Download Kindergarten Reading Goals/Expectations 1 st Grading Period

Kindergarten
Curriculum
Night
September 14, 2015
Agenda
• Introduction
• Grading Period Timeline
• Kindergarten Curriculum/Goals/Expectations
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Reading
Math
Science
Social Studies
• Resources
• Housekeeping items
• Website Tutorial
Grading Periods
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Students are assessed over four 9 week grading periods.
The report cards will come home the following Friday after
the grading period has ended.
• These reports reflect the progress your child has made
toward various kindergarten objectives and uses a grading
system that reflects the TEKS
• Dates of the four 9-week grading periods
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1st grading period August 24 - October 16
2nd grading period October 19 - December 18
3rd grading period January 4 - March 25
4th grading period March 28 - June 2
Reading/Writing
Curriculum, Goals & Expectations
Balanced Literacy
Students will be taught to read and write using a
balanced literacy approach. This includes: read aloud,
shared reading, guided reading, independent reading,
shared writing and independent writing utilizing a
Readers & Writers Workshop approach.
Language Arts
1st Grading Period Curriculum
• Launching Readers & Writers Workshop
• Beginning Reading Strategies
• Word Study
– Letters & Sounds
– Sight Words
– Making Words
• Print Awareness/Concepts of Print
• Reading Comprehension
What is Reading Workshop?
• Reading workshop will occur daily in Kindergarten.
• It is a time where your child will practice their reading
skills independently.
• It is a quiet, independent and collaborative time.
• You will see children reading independently, with a
partner or in a small group.
What is Writing Workshop?
• Just like Reading Workshop, writing workshop will
occur daily in Kindergarten.
• It is a time where your child will practice their writing
skills independently.
• It is also quiet, independent and collaborative time.
Reading/Writing Workshop Structure
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Mini-Lesson
Independent Reading/Writing
Conferences with Teacher
Share time
Kindergarten Reading Goals/Expectations
Expectations 1st Grading Period
By the end of the first grading period, students should…
• Know (in 3 seconds or less)
– 26 out of 52 letters (upper and lower case)
– 13 out of 26 letter sounds
– 20 out of 100 high frequency words
• Identify
– beginning sound in a word
– front/back of a book, top/bottom of the page, tell about the cover,
show where to start reading, demonstrate word by word matching,
frame a letter, word, capital letter, period, and sentence
• Copy basic shapes
• Cut and copy lines
• Write & spell their first name correctly with appropriate
capitalization
Kindergarten Reading Goals/Expectations
• 1st Grading Period Writing Expectations
Students should…
– Write on topic (narrative)
– Draw recognizable pictures to represent ideas
– Begin to make letter-sound connections to write
simple words
– Uses letters and words to express a complete thought
– Writes left to write and top to bottom
– Retells self-generated writing
1st Grading Period Writing Task Samples
Kindergarten Reading Goals/Expectations
• 1st Grading Period Reading and Comprehension
Expectation
– Instructional level A in reading
• Level A text consists of short, predictable
sentences, mostly one-syllable words, one line
of text on each page, illustrations match print
very closely.
Kindergarten Reading Goals/Expectations
Expectations 2nd Grading Period
By the end of the second grading period, students
should …
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– 52 letters (upper and lower case)
– all 26 letter sounds
– at least 41 out of 100 high frequency words
• Produce the ending sound in a word
• Blend sounds to form a word. For example,
/b/-/ă/-/t/ says “bat”
Kindergarten Reading Goals/Expectations
2nd Grading Period
Writing Expectations
Students should…
• Write and stay on topic (narrative)
• Draw detailed pictures to represent ideas
• Use letter-sound connections to make simple words
• Begin to spell high-frequency words correctly using the
word wall
• Write left to right and top to bottom
• Begin to use spaces between words
• Begin to use capital letter at the beginning of a sentence
• Begin to use punctuation at the end of a sentence
• Read self-generated writing
2nd Grading Period Writing Task Samples
Language Arts
2nd Grading Period Curriculum
• Reading: Exploring Narrative Text
• Writing: Pattern Books & Writing for Readers
• Word Study
– Letters & Sounds
– Sight Words
– Making Words
• Print Awareness/Concepts of Print
• Reading Comprehension
Kindergarten Reading Goals/Expectations
2nd Grading Period
• Reading and Comprehension Expectation
– Instructional level B in reading
• Level B text consists of short, predictable
sentences, mostly one-syllable words, two or
more lines of text on each page.
