Managing Blocks of Time in a Kindergarten Class

BLOCKS OF TIME IN KINDERGARTEN CLASS

MEETING TIME 1MEETING TIME 1• First whole group activity

Provides children to share their experiences, tell news about home, school and environment, engage in conversations, sing songs or recite poems and rhymes.

teaching children how to take turns talking and listening to each other

Teacher can sit with the children in a semi circle.

• Prayer

• Checking of Attendance

• Day, Month and Year Update

• Weather Update

• News Update

• Class Job

• Whole Group Discussion (Refer to the Guide)

MEETING TIME 1 ACTIVITIES

Checking of Attendance

Day, Month and Year UpdateWeather Update

Class Jobs

Sharing of Experiences &News Update

Whole Group Discussion (Based on the curriculum)

Work Period 1• Small Group Activities (Focus on Language Arts

Activities)

• Teacher’s supervised and independent activities are conducted

• Children are given the opportunity to explore different media and work at different tasks in a small group.

• Activities may include use of materials for manipulation, hands-on and construction that can develop various skills.

Teacher’s Supervised Activities• People Puppets, Classroom Map, Birthday Chart, Age Chart, Balangkas ng Katawan, Senses Chart, Alphabet Poster, My Book of Colors, Boy and Girl Chart

Independent Activities• Simple activities given to pupils. • Teacher gives instruction and let children work on their own.

Examples of Independent Activities

• Fishing Game• Letter Bingo• Letter Tracing• Matching Game• Seriation Game• Sorting Game• Play Dough• Letter Domino

• Stringing Beads• Letter Lotto• Picture Puzzle• Body Puzzle• Letter Hunting• Alphabet Board Game• Picture-Sound Match

Language Arts Games &Word Play

Meeting Time 2Meeting Time 2

• Second whole group activity• Discussion of the content focus of the day.• Discussion of the teacher’s supervised and independent activities• Forming theme related concepts• Asking and answering questions

Snack TimeSnack Time• Washing hands• Praying before and after eating • Emphasis on good table manners

Story TimeStory Time• Select story related to the content focus of the day• The children sit on a mat in the storytelling area• The teacher sits in front of the children• The teacher follows the standards in storytelling

Work Period 2Work Period 2

• More on numeracy activities• Small group work activities (Teacher’s supervised and independent activities)• Literature-Based Activities

measurement measurement activityactivity

sensory activitysensory activity

Literature-Based Activities

Music and MovementMusic and Movement

Indoor/ Outdoor

Play Activities

Meeting Time 3Meeting Time 3 (Paalam na!(Paalam na!

BLOCKS OF TIMEBLOCKS OF TIME

MEETING TIME 1 WORK PERIOD 1 MEETING TIME 2 SUPERVISED RECESS STORY TIME WORK PERIOD 2 INDOOR AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES MEETING TIME 3

ActivitiesActivities Min.Min. AMAM PMPM

Arrival PeriodArrival Period 1010 8:00-8:108:00-8:10 1:00-1:101:00-1:10

Meeting Time 1Meeting Time 1 1515 8:10-8:258:10-8:25 1:10-1:251:10-1:25

Work Period 1Work Period 1 5050 8:25-9:158:25-9:15 1:25-2:151:25-2:15

Meeting Time 2Meeting Time 2 1515 9:15-9:309:15-9:30 2:15-2:302:15-2:30

Supervised recessSupervised recess 1515 9:30-9:459:30-9:45 2:30-2:452:30-2:45

Story TellingStory Telling 1515 9:45-10:009:45-10:00 2:45-3:002:45-3:00

Work Period 2Work Period 2 3535 10:00-10:3510:00-10:35 3:00-3:353:00-3:35

Indoor/Outdoor ActivitiesIndoor/Outdoor Activities 1515 10:35-10:5010:35-10:50 3:35-3:503:35-3:50

Meeting Time 3Meeting Time 3 1010 10:50-11:0010:50-11:00 3:50-4:003:50-4:00

KINDERGARTEN CLASS SCHEDULE

Presented by;

HEIDELYN P. GEROMIANODivision Kindergarten Coordinator

Capiz Division

During the Division Training of Untrained Kindergarten Teachers in

Capiz Division in July 2012