One day in our kindergarten Class

One day in our kindergarten ClassBy Kristine SextonKaycee HenningsMunirah AlsalmanDanika Christen

Class Schedule8:15 a.m. Teacher greets arriving childrenChildren hang up backpacks and belongings8:30 a.m. OpeningPledge of Allegiance, Good morning song, Calendar, Weather, Morning Message9:00-9:20 Language Arts InstructionChildren write in journals (date, picture, word or sentence to go withpicture)9:20-9:40 Movement activity 9:40-10:00 Language Arts10:00-10:30 Recess10:30- 11:00 Snack time/Quiet time with books11:00 11:30 Social Studies11:30 - 12:30 Lunch and Recess12:30 1:00 Science1:00- 1:20 Circle time/Transition1:20- 1:50 Mathematics using manipulatives1:50- 2:30 Worktime (Learning Centers child and teachers choice)2:30- 2:50 Clean upPrepare for dismissalEvaluation of the day - What did we do today?Dismissal

Classroom Design

Items in the classroom

Circle time rugComputersTeacher deskDesks/tables & ChairsBooks (library)Posters/Displayed art workSink/drinking fountainCoat/backpack CubbiesTrash cansCraft supplies CabinetsGamesCalendar

Teachers RoleProvide positive classroom environment Encourage studentsAble to improvise on the spotCreativePositive role modelConfidentAcceptingHelp students apply conceptsPrepare lessonsPresenterOrganizerMange ClassroomDisciplinarian MentorProfessional

Rational developmental milestones Physical: manage bathroom needs, dress themselves, use scissors, skip, play catch with bigger balls, print name,Social: listen without interrupting, follow multiple step directions, take turns, finish one activity before starting another, pretend play (imitating adult roles), work independently Language: talk in complete sentences, tell the days of the week, alphabet song and know letters, tell a simple story/joke, recognize sight wordsCognitive: categorize objects, count 10 or more objects, sort objects into categories,

Language artsLetters to Santa

With winter and Christmas approaching, students will be writing Christmas letters to Santa. We will begin this lesson with reading A Letter to Santa and following with a discussion on the story. Students will need to write in complete sentences and demonstrate the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation and spelling when writing.

Social studies

Turkey Day! The Thanksgiving story The ObjectiveTeaching the children the history of thanksgiving holiday.Teachers roleTell the story with an excitement way.Show some pictures about thanksgiving. Help the kids with the crafts. Help with art projects, and hang them around classroom Help with cleaning up the class after finishing. Students roleListen to the story.have fun doing the crafts. Clean up the class at the end.

Materials

Crafts examples

Science The mitten First, we will have read the story The Mitten by Jan BrettScience standard: Answer questions by explaining observations of the natural world.I will ask the questions are mittens warm? (The kids will say yes immediately)We will then do the Are Mittens warm? experimentStudents will find the room temperature with a thermometer and recordThey will then put the thermometer in the mitten to record the temperature of the mitten itselfLastly, they will put their hand in the mitten and record the temperature of that

Students will see that the temperature of just the mitten is not warm and we will talk about that mittens only keep us warm because they trap the heat from our hands .

MathChristmas Tree Counting To kick start winter break we will be decorating trees!Numbering the stars 1-10Pasting stars on the treesMatching the ornaments to the number on the star and gluing them on.Then paste all their trees in numerical order on white poster board!