Big ideas, small hands
At three and four, children want to do things themselves. Busy Builders is set up so they can: low shelves with real materials, a workbench with child-sized tools, a kitchen corner and a garden bed the group looks after. Teachers watch what catches the children's interest and build short projects around it.
Daily rhythm
- 7:30 to 9:00 Arrival, breakfast and quiet activities
- 9:00 Morning meeting and plan for the day
- 9:20 Long play block in learning corners
- 10:45 Outdoors: garden, climbing, mud kitchen
- 12:00 Lunch, then rest or quiet books
- 14:00 Project time in small groups
- 15:15 Snack and story
- 15:45 Free play and pick-up
Learning areas
- Early maths: counting, sorting, patterns and measuring in real tasks
- Language: storytelling, rhymes, first letters in names
- Creative arts: paint, clay, collage and music every day
- Social skills: taking turns, solving small conflicts with words
We try to leave enough time in the morning that a tower can be finished, not tidied away half built.
