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Case: Kindergarten Center Time
As a Kindergarten teacher, I am torn between allowing students to participate in centers daily, or not allowing them to participate in centers to allow for more instructional time. I find it very hard to teach every subject within one day, so many times, there is not time for centers. I do allow my students to go to the playground daily, but I simply do not have enough time left over within a day to allow them to participate in centers within the classroom as well. I know that participating in centers allows Kindergarten students to learn social and cooperative skills, but I just don't have time to allow them to do this everyday. What could I do in my classroom to make sure that these skills are being taught, with instructional time being used to its fullest to ensure that all of the standards are being taught?
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
I teach pre-k, and while I honestly do not like center time, I know how important it is for the students to learn the social skills. Unfortunately, the powers that be do not understand that center time is important for this age and add more and more things in making it almost impossible for teachers to implement this time. Maybe you could put a time limit on it on certain days and then other days allow them to have the full time. I normally look at my day and see what activities I have planned. If I notice the activities are going to be longer that day, I make my center time shorter in order to allow for that. I don't know if there is any right or wrong solution, but it is important that the students have that time to learn how to interact appropriately. |
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Rating
| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
No
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| The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
No
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| The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue |
No
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| The suggested solution is original |
Yes
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| Comments: This solution seems like it could be confusing as the schedule would be inconsistent and this age group needs consistency |
| Rated On: June 9, 2015 4:33 pm |
| Rated By: VeHyge |
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Rating
| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
No
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| The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
No
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
No
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| The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue |
No
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| The suggested solution is original |
No
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| Comments: I do not agree. I think it is important for students to have a stable routine. |
| Rated On: October 16, 2020 6:08 pm |
| Rated By: GebyXu |
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