Rasharoon
25-05-2009, 09:57 AM
I'm really really confused.
Basically, I've never done any planning (themes/topics) and I'll explain why.
I have two sisters - 20 months and 3 years who come on a Monday & Tuesday from 8.00am to 1.00pm. Our morning is as follows:
8.00am - arrival then free play to 8.20am when we leave for school to drop off the older children
9.30am - arrive home
9.30am - 10.00am - free play
10.00am - 10.30am - snack
10.30am - 11.20am - free play/arts & crafts/music
11.20am - 12.00am (on a Monday) - lunch (very slow eaters)
12.00pm - 12.30am - walk to pre-school (for the 3 year old)
1.00pm - meet mum and home time (for the 20 month old)
On a Tuesday - all similar to the above but every other week we go to the local childminding group where we leave at 11.20am to get home and have lunch at midday then home time at 1.00pm.
On the weeks we don't have childminding group, everything is free play due to timescales.
I also have a 14 month old girl just on a Thursday morning from 8.30am to 12.30pm so by time we've done school drop offs, had snack and lunch, we just play in the garden or with the toys.
Personally, I feel there isn't time for me to do a 'theme/topic'. I always ask the 3 year old what she would like to do and she is happy playing with the toys.
I've been reading books, websites, downloading planning forms and have just got myself into a complete tizz.
What should I be doing?
Thanks
x
Basically, I've never done any planning (themes/topics) and I'll explain why.
I have two sisters - 20 months and 3 years who come on a Monday & Tuesday from 8.00am to 1.00pm. Our morning is as follows:
8.00am - arrival then free play to 8.20am when we leave for school to drop off the older children
9.30am - arrive home
9.30am - 10.00am - free play
10.00am - 10.30am - snack
10.30am - 11.20am - free play/arts & crafts/music
11.20am - 12.00am (on a Monday) - lunch (very slow eaters)
12.00pm - 12.30am - walk to pre-school (for the 3 year old)
1.00pm - meet mum and home time (for the 20 month old)
On a Tuesday - all similar to the above but every other week we go to the local childminding group where we leave at 11.20am to get home and have lunch at midday then home time at 1.00pm.
On the weeks we don't have childminding group, everything is free play due to timescales.
I also have a 14 month old girl just on a Thursday morning from 8.30am to 12.30pm so by time we've done school drop offs, had snack and lunch, we just play in the garden or with the toys.
Personally, I feel there isn't time for me to do a 'theme/topic'. I always ask the 3 year old what she would like to do and she is happy playing with the toys.
I've been reading books, websites, downloading planning forms and have just got myself into a complete tizz.
What should I be doing?
Thanks
x