Our Full Day Kindergarten Schedule

Our Full Day Kindergarten Schedule

8:20 - 8:45 Table Activities

We begin to get settled into our day by playing games at the tables. I put out theme related games that focus on skills and concepts we are working on in class. It also allows the children to talk and play with their friends before the day begins.

8:45 - 9:15 Morning Meeting

We always begin our day with Morning Meeting. We sing a name song, shake hands and say Good Morning to our friends, salute the flag and sing a patriotic song, and do calendar and weather activities. At Morning Meeting we also read our Morning Message together. We read about who the daily helper is and the days events and special happenings.

9:15 - 9:30 Journals

Each child has their own journal with a seasonal cover for each month. Most of the time I give the children a topic to work on, but sometimes they can do "free writing and drawing". I usually encourage them to draw a picture, and then write letters, words, or a sentence to go with it.

9:30 - 10:15 Specialists

Monday: Music

Tuesday: Art (8:40 - 9:25)

Wednesday: Health

Thursday: Gym

10:15 - 10:35 Snack / Book Time

10:35 - 11:10 Shared Reading

During this time we read Big Books, other thematic books, and song charts from our Houghton Mifflin reading program. The lessons focus on our Language Arts Curriculum Goals. Then we do an activity based on the story. This can be an art project, journal page, whole group game, cooperative learning activity, writing, or oral language game that extends from the stories we have just read.

11:20 - 12:15 Lunch and Recess

12:20 - 12:50 Rest time

We all take a break from our busy day after recess. I play quiet music and pass out books to children to read quietly.

1:00 - 1:30 Math

During Math Time we use hands-on math manipulatives to learn our math concepts.

We also work in small groups with the "math tubs". The tubs contain hands-on manipulatives such as , Unifix cubes, pattern blocks, tiles, two colored chips, colored cubes, links, various animal counters (bears, farm animals, dinosaurs etc), and "treasure boxes" (assorted materials such as shells, seasonal erasers, buttons, keys, etc).

1:30 - 2:00 Literacy Centers

During Literacy Center Time we work in small groups on the computer, book center, listening center, pocket chart center, ABC games center, read / write the room center, art center, poetry center, and writing center. I use this time to work in the small center groups and to assess individual needs.

1:30 - 2:00 Developmental Centers

All centers are open after children have worked in literacy centers!

2:00 - 2:15 Interactive Writing

We end our day by using interactive writing to write a sentence about something that happened during the day.

2:15 Get Ready To Go Home

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