A Day in the Transitional Kindergarten Classroom

Washington School Kingsburg Elementary Charter School DistrictMrs. Ying Lee- Transitional Kindergarten Teacher

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Placement Criteria Birth date: Priority to Sept-Dec. Pre-K Assessment DIBLES to confirm placement and provide

guide to interventions

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Focus Social/Emotional development Oral language Phonemic awareness Letter names and sounds Motor skills Handwriting Listening skills Number sense

Standards Alignment

Blending of Preschool Foundations and Kindergarten Standards

Curriculum guide for ELA and Math

Daily Schedule

8:10 – 8:25 Opening8:25 – 9:50 Language Arts9:50 – 10:10 Recess10:10 – 10:55 Math10:55 – 11:20 Lunch11:20 – 11:45 Math Centers11:45 – 12:00 Phonemic Awareness12:00 – 12:30 Recess12:30 – 12:55 Writing/Social Studies/ Science12:55 – 1:25 ELD/Centers1:25 – 1:40 Pack up

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Curriculum differences between traditional and transitional kindergarten at Washington School, Kingsburg Transitional kindergarten Traditional kindergarten

Curriculum

English Language Arts Leveled readers, PALS, Road to the Code, Stepping Stones to Literacy, dramatic play

Houghton Mifflin Reading California Medallion Edition, PALS, leveled readers

Mathematics Mountain Math, Touch Math, Activities that Integrate Math and Science

(A.I.M.S.)

California HSP Math , PALS

English Language Development Alpha Chants and Avenues – Hampton Brown,

SIOP and SDAIE strategies

Avenues – Hampton Brown

SIOP and SDAIE strategies

Social Studies, Science, Music, Art, P.E. Integrated themes, AIMS, choral music, rhythmic instruments, thematic art,

Integrated Themes,

Assessments - ELA DIBELS (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills), Pre-K assessment, Emerging Literacy Survey, Children’s Progress Academic Assessment, Evan Moor Assessment Task for ELA, DRA2

DIBELS, DRA2, District Benchmarks, Common Formative Assessments, Pre-K assessment

Assessments - Math Math - Evan Moor Assessment Task for Math, Children’s Progress Academic Assessment,

Benchmarks, Common Formative Assessments

English Language Development Assessments CELDT, ELD portfolio CELDT, ELD Portfolio

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Instructional Strategies Kinesthetic activities

- physical phonics

- tapping out sounds

- I Can Spell mat Learning through music/songs

- concept songs and chants

- rhyming rhythm

- Greg and Steve

- Dr. Jean

- using musical terms to teach reading Puppets/Dramatic Play

- phonemic awareness

- story telling (literature, math)

Instructional Strategies Hands on

- Elkonin boxes

- Handwriting Without Tears

- Math manipulatives/games

- AIMS

- Stamp to Learn Realia

- vocabulary building

- oral language

- phonemic awareness

Carpet Time

Letter of the week routine Listening for words that begin with the letter/sound Beginning sound sort

Shared Reading Read Alouds Phonemic Awareness Phonics

Free Flow Stations

Teacher Table Art Table Seatwork Literacy Centers

Everyone begins with their seatwork and as they finish, they can choose to go to the art table or their centers. I will call students by groups to my table.

Teacher Table Guided Reading

- book handling

- concepts of print

- reading strategies Phonemic Awareness

- Stamp to Learn

Oral Language

- realia

- sequence cards Phonics

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Centers Science Writing center Listening center Math center Word work Computer

Math

Calendar Whole Class Shared Experience Centers Small group

Kingsburg Elementary Charter School District Website www.kingsburg-elem.k12.ca.us

Washington School Transitional Kindergarten

Email: ylee@kingsburg-elem.k12.ca.us

Phone: (559) 897-2955

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