Ms. Jones’ Daily Schedule

7:50 – 8:15      Morning Activities

As students enter, they sign in and answer the question of the day.  Students work with  activities at tables or read books.

8:15 – 8:30      Opening

*Sing Days of the Week song  *Write today’s date   *Teeth  Lost Chart  *Days of School  *Today’s Money *Various Activities During the School Year

8:30 – 8:45      Writing Mini Lesson

                        The focus during this time is on writing conventions, story writing, topics,

                        editing, grammar, punctuation,  etc. 

8:45 – 9:10      Writer’s Workshop

                        Students make an oral plan of what they are going to write about during this time.

                        Students will begin the year by writing personal narratives.  Children have a writing folder,

                        which provides each student with resources (alphabet chart, word wall, frequent spelled

                        words, etc.).  During this time your child receives one-on-one writing assistance.

9:10 – 9:20      Share

                        2-3 students share their writing with the group.

9:20 – 9:40      D.E.A.R.  (Drop Everything And Read)

9:40 – 10:40    Literacy Choices

                        Students are busy working on word study, reading, writing, or engaged in a literacy center.                    Once students are working independently, guided reading begins.

                        Guided Reading

                        The teacher works with small groups of children reading from books that the child keeps to

                        practice.

10:40 – 10:45  Sharing

                        Students are given the opportunity to share what they learned or worked on during literacy

                        choices.

10:45 – 11:00  Rest and Read

                        This is a time for the children to rest and listen to a good book. 

11:00 – 12:00 Lunch/Recess

                        For recess, childcare providers take the children outside to the children’s garden and

                        supervise play.  Lunch is served in the classroom and is also supervised by childcare

                        providers and parents who volunteer.

12:00-12:10    Student Reader

12:10-12:30    Shared Reading

                        Books, songs, and poems are read to and with the children.  Children are invited to read

                        along and share the reading process with the reader.

12:30 – 1:30    Logical Thinking (Math)

In the beginning of the year, you will see students experimenting with manipulatives.  Children are encouraged to sort, count, group, categorize, make patterns, add, subtract, multiply, and divide.  We will begin logical thinking groups soon.  Our first focus will be number sense and addition and subtraction.

1:30 – 2:30      Project Work

Students make an oral plan based on information gained from an expert, field work, or a book.  Students investigate, and make charts, graphs, diagrams, models, sequence books, etc.  Once a project topic is complete, students will present what they learned.

2:30 – 3:00      (M) Project Work      (T) P.E.              (TH) Library            (F) Music

3:00 – 3:10      Clean Up/Dismissal