Kindergarten
Our kindergarten program at DCCC is licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Education and our curriculum is guided by the Pennsylvania Kindergarten Standards. We offer a supportive and enriching environment where children can explore, discover, create and learn through a variety of hands-on experiences. We offer monthly field trips to nearby locations as well as visiting a few of the on campus buildings such as the Planetarium, Tree House, Trout Gallery and Green House. The children also volunteer monthly at Project Share to help with food distribution. Small group, large group and individual activities are provided throughout the day as well as continuous STEM activities. Children are guided to develop independence, cooperation, respect, responsibility, confidence and a love of learning. New for the 2019-2020 school year the Kindergarten program will be implementing 10 weeks of cultural diversity lessons each semester along with a Language component into the curriculum. The children will be learning Chinese/Mandarin in the Fall and French in the Spring. These experiences will be taught by Dickinson College student interns in collaboration with Dickinson's language department.
Staff:
Brittney Polinka
Infectious Disease Plan for Kindergarten
Kindergarten Conitnuity of Education Plan
The Kindergarten weekly lesson plan is sent through the parent communication app, or can be shared by request after submitting a waiting list application.
Daily Schedule
| 7:15-8:00 | Drop Off in Bunny Room (Before Care Only) |
| 8:00-9:00 | Wash hands, free play in Kindergarten Room (Before Care Only) |
| 9:00-9:30 | 9:00 Kindergarten Day Starts Morning Meeting (Greeting, Morning Message, Jobs, Attendance, Calendar, Number of the Day) |
| 9:30-9:55 | SNACK/D.E.A.R (Drop Everything And Read) Time |
| 10:00-10:30 | Writing Workshop (mini-lesson, independent write and share) |
| 10:30-11:00 | Free Choice Center Time/ clean up |
| 11:00-11:20 | Science/Social Studies/SEL Learning |
| 11:20-11:25 | Music and Movement Activity |
| 11:25-1:00 | Lunch/Cleanup/bathroom/recess/water break |
| 1:00-1:45 | Workstations (Guided reading groups, guided literacy, handwriting, word work, science, social studies, art, writing) |
| 1:45-2:10 | Literacy (Read aloud, mentor text, shared reading) |
| 2:10-2:40 |
Math (whole group and/or centers)
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| 2:40-2:50 | News/Wrap Up/Pack up |
| 2:50-3:15 | Free Play/Brain Break 3:00 End of Kindergarten Day |
| 3:15-3:35 | Snack/bathroom/book time (After Care Only) |
| 3:35-3:45 | Book time (After Care Only) |
| 3:45-5:30 | Free Play Kindergarten Room/Outside/Big Room (After Care Only) |
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