filling your day the kindergarten way picture from: 10-27-09 © 2009 erin
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Filling Your Daythe
Kindergarten Way
picture from: www.sdc.uwo.ca/learning/index.html?time 10-27-09
© 2009 Erin Hahn
What it looks likeHalf Day Kindergarten
(8:50-11:35 or 12:35 - 3:15)
• Arrival / Settling-in 10 minutes
• Opening Routines 10 minutes
• Kid Writing/Theme Work 40 minutes
• Literacy Work/Centers 30 minutes
• Math 10 minutes
• Special Class (3 out of 6 days) 30 minutes Library, Music, Guidance
• Recess/Snack 20 minutes
• Dismissal 10 minutes
2 hours 40 minutes
Full Day Kindergarten(8:50 – 3:15)
• Arrival / Settling-in / Seat Work 20 minutes• Opening Routines 20 minutes• Kid Writing 60 minutes• Recess (AM) 15 minutes• Shared Reading /
Theme Work 30 minutes• Lunch 30 minutes• Journal / Quiet Time 45 minutes• Math 20 minutes• Literacy Block 50 minutes• Special Class (everyday) 30 minutes Library, Music, Guidance, Phys. Ed., Art, Special K
• Recess (PM) 15 minutes• Snack (PM) 10 minutes• Centers 30 minutes• Dismissal 10 minutes
6 hours 25 minutes
Making a Change
Half Day Kindergarten
Full Day Kindergarten
Pros Cons
Pros Cons
Managing more time – block by block
Arrival / Settling-in /Seat Work
Arrival routines Job Chart RoutinesCurriculum Based
Seat Activities(intervention)
Opening Routines(jobs from job charts)
Calendar Weather / Temperature Days of School
Kid Writing
Teacher assistedstudent journals
Mini lesson
Recess
Math centeredactivities
Free choiceMusic & Movement
activities
Shared Reading /Theme Work
Curricular Based StoryLiteracy Based
ActivityAssessment
Lunch
Socialization skills / Manners
Appropriate Eating skills
Journal TimeQuite Time
JournalsInteractive Instruction
Quite Time
Letter / Number Recognition Letter / Number writing Student rest mats Educational VideosLetter sound association
Math
Primary Lesson(new skill)
Student Participation(student practice
teacher assessment)
Review Activity(previous lesson)
Literacy Block
Shared Reading Literacy Activities Guided Groups
Special Classes
Library Art MusicPhysical Education
Special K(Art and Music
Enrichment)
Recess
Math centeredactivities
Free choiceMusic & Movement
activities
Snack
Theme Based Free choice Healthy
Centers
Curricular / ThemeBased
IndependentEnrichment
Opportunities
Dismissal
Clean up 5 things learned today Dismiss
Putting it all together
• daily schedule
• additional thoughts