A Sample Schedule for Full Day Kindergarten
8:15 a.m. Teacher greets arriving children
Children hang up backpacks and belongings,
Children write in journals (date, picture, word or sentence to go with picture)
8:30 a.m. Opening
Pledge of Allegiance, Good morning song, Calendar, Weather, Counting , Songs and Fingerplays, Morning Meeting
9:00-9:20 Language Arts Instruction
Shared Reading/Read Aloud Activity,
Oral Comprehension Activity related to story heard
9:20-9:40
Tape/CD movement activity (could be related to story read)
9:40-10:00 Language Arts
Word work
Vocabulary Development
Integrate Science or Social Studies or Health
Journal writing
Response to Story
10:00-10:30 Recess
10:30- 11:00 Kidwriting/ Writing Workshop
One on one instruction
11:00 –11:30 Literacy Activities Based on Student Need
Small group instruction
Phonemic Awareness
Phonics instruction
11:30 - 12:30 Lunch and Recess
12:30 1:00 Rest time/Quiet Time
1:00- 1:20 Snack Time
1:20- 1:50 Mathematics using manipulatives
1:50- 2:30 Worktime (Learning Centers – child and teacher’s choice)
2:30- 2:50 Clean up
Prepare for dismissal
Evaluation of the day - What did we do today?
Dismissal
A Sample Schedule of Full Day Kindergarten
8:15 - 8:45 Children are greeted as they arrive
Children put belongings away;
Children complete morning jobs
Children become engaged with table manipulatives
8:45 – 9:30 Class-meeting
Morning Message/Calendar Mathematics
Fingerplays, Poems, Songs
9:30 – 10:30 Language Arts/ Literacy Block
Whole group instruction
Shared reading
Writing workshop/Kidwriting
Phonemic Awareness and Phonics Instruction
Integration of science and social studies with literacy when possible
10:30–10:45
Physical movement/Sensorimotor activities
10:45 – 11:15 Language Arts
Learning Centers
Small Group Instruction
11:15 – 12:15 Lunch and Recess
12:15 – 1:05 Storytime/ Quiet time/ Snack
1:05 – 1:45
Mathematics/Science/Social Studies Hands-on instruction
1:45 – 2:30
Worktime/ children’s choice of activity
2:30 – 2:50
Wrap up; Sharing Time;
Plan for dismissal Evaluate the day/Prepare for tomorrow
*Special classes may be scheduled in the a.m. or the p.m.
A Sample Schedule for Full Day KINDERGARTEN
(with uninterrupted 90 minute block of Language Arts Instruction)
8:15 a.m. Teacher greets arriving children,
Children hang up backpacks and belongings,
Children write in journals (date, picture, word or sentence to go with picture)
Children choose a book to read quietly
8:30 -9:00 Opening Exercises
Pledge of Allegiance, Good morning song, Calendar, Weather, Counting , Songs and Fingerplays, Morning Message,
9:00 -10:30 Language Arts Instruction
Shared Reading/Read Aloud Activity,
Comprehension Activity related to story heard
Word work
Vocabulary Development
Phonemic Awareness and Phonics Lesson
Guided Reading Lesson/Language Experience
Kidwriting or Writing Workshop
Small Group Instruction
10:30- 11:00
Sensorimotor Activities/ Physical Activities
Organized and/or Unorganized Movement Activities
11:30 –12:30 Lunch and Recess
12:30- 1:00 Rest time/Quiet time
1:00 - 1:20 Snack time
1:20 – 1:50 Mathematics- using manipulatives
1:50 - 2:30
Worktime (Learning Center Time)
Child’s choice and Teacher’s choice
2:30 –2:50
Clean up and prepare to go home
End of the day songs/Evaluation of the sharing Time
Dismissal
*All Special Classes such as music, art, physical education, computer are scheduled after 12:00 noon.
