 Brush teeth, get ready for rest time.
  • 12:00 - 1:15 Rest time. Our bodies need rest to grow.
  • 1:15 - 2:15 Eat snack and work at our centers
    2:15 - Good-bye! See you tomorrow. We can't wait to tell our family about our  day in Sure Start!