Kindergarten Back-to-School Night powerpoint presentation at LdV.

2. Daily Schedule
7:55 Teachers pick up students
8:00-8:30 Opening: (calendar, songs, books, daily news, movement)
8:30-9:45 Stations (Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, Health)
9:45-10:00 Snack
10:00-10:30 Language Arts (Letter Work, Popcorn Words, Phonemic Awareness)
10:30-10:55 Activity Time
10:55-11:45 Run/Lunch Recess/Lunch
11:45-12:00 Literature
12:00-12:20 Pack Up and Magic Circle
Full Day Kindergarten Begins on Monday, September 24th.
*Full Day Kindergarten Schedule To Come*

3. Themes
August: Friends, Rules, The Gingerbread Man
September: Colors, Shapes, Apples, Fall
October: Community Helpers, 5 Senses, Harvest,
Halloween
November: Family, Friendship, Thanksgiving
December: Traditions, Transportation
January: Bears, Martin Luther King, Weather
February: Valentine’s Day, Symbols, Presidents, 100th Day
March: St. Patrick’s Day, Plants, Farm, Dr. Seuss, Weather
April: Flowers, Insects
May: Life Cycles, Cinco de Mayo, Mother’s Day
June: Water Safety, The Ocean, Father’s Day

5. Language Arts
Program: SRA Imagine IT!
Sound/Symbol Cards (Alphabet Cards)
Phonemic Awareness
Oral Language Development
Learning Modalities
Handwriting

6. What Makes Up Reading?
The Layers
Comprehension
Automaticity/Fluency
Decoding & Word Attack Skills
Alphabetic Knowledge/Phonics
Phonological/Phonemic Awareness
Concepts About Print
1/16/2004

7. Language Arts
Reading
Guided Reading Groups
Book(s) of the Week
Royal Readers Parent Volunteer Program
Raz-Kids Online Reading Program
Popcorn Words (High-Frequency Words)
End-of-the-Year Reading Goal: DRA Level 4

8. DRA Level 1 (Level A) DRA Level 2 (Level B)
•2-5 Words per line, 1 line per page •3-8 Words per line, 1 line per
•Repetition, predictable language page.
•No surprise endings •Repetitive pattern with 1-2
changes per page, predictable
Example: language
Page 1: I go to the park. •Pattern may change on last page
Page 2: I go to the store. Example:
Last page: I go to sleep. Page 8: We like to play house.
Page 9: We like to play hide and seek.
Last page: But we do not play with fire.
End-of-the-Year Goal:
DRA Level 3/4 (Level C)
•3-8 words per sentence. 1-2 lines per page.
•Pattern may vary on the first and last pages.
Example:
Page 1: Did you look for your shoe?
Page 2: I looked everywhere. My shoe is not there.
Page 3: Did you look under the bed?
Page 4: I looked everywhere. My shoe is not there.
Page 7: Did you look in your closet?
Last Page: Oh, no! I did not look everywhere. I did not look there.

9. Language Arts
Writing
Thematic Writing
Popcorn Words (High-Frequency Words)
Phonemic Awareness & Phonics Skills Support Writing
End-of-the-Year Writing Goal: Personal Narrative

12. Mathematics
Program: Everyday Math
Everyday Math Online
ExploratoryMastery
Hands-On and Conceptual

13. Science and Social Studies
Hands-On
Inquiry-Based
Class Projects
School Projects

14. Health
Curriculum: McGraw Hill Health and Wellness
Caring Schools Community Program
Habits of Mind
Snack & Lunch
Water
Running
CATCH Physical Education Program

18. Thank You!