brilliant beginnings michelle berkshire kristine davi jennie hossack janifer haddock jen mellow
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Brilliant Beginnings
Michelle Berkshire Kristine Davi
Jennie HossackJanifer Haddock
Jen Mellow
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Adopted Curriculum Materials
Includes:Big Books
Story BooksVocabulary Cards
Visual AidesSing-a-longs
Math manipulatives
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Splash Themes: Each last 4 weeks• My School and Me
• My Family and Friends
• Giants
• Choices
• Stories and Rhymes
• I Build! I Create!
• Things that Move
• Animals
• Changes
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Letter and Word Knowledge• Letter names and sounds• Identify letters in words
Written Expression• Copy letters• Write name• Draw pictures
o Fluency• Speak with proper tone• Listen to fluent reading
Literacy and Language • Phonological Awareness
• Syllables
• Rhyming
• Same/different Words
• Identify sounds in words
• Comprehension• Compare and contrast
• Connection to text
• Identify and retell information
• Predict
• Discuss/retell a story
• Oral Language/ Vocabulary• Follow directions
• Name objects
• Interpret illustrations
• Develop vocabulary
• Book/Print Awareness• Count words in a sentence
• Directionality of print
• Roles of author and illustrator
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Math Concepts• Geometry and Spatial Sense
• Shapes• Positional words
• Patterns
• Measurement• Compare
• Numbers and Operations• Compare sets• Count to 20 or higher• Count objects and sets• Identify numerals 1-10• 1-1 correspondence
• Problem Solving
• Data Collection
• Sorting by attribute(s)
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Social Studies
• Habitats
• Communities
• Families
• Cultures
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Science• Science Process
• Building
• Observing
• Investigating
• Science concepts• Patterns in nature
• Growing up
• Sun, moon, and stars
• Animals
• Plants
• Matter
• Senses
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Physical Development
• Gross motor
• Awareness of body parts
• Follow sequence of movements
• Coordination and balance
• Fine motor
• Cutting with scissors
• Gripping pencil/crayons correctly
• Eye hand coordination
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Dramatic Play
• We will be changing our dramatic play approximately every 4 weeks to follow the theme
• We will need your help in borrowing theme related materials
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Fine Arts and music• Draw pictures
• Create artwork
• Clap patterns
• Explore rhythm
• Singing songs
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Not all concepts will be taught to mastery
We use the early Learning standards set forth by Arizona Dept. of Education
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Social/Emotional Development
• Discuss emotions
• Express opinions
• Cooperate with others
• Care for classroom
• Respect and share with others
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Conscious discipline• Community of learners
• Focuses on social/emotional development
• Promotes positive behaviors
• Teaches various strategies
• Parent classes offered once a month
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Parent Helpers
• If interested in volunteering in class or help with parties, please fill out a volunteer packet.
• Stephanie has packets in the office.
• Siblings under 18 cannot come to volunteer.
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Newsletters and communication
• Newsletters are sent home weekly via email.
• Email is the best way to reach us!
• Parent boards outside each classroom to give updates.
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CBDM: Testing
• Online assessments done to monitor progress of skills
• Baseline assessments done at beginning of year on letter identification
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Conferences and Progress
• We will meet for parent/teacher conferences twice: October and March
• We will be sharing data with you via portfolios, data sheets, and checklists at these times.
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Pick up
• Please be prompt in picking children up.
• This time is our prep/lunch time.
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Forms
• Please fill out and return:
• Yellow Emergency card
• Student code of conduct form
**See classroom teacher if you need new ones
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Questions?