Participation of public kindergarten children in selected activities 5 days a week, by length and size of class and teacher preparation: Spring 1993

Table 49.

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                                      |         |    Percent of kindergarten classes participating in
                                      |         |                      activity every day
                                      |         |--------------------------------------------------------
              Activity                |  Total  |    Length of    | Size of kindergarten |Teacher majored
                                      |         |   kindergarten  |      class           |in early child-
                                      |         |      class      |----------------------| hood education
                                      |         |-----------------| Less  |20 to | More  |---------------
                                      |         |Full-day|Half-day|than 20|  25  |than 25| Yes  |   No
--------------------------------------|---------|--------|--------|-------|------|-------|------|--------
                  1                   |    2    |   3    |   4    |   5   |  6   |   7   |  8   |   9
--------------------------------------|---------|--------|--------|-------|------|-------|------|--------
Listening to stories read aloud ......|      90 |     91 |     90 |    87 |   92 |    91 |   91 |     89
Running, climbing, jumping, and       |         |        |        |       |      |       |      |
  other gross motor activities .......|      58 |     72 |     48 |    55 |   57 |    64 |   60 |     56
Free play ............................|      66 |     72 |     62 |    64 |   67 |    67 |   67 |     66
Choosing from a set of specific       |         |        |        |       |      |       |      |
  options (like building blocks,      |         |        |        |       |      |       |      |
  objects, or books) .................|      69 |     72 |     67 |    69 |   71 |    65 |   72 |     66
Using objects for math or science ....|      49 |     61 |     41 |    48 |   51 |    48 |   53 |     45
Dramatic play, arts and crafts, music |         |        |        |       |      |       |      |
  (creative activities) ..............|      64 |     66 |     63 |    62 |   65 |    66 |   68 |     60
Using worksheets for literary skills .|      14 |     25 |     13 |    21 |   18 |    17 |   19 |     18
Using worksheets for math or science .|      18 |     20 |      9 |    17 |   12 |    15 |   16 |     12
--------------------------------------|---------|--------|--------|-------|------|-------|------|--------

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Kindergarten Teacher Survey on Student Readiness. (This table was prepared April 1994.)

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