Just a walk down memory lane! I dug these up last night to remember the FIRST day of school. So much just about rules and routines! Spent the morning in a DC elementary school and it things have not changed. Rules, rules, rules. Happy first day of school everyone!
SMILE!
It’s the first day of KINDERGARTEN!
Tuesday August 28
7:35 Pick up students and say hello to each one
(remember some of them will have parents with them and you’ll need to determine how they will get home)
7:45-8:30 Students take things to their seat and start to color and cut K.P Bears
** Go to student tables one at a time and help them unpack and show them what to do in the morning. PUT THINGS AWAY, LUNCH TALLY, ANNOUNCEMENTS, PIN ON NAME TAGS
AIDE- Go around and write names on their bear and help by taking PICTURES of each student outside by Chicka Tree
8:30-8:45 Morning Group/What We Will Do Today
** Teach sitting in lines for morning group, talk about how we sit at the carpet. Say good morning to each student by name. As you say good morning, glue their bear on butcher paper.
8:45-9:00 Read Aloud the Kissing Hand and discuss feelings about going to Kindergarten today. Give HEARTS to students that want one. Send students back to seats. Cut out brown hands and draw a heart to glue on a poem for Mom and Dad.
HAVE STUDENTS WRITE NAMES and PUT IN THEIR FOLDERS TO GO HOME
HAVE STUDENTS WRITE NAMES and PUT IN THEIR FOLDERS TO GO HOME
9:00-9:15 RECESS
** RULES- Rocks stay on the ground
Dirt Stays on the ground
Play where your teacher can see you
Play without touching each other
** Listen for me to call you to line up- RUN **
9:15-9:25 Bathroom Break in Hall
** Teach QUIET hall behavior.
One push of soap and three pulls of paper
** Teach QUIET hall behavior.
One push of soap and three pulls of paper
9:25-9:35 Snack
** Teach talking quietly at table about the playground
** Teach talking quietly at table about the playground
9:35-9:55 Shared Writing Chart – _________ likes the monkey bars etc.
** Teach sitting in rows at carpet with tape
Rules: sit still with legs crossed
Look at teacher
Keep hands in lap
Sit in your row
Raise hand to share
When we get to the carpet we stay at the carpet together
9:55-10:05 Introduce Fine Motor Center: Play dough
** Teach/Show how to use it and how to clean it up **
10:05-10:25 Play dough
10:25-10:45 Word Study- Phonics ELC1 p. 71 Making a Name Chart with Pocket Chart and Cards
10:45-10:55 Get Ready For Lunch
** LUNCH RULES
Whisper when in cafeteria line
Whisper when in cafeteria line
Remember your manners
EAT
Raise your hand ONLY for help
Have all the things you need help with READY
Who Is In Charge
10:55-11:25 Lunch **ABC ORDER**
(Remember you will have to stay with them for a little bit to help them)
(Remember you will have to stay with them for a little bit to help them)
11:25- Recess
** Remind them of the recess rules before they play
** Remind them of the recess rules before they play
11:45 Bathroom and Drink Break
** Teach/Remind about hall behavior and bathroom behavior
** Teach/Remind about hall behavior and bathroom behavior
12:00-12:10 Calendar Carpet
** Review carpet behavior
** Review carpet behavior
12:10-12:20 Read Aloud Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Big Book
12:20-1:00 Introduce Pattern Blocks and let students explore at table with the math manipulatives and foam pads
1:00-1:20 Introduce Suzy Circle
Use a Circle to do a Bubble Map of MATH and NUMBERS
1:20-1:30 Pack Up and Pass out First Day Newsletter
1:30 PE AND MUSIC
2:50 Closing Group and Dismissal
**Teach them to stay by me out in the car pickup outside **
Teach them to say goodbye!
