Here is an example of a kindergarten weekly schedule. Also, we teach religion because we’re a Catholic School.Įvery school is different and this will have a lot to do with how you set up your schedule. We don’t do social studies or science every day. We also have a half day during the week (ours is Monday). For example, we have different specialties on different days. Of course, this doesn’t look exactly the same every day. Read about my 10 Favorite Activities in Our Kindergarten YearĪbove is a sample daily kindergarten schedule. Not much has changed besides nap time going away to be able to do science AND social studies. From the middle of the year on, I take nap (rest) time out so we’re able to focus on more subjects. Toward the middle or later in the year, I have found that kindergarten students develop a stamina where they are able to push through their day without needing a built in rest time. Kindergarten Daily Schedule (End of the Year) Read about setting up your classroom here: 7 Tips for Your Classroom Set Up That is something you need to think about when creating your own kindergarten schedule. Kindergarteners are little learners, they can only focus for so long before they get bored, tired, disengaged. Notice, we typically spend about 30 minutes focusing on one subject. I’ll do one unit of science and then focus on one unit of social studies.) Beginning of the Year Scheduleĩ:45 – 10:20 Snack and Recess (We go out 15 minutes before the rest of the school)ġ:30 – 2:00 Science or Social Studies (I alternate by unit. The one major difference between my kindergarten schedule int he beginning of the year and the end of the year is nap (or rest) time. They just came from preschool (many of them). I like to think of incoming kindergarteners as preschool students because essentially that’s what they are.

Kindergarten Daily Schedule (Beginning of the Year)īeginning of the year kindergarteners are VERY different from end of the year kindergarteners. Here are two kindergarten sample schedules for the beginning of the year and end of the year.

Throughout the year, my kindergarten schedule changes slightly. A kindergarten schedule has changed so much! Where are all my full day kindergarten teachers?! It is crazy to me to think that these kiddos are in school for the same amount of time as a third grader or a fifth grader or an eighth grader! I don’t know about you but when I went to kindergarten, we had a half day program, we had nap time and most of the day we colored and played.

Timetable chart for kindergarten