A Day in the Life of your Kindergartener...
Every full day in kindergarten your child will experience the following activities:
Pledge of Allegiance
Calendar
Days of the Week
Months of the Year
Birthdays
Weather
A count of how many days we have been in school
Counting daily numbers
Counting by fives
Counting by tens
Counting money correlating to the number of days we have been in school
Even and Odd Numbers
Phonemic Awareness
Michael Heggerty's Daily Lesson
PE or Music
Mrs. Ryterski teaches Music.
Ms. Bivins teaches PE.
Recess
Shared Reading
A big book is read many times throughout the week to the whole group. The story is discussed, analyzed, and retold in a variety of ways. In the story we locate sight words and punctuation marks.
Literacy Stations
These are independent, literacy based activities that the children choose.
Learning Centers
These are small group, weekly educational activities that often include: guided reading, listening, writing, math, science, and art. These centers are rotated daily so that each child experiences all of the centers for the week.
Math
Word Study
Introduction to letters and sounds, sight words, and word families.
Writing
Modeled writing, shared writing, and independent writing
Theme & Art
Many fiction and non-fiction books are read and discussed to help educate students on a specific topic or theme (ocean life, Arctic and Antarctic life, desert life, insects, Mexico, bears, spiders, apples, turkeys, camping and wildlife, rainforests. . . ). Several related art projects are created by the children.
Lunch
Rest/Educational Movies
Free Play/Social Interactions
Computer Lab
Will visit weekly
Library
Will visit weekly