Kindergarten Reading Goals/Expectations
3rd Grading Period Expectations
• Know at least 62 high frequency words
• Demonstrate listening comprehension-listen
to a story and respond to questions
• Produce rhyming words
• Form all capital letters correctly
• Separates sounds in spoken words (c-a-t)
• Write their first and last name with correct
spelling, formation, and capitalization
Kindergarten Writing Goals/Expectations
3rd Grading Period
Students should…
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titles appropriately in writing
letter-sound connections to make simple words
high-frequency words spelled correctly using the word wall
spaces between words
Write three or more steps in sequence
Includes details to elaborate
Draw pictures to match text
Begin to use capital letter at the beginning of a sentence
Begin to use punctuation at the end of a sentence
Read self-generated writing
3rd Grading Period Writing Task Samples
Language Arts
3rd Grading Period Curriculum
• Reading: Exploring Procedural Text, Super
Strategies & Poetry
• Writing: Procedural (How To), Fancy Pattern
Books & Poetry
• Word Study
– Sight Words
– Making Words
• Print Awareness/Concepts of Print
• Reading Comprehension
Kindergarten Reading Goals/Expectations
3rd Grading Period
• Reading and Comprehension Expectation
– Instructional level C in reading
• Level C text consists of simple predictable
sentences with varying patterns, one or two
syllable words, two to five lines of text on
each page.
Kindergarten Reading Goals/Expectations
4th Grading Period
• Know at least 90 high frequency words
• Demonstrate listening comprehension-listen to a
story and respond to questions
• Form all lower case letters correctly
Kindergarten Writing Goals/Expectations
4th Grading Period
Students should…
• Relate drawings and sentences to topic (expository)
• Write at least 3 ideas/facts about topic
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– letter-sound connections to make words
– high-frequency words spelled correctly using the word wall
– spaces between words
• Include details in text to elaborate such as adjectives and
adverbs
• Begin to use
– capital letters at the beginning of a sentence
– punctuation at the end of a sentence
• Teacher and student read student-generated writing
4th Grading Period Writing Task Samples
Kindergarten Reading Goals/Expectations
4th Grading Period
• Reading and Comprehension Expectation
– Instructional level D in reading
• Level D text consists of mostly simple sentences
with some longer sentences with varying
punctuation, mostly one-two syllable words,
many high frequency words, mostly simple
spelling patterns, two to six lines of text per
page.
Language Arts
4th Grading Period Curriculum
• Reading: Exploring Expository Text &
Exploring Narrative Text Part 2
• Writing: Persuasive Letter Writing, All About
Books (Expository), Narrative 3 Page Books
• Word Study
– Sight Words
– Making Words
• Reading Comprehension
Reading Assessment
• How is a student’s reading level determined?
– Reading Assessment
– Reading and comprehension are assessed
– Read at a 90-94% accuracy consistently (including
comprehension)
– Fountas & Pinnell is used for assessing reading
level
Resources for Additional Practice
• Websites for promoting literacy
• Websites for practice with letter recognition,
letter sounds and sight words
• Smartphone/iPad apps for practice
– Search sight words and children’s books
– istory app
Math
Curriculum, Goals & Expectations
The kindergarten math curriculum provides students with
mathematical experiences that help them develop number sense and a
positive attitude towards math that will continue through their school
career and their lives. We will build math knowledge utilizing a handson, problem solving approach and will learn about such concepts as:
numbers, greater/less than, coin identification, sorting, measurement,
number combinations, addition and subtraction.
Kindergarten Math Goals/Expectations
1st Grading Period
• Recognize numerals 0-5
• Write numerals 0-5
• Demonstrate quantity 0-5 & number
combinations 0-5
• Count sets of objects with one-to-one
correspondence up to 10.
• Name, sort & describe 2D shapes and identify
the criteria used for sorting.
Kindergarten Math Goals/Expectations
2nd Grading Period
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Recognize numerals 0-10
Demonstrate quantity 0-10 & number combinations 0-10
Write numerals 0 – 10
Decompose (breaking numbers apart) 2-5.
Generate a number one more than or one less than another
number up to 10
Count sets of objects with one-to-one correspondence up to 15 and
count forward & backward from 10.
