Daily Routine
Children love routines; they feel secure knowing what will happen next and gain independence as they prepare for the change in activities. However, the routines are not set in stone. For example, lessons may be altered to suit the topic, or special assemblies may take place, etc. Knowing that occasionally things happen at different times will help students become more flexible and better able to deal with change.
The schedule below is as of September 2002 and may develop through the school year.
The Basic Daily Routine
- 9:05 a.m. First bell. Class line up in playground and are collected by teacher.
- 9:10 Second bell. Quiet arrival in class, coats and bags hung in cubbies, homework returned, children sit on carpet. Good morning routine: greeting/song, attendance, flag salute. Messages, daily math and language problems.
- 9:25 Transition to reading class.
- 9:30 Reading.
- 10:30 Recess
- 10:45 Back from recess. Calendar.
- 10:55 Math.
- 11:55 Lunch.
- 12:40 p.m. Return from lunch. Writer's Workshop.
- 1:40 Daily Subject. (Social studies / science / social skills / computing / art)
- 2:10 Daily PCP. (P.E. x2 / music x2 / library)
- 2:40 Finishing work / cleaning classroom / carpet time with stories and rhymes.
- 3:15 Dismissal to the bus lines.
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