Kinder Daily Lesson Log (DLL) – 2nd Quarter | MATATAG Curriculum SY 2025–2026

Cher Eloisa
  • Last Updated: August 22, 2025
  • Next DTC DLL Q2 Upload: August 27, 2025

Planning lessons for Kindergarten is never just about ticking off competencies. It’s about creating meaningful, joy-filled days for our youngest learners. The Kinder Daily Lesson Log Quarter 2 becomes more than a set of plans if it is the rhythm of classroom life where play meets learning and curiosity blossoms. As shared in many lesson planning practices, context matters: the same lesson in two different classrooms will always look different. Why? Because each group of children brings their own energy, stories and wonder.

Imagine it’s Monday morning, and your learners arrive with sleepy smiles and stories from home. During Circle Time, one child talks about their family’s weekend trip to the market, while another proudly shares the song they learned from their grandmother. That spontaneous moment becomes the spark. You weave it into your DLL for language, values and even math (counting fruits!). This is the heart of lesson planning: connecting competencies to real-life contexts so children see meaning in every activity.

Quarter 2 is especially exciting because children are now more settled in routines. They start showing confidence, singing louder during rhymes, recognizing letters in their names and even negotiating roles during play. For us teachers, this is the moment to deepen lessons, guide social-emotional growth and nurture foundational literacy and numeracy. With the Kinder DLL 2nd Quarter MATATAG Curriculum, we are given a framework, but how we bring it alive is our artistry as educators.

Overview of Kinder Daily Lesson Logs for Quarter 2

Quarter 2 Kinder DLL brings both fun and challenge for teachers. On one hand, lessons like community helpers or modes of transportation are naturally engaging, children love pretending to be jeepney drivers, doctors, or market vendors. On the other hand, guiding discussions on values like honesty, respect, or love for country requires intentional strategies.

Teachers can expect:

  • Easy lessons: Naming days of the week, identifying shapes and colors in the community, or singing patriotic songs.
  • Challenging lessons: Introducing sequencing of events, encouraging children to express solutions to simple problems, or guiding respectful conversations about cultural differences.

At this stage, children are also developing early literacy skills: recognizing letters, matching sounds, and even writing their names. Numeracy is strengthened through comparing quantities, making patterns, and using non-standard measurements. These detailed competencies ensure that learners are ready for Grade 1 by building solid foundations in literacy, numeracy, and values.

Download Kindergarten Daily Lesson Logs – Quarter 2 (Weeks 1–8)
– MATATAG Curriculum SY 2025–2026

We’ve prepared ready-made Kindergarten Daily Lesson Logs (DLLs) for the 2nd Quarter to support your daily lesson planning and instructional delivery. These DLLs follow the MATATAG Curriculum and are aligned with the most recent DepEd standards.

How to Plan and Deliver These Lessons Effectively

Drawing from best practices in lesson planning, here are ways to make your Kinder DLL both structured and joyful:

  • Plan with context in mind. Connect DLL activities to the learners’ daily lives. Use market play for math, community songs for language and local games for physical development.
  • Balance play and structure. Circle Time can begin with guided storytelling, followed by free play that lets children explore roles and ideas introduced earlier.
  • Use Bloom’s domains in small ways. Let children remember letters, understand community rules, apply math in counting toys and analyze by sorting objects. Even at this age, they practice critical thinking through simple tasks.
  • Sequence content logically. As the lesson planning article suggests, think forward and backward, what have children learned before and how can today’s lesson prepare them for tomorrow’s?
  • Create space for reflection. Even in Kindergarten, children love sharing what they learned. A short “What I liked today” session at wrap-up time builds confidence and reinforces values.
  • Above all, remember that lesson planning is not about filling boxes but about designing experiences. The DLL is your tool; the classroom stories are what make it come alive.

Also Available Kindergarten Resources – Quarter 2 SY 2025–2026

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