Pde Ece Kindergarten Samples-1

Pennsylvania Department of Education - Early Childhood Education
KINDERGARTEN FULL DAY SAMPLE SCHEDULE

(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
KINDERGARTEN FULL DAY SAMPLE SCHEDULE
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 Message
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 for Full Day Kindergarten

With an uninterrupted 90 minutes Language Arts
8:15 – 8:45 Arrival of children; Morning duties; Pledge of Allegiance; RF

individual intervention; Share books and table top manipulatives
8:45 – 9:15 Calendar mathematics; Morning Message;
9:15 – 10:45 Literacy Block- an uninterrupted 90 minutes

• Whole group instruction/Small group instruction
• Shared Reading
• Phonemic Awareness/Phonics Instruction
• Writing Workshop/Kidwriting
10:45 – 11:00 Physical Movement activity/Sensorimotor Activities
11:00- 11:30 Literacy Block

• Learning Centers
• Small group instruction
• Individual instruction
• DEAR Time/Sustained Silent Reading
11:30-12:15 Lunch and Recess
12:15- 12:30 Storytime/Fingerplays
12:30 – 1:10 Quiet time/ Snack
1:10 – 1:45 Mathematics/Science/Social Studies

Hands on instruction;
1:45 – 2:30 Worktime (Children choice of activities

2:30 – 2:50 Wrap-up; Sharing Time; Prepare for dismissal
Evaluate the Day/Prepare for Tomorrow
*All Special Classes such as music, art, physical education, computer are
scheduled after 12:00 noon.
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 Half- Day Kindergarten Schedule
8:15 – 8:45 Children are greeted as they arrive;

Children complete morning duties;
Children engage in table top manipulatives
Children read books of choice
8:45 – 9:15 Circle Time

• Morning Meeting
• Fingerplays, songs, poems
• Calendar mathematics
• Morning message
9:15 – 10:00 Language Arts Block

• Whole group Shared Reading
• Phonics/Phonemic Awareness Instruction
• Writing Workshop/Kidwriting
• Small group instruction/ Literacy Learning Centers
• Integrate Science and Social Studies in read alouds when
possible
10:00- 10:15 Physical Movement/Sensorimotor Actitivies
10:15 – 10:45 Mathematics

• Manipulatives used
10:45 – 11:15Worktime- Children choose activities in which to engage
11:15 – 11:30 Sharing time; Prepare for dismissal
*If you have a snack, place that after physical movement activities
**Special classes (music, art, physical education, computer) may need to
be scheduled also.
A Full Day Kindergarten Sample Schedule
8:00- 8:30 Free Play
8:30- 9:00 Opening

Calendar (incorporate lots of mathematics)
Songs
Poems
Fingerplays
9:00- 9:30 Language Arts-whole group directed lesson
9:30-9:50 Recess or Physical Movement

9:50- 10:20 Language Arts/Small Group/ Independent Work
(phonics, phonemic awareness, guided reading)
10:20-10:30 Short Physical Activity
10:30- 10:50 Language Arts - Read Aloud
10:50-11:25 Writing Experience- may be related to Read Aloud
11:25- 12:00 Lunch/ Recess
12:00- 1:00 Mathematics

1:00 – 1:20 Rest Time
1:20 -1:40 Snack
1:40 – 2:30 Center time/Worktime

Teacher Chosen
Student Chosen
2:30 -2:55 Clean- up/ Short Science/Social Studies Lesson

2:55-3:05 Prepare for dismissal/Goodbye Song
* May or may not have special classes (music, art, computer, library,
physical education) to fit into schedule
A Sample Half Day Kindergarten Schedule
8:00 - 8:15 Playtime or Directed Activity
8:15 – 8:30 Opening Activities

• Songs
• Calendar (use lots of mathematics concepts)
• Fingerplays
• Poems
• Chants
• Counting
8:30 – 9:00 Language Arts- Whole Group Directed Instruction

Read Aloud/Shared Reading
Phonemic Awareness Instruction/Activities
9:00 – 9:10 Movement Activity- sensorimotor; tape; CD;

indoor/outdoor game
9:10 – 9:40 Language Arts-
• Small Group
• Whole Group and Small Group
Writing Activity
Language Experience
Independent
Phonics Instruction
9:40 – 10:10 Center Time
• Child Chosen
10:10 - 10:50 Mathematics
10:50 - 11:00 Recess
11:00 - 11:15 Social Studies/ Science
11:15 - 11:30 Prepare for dismissal