Identifies sets with quantities more, less or the same amount up to
20.
Name, sort & describe 3D shapes and identify the criteria used for
sorting.
Graphing
Kindergarten Math Goals/Expectations
3rd Grading Period
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Recognize numerals 0-15
Demonstrate quantity 0-15 & number combinations 0-10
Decompose (break apart numbers) 2-10.
Count sets of objects with one-to-one correspondence up
to 20.
Generates a number that is one more and one less than a
given number up to 15
Counts forward and backwards to 20.
Identify penny, nickel, dime and quarter.
Model and solve addition & subtraction problems given
orally.
Count by 10s to 100.
Kindergarten Math Goals/Expectations
4th Grading Period
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Recognize numerals 0-20
Demonstrate quantity 0-20 & number combinations 0-10.
Decompose (break apart) numbers 2-10.
Generates a number that is one more and one less than a
given number up to 20.
• Count to 100 by 1’s starting with any number.
• Models and solves addition & subtraction problems when
given an equation.
• Measurement
– Compare two objects by length and identify longest & shortest
objects and compare two objects by weight longest & shortest
Science Curriculum
• 1st Grading Period
Unit
– Health & Body Parts
– Nutrition
• 2nd Grading Period
Unit
– Heat, light & sound
– Properties
• 3rd Grading Period • 4th Grading Period
Unit
Unit
– Weather & Patterns
– Motion
– Dental Health
– Earth
– Living and Nonliving;
Plants
Social Studies Curriculum
• 1st Grading Period Unit
• 2nd Grading Period Unit
– Me & My School
– Working in Groups
– Patriotism/Celebrate
Freedom
– Community Helpers
– Economics (JA)
– Map Skills
– The Election
– Fall/Winter Traditions
• 3rd Grading Period Unit
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Basic Human Needs
Texas Leaders
President’s Week/Patriotism
Digital Citizenship
City & Farm
• 4th Grading Period Unit
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City & Farm
Technology Past & Present
Spring Customs
Summer Celebrations
Housekeeping
Communication
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We feel that communication between home and school is a vital
part of your child’s education success. Parents and teachers are
working as a team.
Your child will be bringing home a binder every day in which we
will send home student work, notes, homework calendar, and
your child’s daily conduct chart.
This folder is also an open line of communication for you in
which you can send us notes, lunch money, questions, etc.
Our weekly communication will be via the newsletter on the
Kindergarten Team Website and Remind 101.
Kindergarten Conduct/Discipline
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Our philosophy of discipline is based on the belief that children need
affection and firm guidelines.
As a district we have adopted the strategies found in the Love and logic
program, which teaches the child to be responsible for their own
behavior and make responsible choices.
To establish structure and help children learn self-control, the children
will be guided to respect themselves and their peers through specific
directions, positive reinforcement, suggested new activities, and
responsible actions.
Please look at your child’s folder each evening to see how your child did
that day and the specific expectations they are required to follow.
Please remember to initial your child’s folder daily.
Positive Reinforcement
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Cheetah Bucks
Classroom Rewards
Grade Level Point System
Principal’s 200
Arrival
• Children will be permitted to arrive on campus and enter the school
building at 8:00 a.m.
• Children will go directly to their classroom.
• If your child is eating breakfast please remember they should be in the
cafeteria by 8:20.
• Breakfast is eaten in classroom.
• Please do not drop your child off for school prior 8:00 a.m. as there is no
adult supervision prior to that time.
• Children are expected to be in their classrooms by 8:20 a.m.
Water Bottles
• Students may bring a water bottle to school each
day filled only with water.
• The water bottle should have a sports lid that can
be closed.
• The sports cap reduces the incidents of spills and
is easier for your child to use.
• Please do not send water bottles that have a
twist-off top.
• Please label the water bottle with your child’s
name.
Snacks
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Please send your child with a nutritious snack every
day.
Examples of nutritious snacks are fruit, cheese,
pretzels,, grapes, crackers, cereal, etc.
Snacks of candy, fruit roll ups, or dessert foods are not
encouraged.
Please label their snack with their name.
Please do not place the snack in the lunchbox. It is
confusing to the children. Make sure your child knows
the difference in his lunch and snack. You may label
the snack.
Only water is allowed in the classroom.
Questions