Half Day 2 1/2 hour Schedule
Time
Type of activity
Type of instruction being implemented
10 minutes
Start of the Day Centers
10 minutes
Morning Meeting
60 minutes
Center Time/Small
Group/Snack
10 minutes
Snack/Toileting
20 minutes
Story Time
Greet Children. Writing Center, Book Area, and Manipulative
(selected centers) Conversations with children.
Introduce Center Time activities and review daily schedule.
Conversations with children and explicit, intentional instruction in
mathematics, science, and writing.
Small Groups for mathematics, science, & writing activities.
(Intentional and Explicit)
Writing:Builds alphabet knowledge, early writing, and phonemic
awareness. Supports language skills by identifying and reinforcing
vocabulary and strengthening conversation skills.
Mathematics: Builds mathematical concepts of number, basic
computation, geometry, and measurement.
Science: Exposure to rich science content in the context of
language and literacy activities and engaging, hands-on
exploration.
Centers: (Children Choice) Blocks, Sand/Water, Dramatic Play,
Book Area, Computer, Art/Easel Area, Puzzle and Manipulatives,
Writing, Science, Math Manipulatives. Conversations between and
among and with children. Alphabet knowledge, phonological
awareness, rapid automatic naming, concepts of print, writing
name, and phonological memory.
Options for classrooms that do not want to have open snack and
toileting during Center Time OR Classroom may extend Center
time if snack/toileting during Center Time.
Uses discussion questions from Let’s Talk About It to address
social-emotional issues and topics form Let’s Find Out About It
to address concept development.
Story Reading 1st reading focus on vocabulary, 2nd reading focus
on concepts of print, conversations with children & reinforce
vocabulary, 3rd reading words & phrases for chiming in &
discussion, 4th reading characters, sequence of story, discussions
about what if and/or references to classroom activities and similar
books.
20 minutes
Outdoor Play
20 minute
Song, Words, and Letter Play
Language & Literacy skills developed:Alphabet knowledge,
early writing, and phonemic awareness. Supports language skills
by identifying and reinforcing vocabulary and strengthening
conversation skills.
Gross motor skill development, peer interaction, and play.
Builds children's phonological awareness, alphabet letter
knowledge, and vocabulary with fun literacy circle activities.
Connect With Families suggests family activities that develop oral language and literacy.
Full Day Programs (5.5 hours)
Time
20
minutes
20
minutes
60
minutes
Type of activity
Start of the Day
Centers
Morning Meeting
10
minutes
20 minute
Toileting and Snack
Center Time
Story Time
30
minutes
20
minutes
Outdoor Play
80
minutes
20
minutes
Lunch/Quiet time and
centers
Small Groups
Songs, Word Play
and Letter
Type of instruction being implemented
Greet children. Writing Center, Book Area, and Manipulative (selected centers)
Conversations with children
Introduce Center Time activities and review schedule. Conversations with children and
explicit, intentional instruction
Children Choice: Blocks, Sand/Water, Dramatic Play, Book Area, Computer,
Art/Easel Area, Puzzle and Manipulatives, Writing, Science, Math Manipulatives.
Conversations between and among and with children, alphabet knowledge,
phonological awareness, rapid automatic naming, concepts of print, writing name, and
phonological memory.
Option for classrooms that do not want to have open snack and toileting during Center
time OR extended center time
Story Reading:1st reading focus on vocabulary, 2nd reading focus on concepts of print,
conversations with children & reinforce vocabulary, 3rd reading words & phrases for
chiming in & discussion, 4th reading characters, sequence of story, discussions about
what if and/or references to classroom activities and similar books.
Language & Literacy skills developed: Alphabet knowledge, early writing, and
phonemic awareness. Supports language skills by identifying and reinforcing
vocabulary and strengthening conversation skills.
Gross motor skill development, peer interaction, and play
Builds children's phonological awareness, alphabet letter knowledge, and vocabulary
with engaging literacy circle activities.
10 minutes Toileting & Handwashing
Conversations with children during meal time and Quiet activities for children that do
not sleep such as book browsing, writing & listen to books on tape.
Small groups for mathematics, science, & writing activities. (Direct instruction)
Writing:Builds alphabet knowledge, early writing, and phonemic awareness.
Supports language skills by identifying and reinforcing vocabulary and strengthening
conversation skills.
Mathematics: Builds mathematical concepts of number, basic computation, geometry,
and measurement.
20
minutes
20
minutes
Let’s Talk About
It/Let’s Find Out
About It
End of the Day
Centers
Science: Exposure to rich science content in the context of language and literacy
activities and engaging, hands-on exploration
Let’s Find Out About It .Builds students' background knowledge using information
from nonfiction texts and hands-on experiences. Let's Talk About It, an alternating
feature, addresses topics of social and emotional importance to children and teachers.
End-of-the-Day Centers promote conversation that develops language. Connect With
Families offers family activities that develop oral language and literacy.
Full Day Programs (10 hours)
Time
90
minutes
Type of activity
Start of the Day Centers
20
minutes
90
minutes
15
minutes
20
minutes
Morning Meeting
40
minutes
30
minutes
Outdoor Play
Blocks, Sand/Water, Dramatic Play, Book Area, Computer, Art/Easel
Area, Puzzle and Manipulatives, Writing, Science, Math Manipulatives
Option for classrooms that do not want to have open snack and toileting
during Center time OR extended center time.
Story Reading:
1st reading focus on vocabulary, 2nd reading focus on concepts of print,
conversations with children & reinforce vocabulary, 3rd reading words &
phrases for chiming in & discussion, 4th reading characters, sequence of
story, discussions about what if and/or references to classroom activities
and similar books.
Gross motor skill development, peer interaction, and play.
Small Group
Small groups for mathematics, science, & writing activities.
120
minutes
Lunch/Quiet Time and
Centers
20
minutes
30
minutes
Toileting/Handwashing
and Snack
Let Find Out About
It/Lets Talk About It
45
minutes
20
minutes
60
minutes
Outdoor Play
25
minutes
Quiet Activities
Center Time
Toileting/Handwashing
and Snack
Story time
Songs, Word Play,
Letters
End of the Day Centers
Type of instruction being implemented
Greet children: Writing Center, Book Area, and Manipulative (selected
centers)
Optional Breakfast
Introduce Center Time activities and review daily schedule
15 minutes Toileting/Handwashing
Conversations with children during meal time and Quiet activities for
children that do not sleep such as book browsing, writing & listen to books
on tape.
Option for classrooms that do not want to have open snack and toileting
during Center time OR extended center time.
Let’s Find Out About It .Builds students' background knowledge using
information from nonfiction texts and hands-on experiences. Let's Talk
About It, an alternating feature, addresses topics of social and emotional
importance to children and teachers.
Gross motor skill development, peer interaction, and play.
Builds children's phonological awareness, alphabet letter knowledge, and
vocabulary with fun literacy circle activities.
Open selected Centers and prepare children to transition home. End-of-theDay Centers promote conversations language and language learning.
Connect With Families offers family activities that develop oral language
and literacy.
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