Nursery Farm Curriculum

	IPC's 1 to 3 IPC Nursery Campus (accepting children aged 18 months to 3 years old)
	NURSERY FARM (Sample Timetable)

TIMETABLE	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY
8:30 am - 9:00 am	Outdoor Play	Outdoor Play	Outdoor Play	Outdoor Play	Outdoor Play
9:00 am - 9:10 am	Register/ Circle Time
9.10 am -9.30 am	World Studies (materials manipulation)	Puzzles/ Table Top Toys	Playdough	FairyTale Theatre	Drama/ Thai Culture
9:30 am - 10:00 am	Outdoor Play	Outdoor Play	Outdoor Play	Outdoor Play	Outdoor Play
10:00 am - 10:30 am	Snack Time	Snack Time	Snack Time	Snack Time	Snack Time
10:30 am - 11:00 am	Cooking	Waterplay Creative play in the paddling pool with swimsuit. Chance to explore water in a safe environment.	World Studies (general knowledge and awareness)	Literacy Skills (book time, letter/name recognition)	Physical Development (baby gymnastics, ball games and exercise)
11:00 am - 11:30 am	Literacy Skills (book time, letter/name recognition)	Art Room	Puzzles/ Table Top Toys	Music & Movement	Water Fun Centre
11:30 a.m - 12:00 pm	Activity Room PSE Creative time- drama, acting, expressing, physical movements and dancing.	Numeracy Skills (number songs, counting activities and blocks)	Story Time/ Singing	Waterplay Creative play in the paddling pool with swimsuit. Chance to explore water in a safe environment.	Free Choice Play
12:00p.m - 12:15 p.m	Story Time	Story Time	Pottery	Story Time	Combined Singing (with other nursery classes)
12:15p.m - 12:30 p.m	Outdoor Play	Outdoor Play	Pottery	Outdoor Play	Combined Singing (with other nursery classes)
12:30 pm	Home	Home	Home	Home	Home

Our Classroom activity stations include:
Building area
Puzzle area
Reading
Quiet play with sitting toys
Kitchen and imaginary play
Class pets for observation
Class craft activity table

Indoor Play
Such activities as puzzles, reading books, singing, playdough and interacting with other children.

Outdoor Play
Waterplay, general play, sandpit, creative play.

Snack
Mini yogurt, fruit, cheese and crackers, milk as an example. The snack menu rotates on a 2 weekly basis.

Indoor Activity
Art activity, singing, interactive games, based on language learning.

Outdoor Activity
Obstacle courses, creative play involving physical activity, running, skipping, balance activities, exercising general motor skills.

Waterplay
Creative play in the paddling pool with swimsuit attire. Children have the chance to explore the water in a completely safe environment allowing them to achieve great confidence in the water.

Activity Room
Singing, dancing, physical expression using costumes and musical instruments provided.

AGES: 18months to 2 years (approx)
Objective: to enable children to:
LANGUAGE	MATH	SCIENCE	SOCIAL STUDIES	FINE AND GROSS MOTOR CONTROL
Express their needs in simple words.	Identify which sets of objects and pictures represent MORE or LESS.	Identify common animals.	Adjust to school environment.	Hold cup with one hand.
Follow simple 1 step directions.	Recognise and identify objects and pictures that represent BIG and SMALL, TALL and SHORT, FAT and THIN.	Identify fruits and vegetables.	Recognise and identify objects and scenes that represent Thailand.	Eat and drink without spillage.
Listen with comprehension and appreciation to the reading or picture books, simple poems and songs.	Match objects in one to one correspondence.	Identify weather conditions and differentiate between a hot day, cold day, rainy day, cloudy day.	Identify family members up to grandparents.	Throw and catch a ball and bean bag.
Understand simple adjectives 'big', 'small', 'hot', 'cold' etc.	Count rationally 1 to 5 with the help of pictures.	Experience mixing, melting and dissolving.	Demonstrate and instil basic good manners and inculcate good habits.	Jump from 6" height
Recite the alphabet by rote.	Count by rote 1 to 10.	Identify parts of the body.	Recognise and identify people and places in the neighbourhood and the community.	Walk on balance beam.
Speak without baby talk.	Recognise geometric shapes (circle, square and triangle).	Learn basic hygiene.	ff	Learn to hop and skip.
Select and look at picture books.	ff	Identify the sun, moon and stars.	ff	Adjust bodily movements to accompaniment of regular beat.
To be able to say and understand action words, feelings, simple opposites, common household items, concept of IN, ON and UNDER..	ff	Identify day and night.	ff	Draw on sand.
Name and recognise primary colours.	ff	ff	ff	Use firm strokes with crayons and brushes for colouring and painting.
f	f	ff	ff	Improve creativity and imagination with "play dough".

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