Full Day Kindergarten
Community Consolidated School District 62 is excited to announce the implementation of Full Day Kindergarten at our elementary schools. This transformative initiative will be launched next school year, beginning with Iroquois Community School in July of 2026, and our 10-month elementary schools in August of 2026.Our journey begins July of 2026



Why is District 62 moving to Full Day Kindergarten?
What does the full-day program look like?
What are the benefits of purposeful play?
Purposeful play is intentional and allows students time to practice their skills. It promotes language development, supports social emotional growth and helps develop executive functioning skills.
Here's a peek at a day in the life of a Full Day kindergarten student
- 90 - 100 minutes of literacy
- Explicit and Systematic Phonics Instruction
- Vocabulary Development
- Comprehension
- Writing
- 80 minutes of math
- Number Recognition and Correspondence
- Problem Solving
- 60 minutes of Specials (Art, Music, PE, Science)
- 40 minutes of intentional play
- Oracy and Language Development
- Social-Emotional Skills
- Executive Functioning
- Lunch, recess, social emotional learning, What I Need (WIN), social studies



How can I prepare my child for taking this big step into kindergarten?
As partners in your child’s educational journey, there are skills that we encourage your child to practice in anticipation of entering kindergarten.
- Build independence
- Getting dressed
- Packing bags
- Solving problems independently
- Cleaning up toys
- Fine motor skills
- Coloring with crayons
- Writing with a pencil
- Cutting with scissors
- Social emotional
- Ask for help
- Sharing
- Following two to three step directions
- Literacy
- Engage with books for extended time
- Recognize / write name
- Know letter names
- Math
- Counting
- Identify numbers 1-10
- Recognize shapes
Construction
Pepper Construction and STR Architectural Partners have continued to partner in the construction and renovation of eight campuses in the school district.
Below are the progress updates for the campuses currently impacted:



