Transcript What you should expect to see in a kindergarten classroom.

Kindergarten
Curriculum
Welcome to the
Kindergarten
Curriculum Night
What you should expect to
see in a kindergarten
classroom
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Children actively engage
Simultaneously occurring activities
Large/small group and independent activities
Appropriate pencil paper tasks
Hands on activities
Active participation
Sharing
Positive reinforcement/encouragement
Independence
Creativity
Parent volunteers
Communication Arts
Harcourt School Publishers
• Phonological Awareness
• Reading Comprehension
• High Frequency Words
• Robust Vocabulary
• Writing
Communication Arts Skills
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Upper and Lower Case Letters – recognizing and writing
Letter Sounds
Auditory Discrimination
Rhyming
Deletion
Phoneme Blending
Segmentation
Word Building
Sight Words
Pseudo Words
Dictation
High Frequency Words – Sight Words
Enrichment/Robust Words – Word Wizard Words
Communication Arts Materials
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Alpha Friends Alphabet Program
Alphabet Homework
Harcourt Reading Series
Big Books
Emergent Reader Books
Games
Projects
Journals
Writing Activities
Pizza Hut Book It
Reading Program
Harcourt: Alpha Friends
Alphabet Program
Alphabet
homework
High Frequency Words
42 Sight Words
I
A
My
The
Go
Was
To
Like
He
And
Come
Here
This
Said
Me
For
Where
Do
Of
You
Look
One
Two
See
What
Up
Down
Friend
We
Want
Out
Who
Any
Are
They
She
Good
There
Give
Little
That
Have
Developmental Stages of
Writing
Writing
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Interactive Writing
Independent Writing
Journal writing
Prompted writing
Types of Print
• Ingomar Print
• Book Print
• Listening and Speaking Skills
– Super Sack
– Student of the Week
(Beary Special Person)
Math
Calendar
Numbers
Patterns
Tallying
Odd/Even
Grouping
Money
Estimation Jar
Harcourt Schools Publishers
Chapters
1. Sort and Classify
2. Patterns
3. Numbers 0-5
4. Numbers 6-10
5. Geometry & Fractions
6. Numbers 10-30
7. Number Patterns (count by 2, 5,& 10)
8. Money, Time
9. Measurement
10. Data, Graphing, & Probability
11. Addition
12. Subtraction
Science/Health
Land, Water, Air
Five Senses
Dinosaurs
Healthy Body/Dental Care
Plants
Animals
Scientific Investigations/Tools
Social Studies
Civic/Government
Social Living Self Esteem Feelings
Rules Laws Cultural Diversity
Friends
Geography
Map
Globes
Economics
Money
Occupations
School Workers
History
Famous People
Holidays
Traditions
Calendar
Bullying
September – Cooperative
October – Respectful
December – Compassionate
January – Discipline
February – Diverse
March – Honest
April – Safe
May – Involved
June - Friendly
Parent Communication
• Inklings – PTO
• Tyler Student Information System
[email protected]
Parent Communication
Parent Volunteer
Calendar
Good News Envelopes
Parent Communication
Conferences –
Assessments
November, May
Communication Arts/Math - fall, winter, spring
Portfolios
Observation
Report Cards –
Notes
January, June
Discipline
1. Warning
2. Name on board & note to
parent
3. Time out
4. No recess
5. Call from principals office
We will strive to
enrich each child
academically, while
fostering what is
developmentally
appropriate.