A Sample Half Day Kindergarten Schedule
8:00 – 8:30 Arrival; Children’s choice center time
8:30 – 9:00 Calendar / Morning message/ Songs and Fingerplays
9:00 - 9:30 Writing workshop

Includes
• language experience writing
• journal writing of choice or assigned topic
9:30 – 9:45 Movement activities/ recess
9:45- 10:15 Mathematics Whole group lesson

Using manipulatives
10:15 –10:35 Mathematics/Literacy games and centers

Most effective when tied to needs of children or unit theme
10:35 – 11:05 Reading Workshop

Includes
• guided reading
• shared reading
• phonics lesson
• response to read aloud
• quiet reading
• integrated with science or social studies concepts
11:05-11:30 Prepare for dismissal;

Movement to music;
Sensorimotor activities;
Songs; Chants;
Sharing Time

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Pennsylvania Department of Education - Early Childhood Education

KINDERGARTEN FULL DAY SAMPLE SCHEDULE

8:15 a.m. Teacher greets arriving children,

KINDERGARTEN FULL DAY SAMPLE SCHEDULE

8:15 a.m. Teacher greets arriving children

A Sample Schedule for Full Day Kindergarten

8:15 – 8:45 Arrival of children; Morning duties; Pledge of Allegiance; RF

8:45 – 9:15 Calendar mathematics; Morning Message;

9:15 – 10:45 Literacy Block- an uninterrupted 90 minutes

10:45 – 11:00 Physical Movement activity/Sensorimotor Activities

11:00- 11:30 Literacy Block

11:30-12:15 Lunch and Recess

12:15- 12:30 Storytime/Fingerplays

12:30 – 1:10 Quiet time/ Snack

1:10 – 1:45 Mathematics/Science/Social Studies

1:45 – 2:30 Worktime (Children choice of activities

A Sample Schedule of Full Day Kindergarten

8:15 - 8:45 Children are greeted as they arrive

8:45 – 9:30 Class- meeting/Morning Message/Calendar Mathematics

10:30–10:45 Physical movement/Sensorimotor activities

10:45 – 11:15 Language Arts

11:15 – 12:15 Lunch and Recess

12:15 – 1:05 Storytime/ Quiet time/ Snack

1:05 – 1:45 Mathematics/Science/Social Studies

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 Half- Day Kindergarten Schedule

8:15 – 8:45 Children are greeted as they arrive;

8:45 – 9:15 Circle Time

9:15 – 10:00 Language Arts Block

10:00- 10:15 Physical Movement/Sensorimotor Actitivies

10:15 – 10:45 Mathematics

10:45 – 11:15Worktime- Children choose activities in which to engage

11:15 – 11:30 Sharing time; Prepare for dismissal

A Full Day Kindergarten Sample Schedule

8:00- 8:30 Free Play

8:30- 9:00 Opening

9:00- 9:30 Language Arts-whole group directed lesson

9:30-9:50 Recess or Physical Movement

11:25- 12:00 Lunch/ Recess

12:00- 1:00 Mathematics

1:40 – 2:30 Center time/Worktime

2:30 -2:55 Clean- up/ Short Science/Social Studies Lesson

A Sample Half Day Kindergarten Schedule

8:00 - 8:15 Playtime or Directed Activity

8:15 – 8:30 Opening Activities

8:30 – 9:00 Language Arts- Whole Group Directed Instruction

9:00 – 9:10 Movement Activity- sensorimotor; tape; CD;

10:10 - 10:50 Mathematics

10:50 - 11:00 Recess

11:00 - 11:15 Social Studies/ Science

11:15 - 11:30 Prepare for dismissal

A Sample Half Day Kindergarten Schedule

8:00 – 8:30 Arrival; Children’s choice center time

8:30 – 9:00 Calendar / Morning message/ Songs and Fingerplays

9:00 - 9:30 Writing workshop

9:30 – 9:45 Movement activities/ recess