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It takes a village….It takes a village….

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Engaging ActivitiesEngaging Activities Twenty First Century technologyTwenty First Century technology Nurturing and Challenging EnvironmentNurturing and Challenging Environment

Working together…Working together…

North Carolina Standard Course of North Carolina Standard Course of StudyStudy

Thinking Maps and Thinking Maps and Graphing SkillsGraphing Skills

Playing together….Playing together….

Kindergarten…Kindergarten…a very busy a very busy

place!place!

KaleidoscopesKaleidoscopes

Rotating lessons in Science, Math, and Social StudiesRotating lessons in Science, Math, and Social Studies Interactive, hands-on activities that correlate with our Interactive, hands-on activities that correlate with our

Standard Course of Study guidelinesStandard Course of Study guidelines Each classroom rotates to each Kindergarten room to Each classroom rotates to each Kindergarten room to

participate in different activities that will allow maximum participate in different activities that will allow maximum exposure to our unit objectivesexposure to our unit objectives

It takes a village…..our Kindergarten staff interacts and It takes a village…..our Kindergarten staff interacts and gets to know each of our Kinder Panthersgets to know each of our Kinder Panthers

Collaborative planning and integration of subjects across Collaborative planning and integration of subjects across the curriculumthe curriculum

Fun & engaging for studentsFun & engaging for students

Here’s just a few of our Here’s just a few of our KaleidoscopesKaleidoscopes

Community Community HelperHelper Day Day

Our Community HelpersOur Community Helpers

Five Senses Five Senses KaleidoscopeKaleidoscope

TastingHearing

Seeing

SmellingTouching

Holidays & Customs Holidays & Customs KaleidoscopeKaleidoscope

Math KaleidoscopeMath Kaleidoscope

Measurement

Numbers &Operations

AlgebraGeometry

Data AnalysisMath

Our Special ClassesOur Special Classes

Computer LabComputer Lab Science LabScience Lab MediaMedia ArtArt MusicMusic Physical EducationPhysical Education

Special Guests and Special Guests and EventsEvents

Field Trip AdventuresField Trip Adventures

Heritage TheatreHeritage Theatre Children’s Home FarmChildren’s Home Farm Butterfly FarmButterfly Farm Greensboro Natural Greensboro Natural

Science CenterScience Center

All I Ever Really NeededAll I Ever Really Neededto Know…to Know…

I Learned in I Learned in

KindergartenKindergarten!!

By Robert FulghumBy Robert Fulghum

Most of what I really need to know

about how to live, and what to do, and how to be,

I learned in Kindergarten.

Wisdom was not at the top of thegraduate school mountain, but there in the sandbox.

These are the things I learned:

Share everything.Share everything. Play fair.Play fair. Don’t hit people.Don’t hit people.

Put things back where you found them.Put things back where you found them. Clean up your own mess.Clean up your own mess. Don’t take things that aren’t yours.Don’t take things that aren’t yours.

Say you’re sorry when you hurt somebody.Say you’re sorry when you hurt somebody. Wash your hands before you eat.Wash your hands before you eat. Flush.Flush.

Warm cookies and cold milk are good for Warm cookies and cold milk are good for you.you.

Live a balanced life.Live a balanced life.

Learn some and think someLearn some and think some

and draw and paint and draw and paint

and sing and danceand sing and dance

and play and workand play and work

some….every day.some….every day.

Take a nap every afternoon.Take a nap every afternoon.

When you go out in the world,When you go out in the world,hold hands and stick together.hold hands and stick together.

Be aware of wonder.Be aware of wonder.

Remember the little seed in the plastic Remember the little seed in the plastic cup. The roots go down and the cup. The roots go down and the plantplant

goes up and nobody really knows how goes up and nobody really knows how or why, but we are all like that.or why, but we are all like that.

Goldfish and hamsters and white mice and even the Goldfish and hamsters and white mice and even the little seed in the plastic cup—little seed in the plastic cup—

they all die. So do we.they all die. So do we.

And then remember the book about Dick and Jane And then remember the book about Dick and Jane and the first word you learned, the biggest word and the first word you learned, the biggest word of all:of all:

Look.Look.

Everything you need to know is in there Everything you need to know is in there somewhere. The Golden Rule and love and basic somewhere. The Golden Rule and love and basic sanitation, ecology and politics and sane living.sanitation, ecology and politics and sane living.

Think of what a better world it would be if Think of what a better world it would be if we all—the whole world—had cookies and we all—the whole world—had cookies and milk about 3 o’clock every afternoon and milk about 3 o’clock every afternoon and then lay down with our blankets for a nap.then lay down with our blankets for a nap.

Or if we had a basic policy in our nation and Or if we had a basic policy in our nation and other nations to always put thing back other nations to always put thing back where we found them and clean up our where we found them and clean up our own messes.own messes.

And it is still true, no matter how old And it is still true, no matter how old you are, when you go out in the you are, when you go out in the world,world,

it is best to hold hands it is best to hold hands

and stick together!and stick together!

We look forward to working together….

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