Sample Kindergarten Day 8:00 to 8:30 am Arrival 8:30 am Free Choice Free time in a purposeful play environment remains important to Kindergarteners, helping them to develop key academic and executive function skills.
9:00 am Morning Meeting Morning meeting is a daily gathering with a consistent format for friendly greetings, sharing of news, and warming up for the day ahead. Components include a written morning message that reinforces instruction in sight words and phonemic awareness. Students also answer a question of the day where every student’s input is displayed in a different type of graph each month.
11:20 am Recess The second recess is much needed after a busy time in the classroom.
11:45 am Lunch Children may bring lunch from home or participate in the Hot Lunch Program in which Kindergarteners make their own choices with adult guidance in the lunch service room.
12:15 pm Quiet Time Children decompress by napping or engaging in a quiet activity such as reading or coloring.
12:45 pm Arts or Physical Education Children attend a Drama, Music or P.E. class,
9:20 am Math The teacher leads a whole-group lesson for 5 to 10 minutes followed by small group or individual hands-on activities and games to explore and reinforce the concept using manipulatives and other instructional tools.
offering additional opportunities to move their bodies, develop gross motor skills, and express themselves in creative ways.
1:30 pm Science In their study of science, students engage in hands-on
9:50 am Snack NPS provides a healthy morning snack.
10:00 am Recess The first of three recesses for Kindergarten, this is a critical time outside to exercise, navigate social dynamics and prepare their minds and bodies for further classroom learning.
10:30 am Literacy Kindergarten reading takes a range of forms which includes using pictures to tell a story, creating and telling their own stories and independent reading of text. Teachers begin with a short whole class lesson followed
experiences exploring Trees, Wood, and Fabric, learning to use their senses to observe and explore questions about everyday items.
2:00 pm Spanish Students engage in the study of Spanish language and culture. The teacher lays the foundation for an immersive experience in the classroom.
2:30 pm Recess and Pack Up More time to move and bring closure to an active, enriching day.
3:15 pm Departure
by small group or independent reading activities. In addition to developing emerging reading skills, children learn to write letters and write narratives with a beginning, middle and end.
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