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SUGGESTED FULL DAY SCHEDULE
Program Segment Activity & Curriculum Focus
Arrival / Breakfast Buffet / Children arrive, hang up coats, check in, browse and read books independently,
Independent Activities with a partner, or with an adult. Manipulatives may also be available.
20 – 30 minutes Breakfast is provided in the classroom, buffet/family style, encouraging social
conversation / language development. Daily Routines
Class Meeting Whole group: Launching and sustaining topics with related literacy activities
Curriculum/Literacy Focus (listening and speaking for a purpose, phonemic awareness, and vocabulary
15 – 20 minutes development).
Curriculum Plan: Whole group planning for learning center activities.
Learning Centers and Small Do: Children work with materials, peers, and/or adults to develop
Group Instruction communication skills, and/or science, math, literacy, and social studies content.
for Literacy Directed activity focusing on selected literacy skills with a small group.
50 -60 minutes
Whole Group Review Review: Whole group discussion and review of learning center experiences.
5 minutes
Read Aloud Read aloud activity and response to literature to support curriculum content,
(2 groups recommended) develop comprehension skills, and foster oral response to text.
20 minutes
Music & Movement Responding to music through singing, aesthetics, and expressive movement.
15 -20 minutes Musical activities to support auditory discrimination, spatial awareness, and
motor development.
Instructional Lunch Family style lunch in a supportive social setting in the classroom. Development
30 minutes of social and communication skills.
Rest/Quiet Time On mats: Rest to soft music and/or individual quiet activities.
20 minutes
Group Meeting Whole/Small group: math mini lesson, math read aloud, focusing on
Curriculum/Math Focus sorting/classifying, number, geometry, or measurement.
10-15 minutes
Learning Centers and Small Plan: Whole group planning for learning center activities
Group Instruction Do: Children work with materials, peers, and/or adults to develop mathematical
for Math skills, and/or science, literacy, and social studies content.
Directed activity focusing on selected mathematics skills with a small group.
Snack Snack is provided in the classroom, buffet style, encouraging social
conversation/language development.
50-60 minutes Review: Whole group discussion and review of learning center experiences.
Gross Motor Opportunities for children to engage in large muscle/gross motor activities in
20 – 30 minutes indoor/outdoor settings.
End of the Day Class Shared reading including Nursery Rhymes, informal letter recognition
Meeting/ Shared Reading activities, phonemic awareness, shared writing, review of the day and joint
10 – 15 minutes planning for the next day.
Preparation Period This period should include appropriate curriculum and activities. This
45 minutes period will be moved according to specific, school based needs.
SUGGESTED FULL DAY SCHEDULE continued
Program Segment Activity & Curriculum Focus
Arrival / Breakfast Buffet / Children arrive, hang up coats, individual attendance, browse and read books
Independent Activities independently/ with a partner/ or with an adult. Free use of many manipulatives
30 minutes including puzzles. Encouraging social conversation / language development.
Breakfast is provided in the classroom, buffet/family style. (optional).
Morning Meeting Whole group: Launching and sustaining topics with related literacy activities
Curriculum/Literacy Focus (listening and speaking for a purpose, phonemic awareness, and vocabulary
25 minutes development, etc.).Theme related story, discussion of theme related activities
leading into centers. Discussion of the day’s activities, name songs, and finger
plays. Center choices made by the children.
Learning Centers and Whole group planning for learning center activities. All recommended centers are
Small Group Instruction open.
60 minutes Children work with materials, peers, and/or adults to develop communication
skills, and/or science, math, literacy, and social studies content.
Directed activity focusing on selected skills with small group/individuals.
Circle Time Whole group discussion and review of learning center experiences. Simple
20 minutes music/movement activities. Story/poems/nursery rhymes/dramatization of story.
Music & Movement Responding to music through singing, aesthetics, and expressive movement.
20 minutes Musical activities to support auditory discrimination, spatial awareness, and motor
development.
Instructional Lunch Family style lunch in a supportive social setting in the classroom. Development of
30 minutes social and communication skills.
Children assisting with set up, accountable talk, clean up.
Rest/Quiet Time On mats: Rest to soft music and/or individual quiet activities. Look at books,
45 minutes drawing.
As the year progresses, this quiet time can be shortened to 30 minutes or less.
Group Meeting Second reading for children’s pleasure.
20 minutes Discussion of the flow of the remainder of the day. Children choose centers.
Center Time All recommended centers are open. Students engage in centers of their choice.
60 minutes Teacher and assistant interact with children on a small group/one-one basis
Snack Snack is provided in the classroom, encouraging social conversation/language
15 minutes development. Children participate with set up.
Gross Motor Opportunities for children to engage in large muscle/gross motor activities in
30 minutes indoor/outdoor settings.
Reflections/Good-bye Review of the day, planning for tomorrow
20 minutes Greeting parents and informal conversation as children are dismissed. Good-byes.
*One Instructional Meal must be offered such as: breakfast, lunch, or snack.
Breakfast buffet may be offered in addition to lunch or snack.
