Good point Lori-
In our district even the schools where they stayed half day feed the Ks a
brunch and lunch. They eat lunch right before or after school.
Since the length of the day must be a unified decision by all teachers at
that school, in our district we have 3 out of 10 schools full day, 3
I started out the year with 32 in all day K, my first year from switching
from AM-PM.
I have had 28 since some movement of children in September. My wonderful
district gave me a terrific additional teacher to help in the morning and
switched all my prep to the PM. The only problem I am
Nancy
All day K is mandatory now in Maryland. What it did for us was give us the
time to teach comprehension strategies through read alouds each and every day.
I was sold on the value of it when I walked into an all day K classroom our
first year (about three years ago) and having a
Nancy,
My district switched to all day kindergarten 10+ years ago and it has been
wonderful. We are able to slow the pace and make time for meaningful learning
experiences.
One of my fondest memories is working with kindergarten comprehension study
after reading the first edition of Mosaic
To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org
Date: Saturday, February 21, 2009 7:42 PM
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] All Day K
Nancy,
My district switched to all day kindergarten 10+ years ago and it has been
wonderful. We are able to slow the pace and make time for meaningful learning
experiences.
One
