Full Day Kindergarten
Sometimes hearing that it is full day Kindergarten scares some families. They wonder how their child will make it an entire day at school so young. They can do it! This is because during the school day your child will have many opportunities to interact with peers through play and learning! Your child will be moving around the classroom, learning with hands on materials, having whole-group instruction, small-group instruction, and one-on-one instruction. With a variety of materials, instruction, a big classroom to move around in, and others to interact with, your child will love Kindergarten.
Literacy is a big part of our day and drives our Kindergarten curriculum. This year will be our fifth year having a 90 minute literacy block. I could not be more excited to have 90 minutes of uninterrupted time to focus on literacy! During this time of the day we will have read aloud stories, small groups, literacy centers, individual reading time, writing time, shared reading of poems and books, and whole group literacy lessons. I focus on having hands on and interactive lessons and centers to keep their attention and make learning fun!
We will spend another large chunk of our day on math instruction. During math, we will also be doing whole-group instruction, small- group instructions, and one-on-one instruction. I feel that it is important to have all varieties of instruction in my classroom. During math, we will be using manipulatives, playing games, and working together to learn and grow our math skills.
We also have PE (Mondays), Art (Tuesdays), Library (Wednesdays), Music (Thursdays), and High Steppin’ (Fridays) as our Related Arts. We will also attend lunch as a class everyday as well as recess. Please be sure your child wears tennis shoes on Mondays.
The routine at the beginning of the year can definitely be exhausting for our little friends. We do make sure to take things slowly at first and provide a little longer rest time. Some students adjust quickly while others take a little longer. Throughout the year, the children will get use to our schedule and slowly not need rest time. We will begin transitioning them to no rest when they are ready to get them ready for first grade where there is no rest time.
Sometimes hearing that it is full day Kindergarten scares some families. They wonder how their child will make it an entire day at school so young. They can do it! This is because during the school day your child will have many opportunities to interact with peers through play and learning! Your child will be moving around the classroom, learning with hands on materials, having whole-group instruction, small-group instruction, and one-on-one instruction. With a variety of materials, instruction, a big classroom to move around in, and others to interact with, your child will love Kindergarten.
Literacy is a big part of our day and drives our Kindergarten curriculum. This year will be our fifth year having a 90 minute literacy block. I could not be more excited to have 90 minutes of uninterrupted time to focus on literacy! During this time of the day we will have read aloud stories, small groups, literacy centers, individual reading time, writing time, shared reading of poems and books, and whole group literacy lessons. I focus on having hands on and interactive lessons and centers to keep their attention and make learning fun!
We will spend another large chunk of our day on math instruction. During math, we will also be doing whole-group instruction, small- group instructions, and one-on-one instruction. I feel that it is important to have all varieties of instruction in my classroom. During math, we will be using manipulatives, playing games, and working together to learn and grow our math skills.
We also have PE (Mondays), Art (Tuesdays), Library (Wednesdays), Music (Thursdays), and High Steppin’ (Fridays) as our Related Arts. We will also attend lunch as a class everyday as well as recess. Please be sure your child wears tennis shoes on Mondays.
The routine at the beginning of the year can definitely be exhausting for our little friends. We do make sure to take things slowly at first and provide a little longer rest time. Some students adjust quickly while others take a little longer. Throughout the year, the children will get use to our schedule and slowly not need rest time. We will begin transitioning them to no rest when they are ready to get them ready for first grade where there is no rest time.