A Day in the Life of the
Junior Kindergarten Program
Meeting: The Junior Kindergarten
(JK) children meet together to choose
daily jobs, such as Weather Reporter or Number Line Helper. Each day, the
children track the number of days of school in preparation for our grand 100 day
party. The children also utilize Weekly Readers, a resource which provides
detailed information on a variety of subjects such as historical figures,
healthy habits, and holidays celebrated throughout the world.
Centers: Along with planned activities relating to the week's unit,
children can choose from the wider variety of resources the JK room has to
offer. Jazz music in the listening center, building a skyline in the block
area, working with the word box in the writing center, water play in the sensory
table, creating three -part patterns in the math area, and sculpting with clay
in the art area are typical choices.
Journals: Each day children have the opportunity to be authors and
illustrators as they work on their own personal journals. Afterwards, they
dictate their stories to their teacher, who then creates a book for the children
to bring home.
Playground: The JK children enjoy the playground in the mornings and
afternoons. children may use the equipment or engage in imaginative play
with friends.
Spanish: On a daily basis, the Spanish teacher visits the JK class and
reviews weekly vocabulary through stories, games, and songs. Children look
forward to choosing a favorite song from the Spanish song bag.
Gym: JK children participate in group or independent activities such
as yoga, obstacle course, and freeze dancing in the gym.
Highlights of the Day
While learning about Community Helpers, the JK children brought their own
ideas to dramatic play and turned the area into an animal hospital, where they
brought stuffed animals for an examination. The children used
stethoscopes, surgical masks, and gloves to examine the animals and gave them
shots and bandages when needed. To complete this project, the JK classes
visited our neighborhood animal hospital and met the doctors who help care for
the JK's own classroom guinea pig.
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