Kindergarten Night

Presented by:Buckland Mills Kindergarten

Teachers

Tonight’s Agenda How to prepare yourself and your child

for Kindergarten Math Investigations Typical day in Kindergarten

- curriculum overview- assessments

Where to go for help Kindergarten websites Questions

Things to do to prepare for Kindergarten

You Be there for your

child to help with homework and any issues that may arise during the school year.

Your Child Practice the

following: writing name, counting, colors, shapes, rhyming, letter recognition and sounds, coloring on own, and cutting skills.

Independence Skills Tying shoes Dressing self

(including buttons and zippers)

Independent bathroom skills

Asking for assistance

Basic manners

Our Day in Kindergarten

Morning MeetingLanguage ArtsSnackWriter’s WorkshopLunchEncore (music, art, P.E., computer lab, library, guidance)Quiet TimeMathScience/Social StudiesRecessStoryDismissal

Language Arts

Concentrates on the development of:

Oral LanguageReading

Written Language

Writing Workshop

Develop beginning writing skills such as:

-letter formation (Handwriting Without Tears)

-simple sentences-basic punctuation-simple stories-poetry

Social Studies

HistoryHolidays/EventsFamous Americans

GeographyBasic map skills and positions

EconomicsNeeds and wants

CivicsCommunity awarenessRecognize American symbols

Math Unit 1: Who Is in School Today?Classroom Routines and Materials Unit 2: Counting and ComparingMeasurement and the Number System 1 Unit 3: What Comes Next?Patterns and Functions Unit 4: Measuring and CountingMeasurement and the Number System 2 Unit 5: Make a Shape, Build a Block2-D and 3-D Geometry Unit 6: How Many Do You Have?Addition, Subtraction, and the Number System Unit 7: Sorting and SurveysData Analysis

Science

Scientific Reasoning and Logic Life Science Environmental Science Physical Science

Encore Music Art Library Computer Lab Physical Education Guidance

Recess

Recess involves the child in both gross motor and social/emotional skills

Assessments

Prince William County Schools assess yourchild using 2 different tests. These testsare conducted in the Fall and Spring.

PALS Test Phonological

Awareness Literacy Screening

rhyming wordsbeginning sounds

simple spellingsimple reading

DRA TestDevelopmental Reading

Assessment

Demonstrate reading skills by reading short books and answering

comprehension questions.

Buckland Mills Website

Websites

Portaportal.com (guest name: pwcsk1)

Starfall.com http://www.earobics.com/

gamegoo/gooeylo.html

Questions

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