Daily Schedule

I get a lot of e-mail asking about my daily schedule, so I thought I would post it here for you all to see.  My schedule can change throughout the year and of course from year to year.  Here is what it looks like right now:

Hope that helps a bit!

Daily Schedule Cards

 

I’ve had lots of requests for my daily schedule cards.  This daily schedule is super important in my classroom because we refer to it all.the.time.  The children like to know what’s coming next, and I always TRY to let them know if something is going to be different! I also hang the digital date cards from my calendar pack above it, so it is easy to find.

This is part of our daily routine, and right next to our daily focus wall (coming soon!) at the front of our room!

I’m offering my cards to you today!  I really, really wish that I could customize these for you, but I just don’t have the time to do it! :( Sorry!  So, if you can use these, great! If not, sorry!  I’ve included a few blank ones at the end so you could hand write any other subjects/classes you might use. Just click the image to download!

PS – My doc called back today and the radiologist said that it wasn’t bronchitis, but pneumonia. blegh. So, sick day for me tomorrow.  My principal sent me this:

She knows me too well. I will *try* not to work!

Schedule–Part 2!

Earlier this spring, I posted about my morning work schedule.    I constantly am changing my schedule to make everything fit! As the kiddos start to be able to listen longer, work longer, and so on, my schedule changes to meet their needs.  One thing I always struggle with is having enough time to fit it all in!

One thing that I have noticed from many other schedules that other bloggers have posted is that there is no rest time or free play time. We are lucky enough that our district has not told us to let those important times in a 5 year olds day go! I know that if I eliminated these times in the day, I would have more time to fit things in, but I’m just not ready to let them go!  (And I don’t think my little babies are ready either!)

So, I allow for 25 minutes of rest time in my schedule (this time evolves into quiet reading, dictation, additional writing, etc. as the children mature – but it is always dark in the room with quiet music!), and an additional 30-40 minutes of free play at the end of the day. The free play is just that – free play! I have a separate time for literacy and math centers.  Sometimes, I will pull small groups to do art projects or other activities (as well as individual assessments).  I also have about 25 minutes for recess.  Throughout the day we have lots of songs and dancing too! 

I am wondering --- what does your schedule look like? How do you fit it all in?

Here is a sample of my schedule/lesson plans from the beginning of the year:

 (Yes, I know, my plans are detailed – I have to do it that way otherwise I forget!!)

{Click HERE if you would like to download them}

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And, from the end of the year: (As you can see, both rest time and play time have shortened –“to get ready for first grade!”)

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With all that said, I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to see your daily schedules and hear about how you fit everything in!  Do you have a play time and rest time? Did your district require you to cut those times out? 

Link up with me and share your schedule! (Be sure to grab my button for your post!)