Effects of Quiet Time to Kindergarten Pupils of Talon Elementary School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

It's essential for everyone to have a balance of the noise that comes along with everyday life, and times for silence to relax. Most people today are bombarded with a deluge set of activities. Young children nowadays are no excuse in this busy world, with their daily activities, they become too busy to have their quiet time.In Department of Education Order no.47, series 2016 or the Omnibus Policy in Kindergarten Education, a 10-Minute quiet time was included in the Kindergarten Class Program known as Blocks of Time.

The purpose of this research is to analyze the effects of the inclusion of the 10-minute quiet time to kindergarten pupils in their performance during the story-telling time, the routine after the quiet time

METHODS

This study is qualitative research wherein data was collected through observation on kindergarten pupils' participation in the storytelling time right after they have their 10-minute quiet time. Children’s' proficiency in answering the questions after the story, their skill to retell and their ability in relating the story in their personal lives were particularly observed in this study.

RESULTS

The result showed that after a 10-minute quiet time, most pupils tend to become more focus and attentive on the storytelling activity and they become more active in participating during the storytelling discussion. Out of 50 kindergarten pupils, 85% or 42 pupils were able to answer the questions, retell and relate the story to their personal experiences.

DISCUSSIONS

Young learners are diverse and were raised differently in nature and background; they used to have a different preference in the learning environment.

Findings of this research are typically relevant only to the class being observed and may yield different results in other kindergarten class.

Providing the young learners time to have some rest after an hour and a half of studying in a class, somehow gave them a moment to regain their strength not just physically but mentally and emotionally as well.It is very important that teachers systematically planned the lesson every day and that teachers provide students, developmentally appropriate activities that would tickle their minds, and encourage them to be actively engaged in the lesson for them to be holistically developed. There are many factors to consider in children's development in school particularly in their performance, so effective classroom management does matter a lot.