Kindergarten Kindergarten Curriculum NightCurriculum Night

2010-20112010-2011

Kindergarten Kindergarten Curriculum NightCurriculum Night

2010-20112010-2011

Melissa HolmesMelissa HolmesBarbara QuinnBarbara Quinn

Melody ThigpenMelody Thigpen

Reading

Concepts of Print Knows front and back of book Knows where to begin reading Knows left to right and top to bottom Points word to word when reading Knows difference between letters

and words

Continued Identifies punctuation marks: period,

exclamation point, comma, question mark, quotation marks

Connect stories to personal experiences

Demonstrates sense of story: beginning, middle, end

Important reading strategies when Important reading strategies when reading with your child:reading with your child:Read nightly with your childRead nightly with your childHave your child point to words while Have your child point to words while readingreadingUse picture clues (do not cover up pictures) Use picture clues (do not cover up pictures) Give them wait time (thinking time)Give them wait time (thinking time)Cross check visual and meaning cuesCross check visual and meaning cuesListening for sounds in wordsListening for sounds in words

ContinuedIdentifies characters, setting and events of storyIdentifies words that begin with the same soundRecognizes high frequency wordsReads or begins to readRetells events in story

Writing Writes left to right and top to bottom Writes most letters of the alphabet Uses inventive spelling when writing Uses spaces between words Reads or attempts to read own writing Writes simple sentences Demonstrates sense of story:

beginning, middle, end

Calendar Time Days of the week (what comes before

and after) Months of the year (what comes before

and after) Seasons (what comes before and after) Graphing (most, least, equal) Counting Patterns (AB, ABB, AABB) Alphabet and letter sounds Punctuation marks

Math Rote counting 1-30 or above by

end of year Identify numbers 1-30 out

sequence and draw the correct number of objects for each number

Reads and writes numbers 1-30 Uses ordinal numbers 1st-10th

Recognize equivalence in sets Shares equally between two people

and can explain ( same amount) Describes likenesses and

differences in shapes Model and use directional/positional

words Completes spatial visualization

tasks/puzzle

Copies and creates simple patterns with actions, words, and objects

(AB, ABB, AABB)

Kindergarten Promotion Guidelines

Letter Recognition and Letter Sounds Recognizes rhyme, generates rhyme,

beginning sounds and same sound(80%combined)

Concepts of Print 17/20 Math Profile Assessment 80% of

summative markings should be at Level III or IV

Writing Continuum Profile- Early Emergent Stage

Running Records Level:3-4 with retell 3or 4 Demonstrates grade level computer skills Age and maturity of student (social,

emotional, and physical) Attendance Record Prior Retentions Student growth, pertinent information, and

assessment considerations deemed appropriate to use in determining student’s readiness to perform successfully at the next grade level

High Frequency word recognition

Conclusion We hope that our presentation has

helped you understand all that is required of your kindergartener. Our goal is to make successful first graders out of your children by the end of the school year. Thank you for reinforcing everything that we cover during the day, at home. Thank you for your attendance.