SCHEDULING
YOUR DAY
WE HAVE MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY!!!
JANET’S FAVOURED K/1 SCHEDULE
JANET’S WEEKLY CLASSROOM SCHEDULE KINDERGARTEN and/or GRADE ONE
JANUARY TO APRIL 2014
9:00
9:15
9:40 to 10:30
10:30
10:45
11:15
12:00 to 1:00
1:00
1:00
2:00
2:45
3:00
MONDAY
Gathering Time
Shared Reading
Large Group Instruction
Literacy
Literacy Centre Time
Small Group Instruction
Skills
TUESDAY
Gathering Time
Shared Reading
Large Group Instruction
Literacy
Literacy Centre Time
Small Group Instruction
Skills
WEDNESDAY
Gathering Time
Shared Reading
Large Group Instruction
Literacy
Literacy Centre Time
Small Group Instruction
Skills
THURSDAY
Gathering Time
Shared Reading
Large Group Instruction
Literacy
Literacy Centre Time
Small Group Instruction
Skills
FRIDAY
Gathering Time
Shared Reading
Large Group Instruction
Literacy
Literacy Centre Time
Small Group Instruction
Skills
Recess
Large Group Instruction –
Math/Seatwork
???
Lunch
Shared Reading
Social Studies
Literacy Centre Time
Small Group Instruction
Reading/Observations/
Assessments
Gym/Poetry/Dance/Enviro
nmental Walk/Celebrations
of Learning
Recess
Large Group Instruction –
Writing/Seatwork
???
Lunch
Shared Reading - Science
Recess
Large Group Instruction –
Math/Seatwork
???
Lunch
Shared Reading – Socials
Studies
Literacy Centre Time
Small Group Instruction
Reading/Observations/
Assessments
Gym/Poetry/Dance/Envir
onmental
Walk/Celebrations of
Learning
Wrap-Up
Closure
Recess
Large Group Instruction –
Writing/Seatwork
???
Lunch
Shared Reading - Science
Recess
Large Group Instruction
Math/Seatwork
???
Lunch
Project and Theme
Time
Art
Socials
Science
Drama
Wrap-Up
Closure
Literacy Centre Time
Small Group Instruction
Reading/Observations/
Assessments
Gym/Poetry/Dance/Envir
onmental
Walk/Celebrations of
Learning
Wrap-Up
Closure
Literacy Centre Time
Small Group Instruction
Reading/Observations/
Assessments
Gym/Poetry/Dance/Enviro
nmental Walk/Celebrations
of Learning
Wrap-Up
Closure
PRACTICE
CENTRES
JANET’S
RECOMMENDATIONS
THE INDEPENDENT, MEANINGFUL,
MANAGEABLE, DO-ABLE PRACTICE TIME
WHY IS THIS
STRUCTURE ESSENTIAL?
THE CHILDREN NEED:
THE TEACHER NEEDS:
• Practice practice
• Time for small group
work and
assessments
and more practice
• Active learning
• Games
• Collaboration
• Time for individual
work and
assessments
• Time to supervise
centres
WHEN?
TWICE-A-DAY BLOCKS
• 50 MINUTE BLOCKS (MINIMUM)
EACH
• FIVE SKILL PRACTICE CENTRES
• ROTATING GROUPS OF FIVE
CHILDREN (MIXED ABILITY)
• FIFTEEN MINUTES EACH FOR
EACH ROTATING GROUP
WAYS TO SIMPLIFY YOUR
LIFE ON BEHALF OF
VULNERABLE READERS
•
Start with three activities at your five simple centres.
•
Train your children as to how to use and behave at the
centres independently.
•
Create very grounded/quiet rules and boundaries during
centre time.
•
Practice the boundaries until children ‘get it right’.
•
Teach ‘alternatives to the teacher’.
•
Find external/internal alternatives for tier three children
during centre time.
•
Organize others to supervise centres during centre time.
•
Use cross-classroom goupings to simplify skill instruction –
CAREFULLY!!!
…SIMPLIFY…
FIVE
CENTRES
1. THE ALPHABET CENTRE
2. THE HIGH FREQUENCY WORD
CENTRE
3. THE PHONOLOGIC
AWARENESS CENTRE
4. THE READING CENTRE
5. THE WRITING CENTRE
THE FIRST
CENTRE
CENTRE # 1
ALPHABET
PURPOSE
ACTIVITIES
MATERIALS
NEEDED
1. ALPHABET
CENTRE
To practice
identification,
sounds, making
letters and
words, locating
letters
1. Make letters
and words with
plasticene, play
dough, found
items.
2. Cut out, circle
letters from
magazines,
make collages.
3. Copy names
and words with
scrabble/magnet
ic/felt letters
4. All alphabet
games
• Plasticene,
playdough,
buttons,
macaroni
• Old
magazines.
books, papers,
scissors
• A word wall,
child names,
high frequency
words
• Alphabet
games
THE SECOND
CENTRE
CENTRE # 2
HIGH
FREQUENCY
WORDS
PURPOSE
2. High
To practice
Frequency Word identification of
Centre
the most used
words in the
english
language
ACTIVITIES
MATERIALS
NEEDED
1. Games
Games Games
See Your
Binder!
• Old
magazines.
books, papers,
scissors
• The word
wall, child
names
• Story
writing materials
– paper strips,
felt pens using 3
HF words
• Alphabet
games
2. Word hunts
and collages in
books,
magazines, and
the classroom
3. Words I know
envelopes or
rings
THE THIRD
CENTRE
CENTRE # 3
PHONOLOGIC
AWARENESS
PURPOSE
ACTIVITIES
MATERIALS
NEEDED
3. Phonologic
Awareness
Centre
To hear the
sounds of the
language apart
from meaning –
being
consciously
aware of the
structure of
language
1. Rhyming
• Flash cards
games that
• The word wall
match the
• Words or
ending
sentences cut
sounds of
into pieces to
words
be put back
2. Organizing
together
flash cards
into word
families in
pocket charts
3. Blending
letters and
syllables to
form words
THE FOURTH
CENTRE
CENTRE # 4
READING
PURPOSE
ACTIVITIES
MATERIALS
NEEDED
4. Reading
Centre
To encourage
enjoyment of
independent
reading with
partners
1. Choose a
partner and
read to each
other.
2. Listen to
taped stories
and follow
words.
3. Draw a
picture about
the best part
of the story.
4. Choose an
activity card
to complete.
• Many books
sorted into
ability levels
and genre or
theme related
• Activity card
ideas
• Related
writing
materials
THE FIFTH
CENTRE
CENTRE # 5
WRITING
PURPOSE
ACTIVITIES
5. Writing Centre To practice the
1. Create
standard form of
charts, lists,
written language
poems,
and spelling –
alphabet,
speech to print
shape and
correspondence,
word books,
left to right
using models
direction, and
set out by the
sound to print
teacher.
matching
2. Blank books
3. A mailbox
project
MATERIALS
NEEDED
Writing paper,
stapler,
construction
paper, hole
punches, ideas
cards, models,
…then add or change
one activity per centre
per week!!!
THIS IS DO-ABLE!
WHAT ABOUT PLAY?
PRACTICE CENTRES SHOULD BE
PLAYFUL USING GAMES!!!
…BUT YOU CAN
ALSO CONSIDER…
AND ADD:
• blocks
• sand
• light
• drama/costumes
• painting/art
• building toys
• found object
sorts
• environmental
explorations
• collections
• flash cards
• pens
• signs
• marbles
• play
figures
• tubes
• blankets
• Pillows
• Wheels
• Dollar Store
wonders – balloons,
clothespins etc.