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