All Day Kindergarten…. What is the Point? Misty Pressnall History 324 March 2‚ 2009 After critically analyzing the current kindergarten scheduling trends‚ there is a shift in many schools from half-day kindergarten programs towards full day kindergarten programs. A full day kindergarten or all day kindergarten program is a program in which pupils attend school each weekday for approximately six hours. The growing number of all day kindergarten programs can be attributed to a change in the
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My initial Kindergarten reflection Based on my observations from watching the teachers in the videos combine with teaching kindergarten 7 years ago and being a primary teacher after that‚ my thoughts on the role of teachers in kindergarten are now somewhat confused. When I was a Kindergarten teacher‚ we still had themes and critical pathways were just being introduced (although not called as such). In general‚ our focus as a kindergarten team was mainly literacy based: print-rich classrooms
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Marykris A. Rivera BEED 3D [POT2] A Detailed Lesson Plan in Science (Kindergarten) I. Objectives: A. Identifies the different means of transportation. B. Classifies the different means of transportation. II. Subject Matter: “Means of Transportation” Reference: “Me and My World Textbook for Kindergarten” pp. 58-62 Materials: real objects‚ pictures‚ charts Chapter III: Me and Other Things Vocabulary: land transportation‚ air transportation‚ water transportation. Science
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Attending kindergarten is mandatory in most states‚ but not all require a full-day kindergarten program because of economic cost. However‚ during recent years there has been in increase in popularity for full-day kindergarten. Currently there are half-day and full-day kindergarten programs‚ but they vary by state and sometimes each districts in the state. A half-day program means students attend three hour classes in either in the morning or the afternoon. Full-day program is when students attend
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Full Day Kindergarten; The First Step in a Long‚ Successful Way of Life. Vera Kuznetsova Public Speaking CALC On September 2010 more than 600 schools across Ontario opened their doors for a new program full-day kindergarten. This project is supposed to help parents to build a better future for their children. Almost every parent has a daydream in which she or he wants to see his or her child’s success. The project of full-day kindergarten can drive this dream to a reality. This
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Kindergarten By James E. Gunn “Kindergarten” is a short sci-fi story written by James E. Gunn in 1970. The story sets itself through a “not so bright” child’s unusual journal‚ which he in his kindergarten is assigned to keep throughout seven days. The journal keeps his thoughts about a special task his kindergarten teacher has given him. He’s been told to develop a creation of life by playing with solar systems and astronomical environments. The fact that we follow his progress from drawing
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In regards to the newly state-mandated‚ textbook-based curriculum for Kindergarten‚ I am apprehensive to the benefits of such said curriculum for children so young. Although textbooks cover lots of information in a given subject they aren’t nearly as effective as age-appropriate literature in their ability to interest children in the area of topic and getting them excited about learning. Kindergarten aged children will most likely see typical textbooks as boring and/or overwhelming. At this age
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Twenty-First Century Kindergarten Gina R. McCarthy ECE 311 Dr. Moore July 12‚ 2011 In the seventies‚ kindergarten consisted of song singing‚ snack time‚ little instruction and nap time in a half day setting. Now‚ in the twenty-first century‚ it consists of; math‚ reading‚ science and the fine arts in a seven hour day five days a week. The competitiveness of kindergarten in the twenty-first century includes academic standards traditionally reserved for upper elementary students. The
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Natassja Libson Professor Funk English 1121 8 April 2011 Full Day Kindergarten Full day kindergarten should be mandatory and of no extra cost for all of the elementary schools. This will boost the children’s academic achievement. The children that are exposed to full day kindergarten will learn more in literacy and mathematics than those in half-day kindergarten. The students that are in a full day program get to spend more time on their math‚ writing‚ and reading activities. The full day students
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Achievement 1. Children who attend full-day kindergarten learn more in reading and math over the kindergarten year than those in half-day programs. (Lee‚ Burkam‚ Honigman‚ Meisels‚ 2002) This is after adjusting for learning differences associated with race/ethnicity‚ poverty status‚ fall achievement level‚ sex‚ class size‚ relative amount of time for subject area instruction‚ and the presence of an instructional aide. (ECLS study) 2. Children in full-day kindergarten have higher achievement test scores
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