Does anyone remember 1/2 day kindergarten?

My oldest went to K for half a day and my youngest went all day. Both went to 1/2 day pre-K, this was their first exposure to a structured learning center. I honestly believe that my youngest learned more because of the extra time. Check to see if they do rest time? One of the schools that I sub at they have a structured rest time with a blanket and soft music. My daughter just sat at a table with their head down and listen to the teacher read. She developed a love for Junie B Jones, that way. Also, find out what time lunch is. Depending on the school, it will depend what time they will go to lunch. Find out if the teacher will have snack time. The big thing my youngest had to deal with was that she could not graze all day. So she is now in first grade and she still comes home starving.

Don't be worry. My daughter just 3 and a half years old but here where we live, she already need to go to school whole day every day, 5 days in a week. There's no problem at all, she just follow what she should do.

I remember going to preschool early in the morning like at 8:00 am and then came back home like at 2:00 pm. I never really had the opportunity to get 1/2 day kindergarten. Well, if you count our two-hour nap time we got, then it might have been half day. Anyways, I do not have any helpful suggestions to dispense to you. The best I can say is that she will get used to the change especially if she has friends that she will be looking forward to play with and if the teachers make kindergarten really fun for the kids. -Feel Free to Disagree!

Hello dear ersmommy. Your topic reminds me of my kindergarten days many years back. I used to be sent to the kindergarten by my parents when I about four till six. I went to the kindergarten in the morning and came back home for lunch and then went back there till it was dinner time. But there was one time when I was locked in the kindergarten when it was time to go back home for the rest of the day in the afternoon. I was completely forgotten by the teacher as I was sleeping in the small bed and when I woke up, it was already dark and my parents were looking for me everywhere. Finally they came to the kindergarten to find me crying at the window facing the lane. What a poor child of me! I will never forget about this unhappy experience as it has been deeply rooted in my mind. By the way, I hope that your kid is happy with the kindergarten she is in and will be getting used to the full-day kindergarten soon. Good luck, my dear friend.

Me, my younger sister and younger brother all had half a day Kindergarten. My bother went to pre-K because his birthday fell at the wrong time (October), then the next year he went to regular Kindergarten. I remember that I had morning K and my sister had afternoon, so she always got to sleep in. All 3 of my older children went to all day Kindergarten, I didn't realize that it had changed until we enrolled my oldest son. I didn't send any of them to preschool though. My oldest son went for a couple of weeks and hated it so I didn't force him to go. I was home anyway and he is now in the 4th grade and at the top of his class. My sister's older two childrem begged to go though, so they both went to pre-kindergarten and loved it. One is in the first grade and one is in pre-K now. As for advice on how to make it easier, I am not really sure. It was a little bit difficult on my daughter (who is now in the first grade) to go at first, but she quickly adjusted. I am sure your daughter will be fine once she gets used to the schedule change.

my son was in kinder last year and when I found out it was full day I almost lost my mind. And the fact that he came home with 30 minutes of homework every night just seemed so crazy too me. I mean when we were in kinder it was basically just a huge play time and there was no such thing as homework. They don;t get to play not and are expected as 5 year old to sit in a chair all day long. my son hated it, hes in first grade now and still hates school. So I'm not in the position to give any tips. I'd have to say any tips you get I would find helpful as well, lol

Make it exciting for her. Have her buy a new backpack, shoes etc and make a big deal out of it.

Yeah those were the days... actually our schools still have half day every day or you can pick all day everyother day and every other friday. Not sure if it is good for the kids or not... but I think the half every day would be the best!

My daughter did 1/2 days back in Canada but my son didnt go to preschool..Hell I even remember when I WENT 1/2 days LOL and thats going back some ;-)

My suggestions make sure your child gets plenty of sleep. I was an aide in a classroom and several students would come to school really tired and fall asleep in class. Second don't skip breakfast, as an empty stomach is hard to concentrate. If your rushed in the morning, then buy breakfast at school, so she will be ready to learn. I use to be able to quickly see who didn't eat and sent several students down to the office when they kept saying when is lunch. Be sure and act positive to the change. Our children quickly pick up when we don't like what is going to happen. We can help our children see the positive side of any situation. One great thing is children have more time to be with their friends and that is what my brother told his grandsons. They are looking forward to school.

