Daily Schedule

In the next section you will find my revised schedule for the 2006-2007 school year. The biggest change is that early in the 2005-2006 school year I changed the first free choice time to Game Time. I feel this is the most beneficial activity in my classroom. Social skills are refined, attention span is increased and a lot of reasoning and logic takes place. Besides that, it is so much fun!!!

I also do the calendar right after lunch and recess now. That changed when I added the Calendar Book last year.

9:12 Kids Arrive
9:12 - 9:35 Check-in procedures (Check-in question, lunch count, pocket chart activity, mystery box, etc.) Morning Meeting or Math Tubs- Pattern Blocks, unifix cubes, geoboards, tiles, links, wooden cubes, picture puzzles, attribute blocks, coins, treasure boxes (junk collections), dominoes, numeral writing stations, etc.
Play Mr. Al Sing Me Some Sanity- “Cleanup Song”

or Later in the year M, W, F - Journal Writing

Day 3- 9:30 Guidance

9:35-10:50 Literacy/Writing Block
Shared reading, guided reading, literacy centers, journaling, guided writing, modeled writing, interactive writing, etc. Whole Group and Small Group Instruction

10:50-11:15 Game Time
Kids have to play a board or card game from the game shelf. In the beginning of the year they are with the same group every day January on, they can choose their group

11:15 - 11:23 Lunch Prep- bathroom break and wash hands

Mrs. B is in charge until 12:45
11:23 - 11:45 Lunch

11:40 or 11:45 - 12:15 Getting dressed for recess and recess
If weather makes outdoor recess impossible- Play Indoor Circle Games

12:10 - 12:15 Wash hands and bathroom break

12:20 - 12:45 Rest Time - Until December (or PBS video M, W, F)
After December - Chapter Book read Aloud

12:45- 1:05 Calendar- Kids have their own Calendar Book to do during this time

1:05 - 2:10 Songs and Math Instruction
Whole Group/ Partners/ or Centers

Day 5- 1:40 Library

2:10 - 2:35 Snack and Choice Time
See previous list of Choice Time Activities

2:35 - 2:45 Structured Sharing -
Star of the week, Scientist of the Week, Take- Home Bags (Scissors Suitcase, Glue Suitcase, Literature Bags)

2:45 - 3:05 Computer lab-once a week (if possible)
Phy Ed- 2-3 times a week (see attached curriculum)
Science and Social Studies Extensions

3:05 - 3:30 Songs, Books, Additional theme teaching

3:30 Closing Activities- Get Ready to Go Home
3:40 Go to buses

Many of you have asked for a sample of what my daily schedule looks like. This is a rough sketch of my full day kindergarten session schedule.

8:50 - 9:05 Check-in procedures (Check-in question, lunch count, pocket chart activity, mystery box, etc.)
Math Tubs- Pattern Blocks, unifix cubes, geoboards, tiles, links, wooden cubes, picture puzzles, attribute blocks, coins, treasure boxes (junk collections), dominoes, numeral writing stations, etc.
Free Exploration-Move into patterning, pattern reproduction, sorting, addition, subtraction, etc. throughout the year.

9:05 - 9:30 Morning Meeting/ Music

9:30-11:05 Literacy/Writing Block
Shared reading, guided reading, literacy centers, journaling, guided writing, modeled writing, interactive writing, etc. See attached Writing and Literacy Curriculum.
Whole Group and Small Group Instruction

11:05-11:20 Choice Time Dramatic Play centers with Writing Opportunities
Writing Center
Art Center
Listening Center
Sensory Table
Book Center
Puzzles
Games
Blocks
Math Center

11:15 - 11:20 Lunch Prep- bathroom break and wash hands

11:20 - 11:45 First Semester Lunch

11:20 - 11:40 Second Semester Lunch

11:405 or 11:45 - 12:20 Getting dressed for recess and recess
If weather makes outdoor recess impossible - Play Indoor Circle Games (see Circle Games section) and do action songs

12:15 - 12:20 Wash hands and bathroom breakv 12:20 - 12:45 Rest Time- Until January
After January-Chapter Book/Self-Selected Reading

12:45 - 1:05 Transition- Read poem of week and poem of month
Monday - Read the Room with Partner
Tuesday - Alphabet Book
Wednesday - Write the Room
Thursday - Scholastic Readersv Friday - Word Wall Activities

1:05 - 1:15 Structured Sharing -
Star of the week, Scientist of the Week, Take-Home Bags (Scissors Suitcase, Glue Suitcase, Literature Bags)

1:25 - 2:10 Songs and Calendar - Math Instruction
Whole Group/ Partners/ or Centers

2:10 - 2:35 Snack and Choice Time See previous list of Choice Time Activities

2:35 - 3:05 Computer lab - once a week (if possible)
Phy Ed- 2-3 times a week
Science and Social Studies Extensions

3:05 Closing Activities- Get Ready to Go Home

3:20 Dismissal

For both AM and PM Free Choice times - these may be shortened or eliminated depending on Literacy and Math centers for the day

I do not have any specialists, so my prep coverage is lunch, recess and then the rest/chapter book time.

I have listed some of my favorite teacher resource books for teaching kindergarten below.