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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wouldn't say unstructured time, but it isn't like they are sitting there doing worksheets.

So, for instance, part of the their "reading" time might be a project to draw pictures of things that start with the letter B and, if they want to and are able to, try to write the word underneath.  The kids might work on that project while the teacher works with a small group on reading.

And their math time might involve splitting up crayons evenly between their tablemates or something like that.  Or building something with blocks.

My kids' teachers also had singing time, classroom dance parties, they painted murals, sat in the circle and talked aobut their weekends, etc.

I found that 1st grade was the much harder transition where there was an expectation that kids were going to be sitting and working most of the day.   Kindergarten was really lovely, with a strong focus on making friends and making the kids feel comfortable in school.

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In our MCPS, kindergarteners do a ton of worksheets. I just looked over everything that came home in K last year in an attempt to organize, and there were at least five worksheets per week, sometimes more. In what MCPS K did they not do worksheets?[/quote]

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