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A Day in the Transitional Kindergarten Classroom

A Day in the Transitional Kindergarten Classroom. Washington School Kingsburg Elementary Charter School District Mrs. Ying Lee- Transitional Kindergarten Teacher. Placement Criteria. Birth date: Priority to Sept-Dec. Pre-K Assessment

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A Day in the Transitional Kindergarten Classroom

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  1. A Day in the Transitional Kindergarten Classroom Washington School Kingsburg Elementary Charter School District Mrs. Ying Lee- Transitional Kindergarten Teacher

  2. Placement Criteria • Birth date: Priority to Sept-Dec. • Pre-K Assessment • DIBLES to confirm placement and provide guide to interventions

  3. Focus Social/Emotional development Oral language Phonemic awareness Letter names and sounds Motor skills Handwriting Listening skills Number sense

  4. Standards Alignment • Blending of Preschool Foundations and Kindergarten Standards • Curriculum guide for ELA and Math

  5. Daily Schedule 8:10 – 8:25 Opening 8:25 – 9:50 Language Arts 9:50 – 10:10 Recess 10:10 – 10:55 Math 10:55 – 11:20 Lunch 11:20 – 11:45 Math Centers 11:45 – 12:00 Phonemic Awareness 12:00 – 12:30 Recess 12:30 – 12:55 Writing/Social Studies/ Science 12:55 – 1:25 ELD/Centers 1:25 – 1:40 Pack up

  6. Curriculum differences between traditional and transitional kindergarten at Washington School, Kingsburg

  7. Instructional Strategies • Kinesthetic activities - physical phonics - tapping out sounds - I Can Spell mat • Learning through music/songs - concept songs and chants - rhyming rhythm - Greg and Steve - Dr. Jean - using musical terms to teach reading • Puppets/Dramatic Play - phonemic awareness - story telling (literature, math)

  8. Instructional Strategies • Hands on - Elkonin boxes - Handwriting Without Tears - Math manipulatives/games - AIMS - Stamp to Learn • Realia - vocabulary building - oral language - phonemic awareness

  9. Carpet Time • Letter of the week routine • Listening for words that begin with the letter/sound • Beginning sound sort • Shared Reading • Read Alouds • Phonemic Awareness • Phonics

  10. Free Flow Stations • Teacher Table • Art Table • Seatwork • Literacy Centers Everyone begins with their seatwork and as they finish, they can choose to go to the art table or their centers. I will call students by groups to my table.

  11. Teacher Table • Guided Reading - book handling - concepts of print - reading strategies • Phonemic Awareness - Stamp to Learn • Oral Language - realia - sequence cards • Phonics

  12. Centers • Science • Writing center • Listening center • Math center • Word work • Computer

  13. Math • Calendar • Whole Class Shared Experience • Centers • Small group

  14. Kingsburg Elementary Charter School District Website • www.kingsburg-elem.k12.ca.us • Washington School • Transitional Kindergarten • Email: ylee@kingsburg-elem.k12.ca.us • Phone: (559) 897-2955

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