When my boys were small, we had half day kindergarten and when I was in kindergarten that was in the fifties, it was still half a day. I cannot understand how anyone would suggest that the children go for a whole day. It might be because many parents are working full time and part of the day is spent in day care. Surely they do not expect the children to learn more than printing one to zero, printing simple words like dog and cat, and stuff like that. I suggest you find out what they are going to do the rest of the day.

I went to half day kindergarten. I went in the afternoon. My son went to kindergarten for the whole day. He was fine with it, but he was used to being at daycare all day while I was at work anyway. He did have a bit of trouble adjusting to sitting still all day though. No helpful suggestions here, but I hope you get some.

I like the idea of all day kindergarden. When I started going to kindergarden as a half-day, I think part of the reason for this was -- I'd never gone to school before. Now, my daughter goes to half-day preschool classes three times a week. I would hope that it is easier for her to transition to a full day class. But, maybe the switch from half-day three times a week to half-a-day five times a week is enough of a switch. Hard to tell. But, I always believe more education is better. I really do. I'm not always certain that our education system is entirely well-rounded, but it is better than nothing, right?

My son goes all day to kindergarden which it has been like that here for a while because I went to all day kindergarden. I have actually never heard of only going half a day. My boys both never went to daycare or anything because I am a stay at home mom. I stayed home with them and helped them learn things and play. My oldest son started last August and he does great. He loves kindergarden and all the new friends he has made at school. My youngest son will start this August and he should also like it. The only thing with my youngest son is that he runs off a lot and I'm not sure how he will do with that in kindergarden. He has the habit of walking off and not staying right with you. We have been trying to get him out of it, but it hasn't seemed to do much good. All in all I think your daughter will do fine because she will have all day to make friends, learn, play, nap, and all.

My daughter did all day Kindergarden last year. She loved it. She didnt know the differance. They did have rest time for the first half of the year. If you dont make a big deal out of it she wont either. And you will enjoy the extra time also. get a job or just enjoy the peace and quiet.

I'll be turning 40 next month so I went to kindergarten back in the relative dark ages. I went in the morning half day. It was no walk in the park and not a whole lot of fun. I had at the time undiagnosed learning disabilities. Yech! The poor teacher didn't know what was going on with me. She just thought I had a bratty disposition or something. * I had my disabilities figured out better after kindergarten and a few months of first grade in regular school. * I was then sent to a type of school that was designed to deal with children with various learning and behavior disorders. My brightness came out there.

it is tough for a little kid to go all day. thankfully my daughters both had morning classes when they were in jk and kindergarten (because they still napped in the afternoon...) it when they started grade 1 that it was tough for them. it took them about 3 months to get used to going to school all day...no suggestions, but i wish you luck!

We still have half days here, not enough funding for full day. If I wanted to pay $200/mo I could get it but it's not worth it to me. As much as they expect them to learn it would be a good thing! My older kids all made the transition rather smoothly, it wasn't a big deal to them. Of course they got to wait till 1st grade.....

Up until 2 years ago, our school had half day kindergarten, and last year they switched to full day. I have to say, my kids love full day kindergarten. It was hard for the first 3 weeks. Then they just kind of switched gears. They had so much more time to learn and play with their friends. I think your daughter will adjust pretty quickly, especially since girls are so social. Half day kindergarten was good, cause they weren't exhausted at the end, but the kids would then pester you for tons of playdates because they were not done "playing" with their friends.

My son started kindergarten the year they went to all day kindergarten here. He did fine with it. They have a rest period like in preschool. My daughter will start kindergarten next year and I think she will do fine with it too.