Welcome to Curriculum Night

ChaparralKindergarten 2015-

2016

What do you remember about Kindergarten?

Past vs. Present• Kindergarten now is not like your

kindergarten.• Using scissors, shapes, colors,

writing name, knowing some numbers and some letters are things we consider “preschool” skills.

• Reinforcement at home is SO important!!!

• We are a partnership- we need to work together to help your child be successful!

Daily Routine/Schedule• 8:10-8:30 a.m. Warm Up• 8:30-9:30 a.m. Math• 9:30-9:45 a.m. Snack/Recess• 9:45-10:40 a.m. Writing/Phonics• 10:45-11:15 a.m. Lunch/Recess• 11:15-11:45 Rest/Read Aloud• 11:45-1:00 p.m. Language Arts• 1:00-1:15 p.m. Snack/Recess• 1:30-2:15 p.m. Specials• 2:15-2:40 p.m. Class Wrap Up• 2:40-2:50 p.m. Clean Up• 2:55 p.m. Dismissal

Playground• Snack- children are expected to sit down and eat

their snack first and then they can go and play.• All students are to go down the slide on their

bottom.• No rough play. • Keep our hands to ourselves.• No pretending or playing of guns.• Not allowed to walk in the dirt around the tree. • Let’s keep our playground clean!

– Please reinforce the need to throw trash away into the trash can.

Behavior SystemClip Chart Advantages:•Students are acknowledged for positive behavior choices.•Students feel a sense of accomplishment when they make good behavior choices and move their clip up. •Students who have had to move their clip down always have the opportunity to improve and clip up later in the day, thus they continue to stay motivated to make positive behavior choices.

• Language and Math Standards• National Standards that almost all states

have adopted• Common ground for all kindergarten

students in the country

http://www.corestandards.org/

Common Core Standards

Common Core Standards

Math

Language Arts

Operations and Algebraic Thinking

Geometry

Numbers in Base Ten

Counting and Cardinality

Mathematical Practices

Measurement and Data

Reading Informational Text

Language and GrammarWriting

Reading Literary Text

Speaking and Listening

Foundational Skills

Journey to Reading• Print concepts• Phonemic

awareness• Phonics• Vocabulary• Comprehension• Small groups will

be implemented daily for personalized instruction at your child’s reading level.

Guided Reading• Phonics review• Sight Word review• Introduce a focus skill

– Phonics skill, decoding skill, comprehension skill

• Read a leveled reader– Skill focus each day

• Students will take home the book to read at home– It’s okay to read a book more than

once!– Find words or letters within a book– Check for concepts of print- letters,

words, sentences– Notice punctuation and spaces.

• Beginning in 2nd Quarter, expect a new book every 2 days at the beginning, once a week later in the year

Writing• Mini-lesson

– Focuses on a specific skill/idea that the children are encouraged to try out during writing time.

• Writing time– Students are encouraged to draw

& write about self-selected topics.– I conference with students during

this time to discuss their writing.• Sharing

– A time where we share our drawing/pictures and celebrate the wonderful work we are doing.

• Write From the Beginning– Thinking Maps– Rubrics

• 5 Star Sentences– Capitals, spaces, punctuation,

neatness, sound/spelling

Kindergarten Math

Addition/SubtractionThrough 10

Patterns

Non-StandardMeasurement

Counting

2-D and 3-D Shapes

By 1sBy 10sBy 5s

Comparing

Kindergarten Science

Rocks & Soil

Plants and Animals

5 Senses

Push and Pull

Weather & Seasons

Kindergarten Social

StudiesAmerican Symbols

Presidents & Important Americans

Maps & Globes

National Holidays

Jobs and Community

Parent Resources There are many resources available to

help your child this year.– ABC, blends, and digraphs chants– Class Website– Scholastic book orders

• Sent home monthly and have a lot of great books for your child to develop skills and practice reading fluently.

– www.starfall.com is a great site for reading games, online books and comprehension.