Curriculum - All Day Kindergarten Sample Schedule

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Each teacher will need to create a daily schedule depending on the unique circumstances of his/her building.  Specials, recess and lunch will play a major role in how the day is laid out.  This is just a sample of what it could look like.

8:55 Arrival
15 minutes Morning Meeting: Calendar, morning message, weather, lunch count
15 minutes Shared Reading:  Big Book or poem poster with a mini lesson
60 minutes Guided Reading/Literacy Center time:  Teacher meets with small groups of children that are working on similar skills.  The rest of the children move between various literacy centers in the room.  Snack can be on one of the centers.
15-20 minutes Recess/Free Choice Centers
30-40 minutes Writers Workshop:  Teacher teaches all children a mini lesson on the various aspects of writing.  Children then have time to write independently.
  Lunch
10 minutes Read aloud:  Teacher reads a story to the children
Math/Science/Social Studies Time
15-20 minutes Snack/recess/Free Choice Centers
10-15 minutes Word Work:  Students work with words, word families, making words and word walls.
  Specials/Essentials
3:35 - 3:45 Clean up time/ pack up to go home

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