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NUTS AND BOLTS FOR TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN:PREPARING OUR YOUNGEST STUDENTS TOSUCCEED IN KINDERGARTEN
Washington School Kingsburg Elementary Charter School DistrictMrs. Shirley Esau, Principal
KINGSBURG ELEMENTARY CHARTER SCHOOL DISTRICT
Charter district for 16 years. ADA 2300 Grades TK-8 6 school sites all grade specific
TK DEMOGRAPHICS
Students
Male 24
Female 22
EDY 84.7%
ELL 14
Speech & RSP 2
Speech Only 6
504 1
White 26
Chinese 3
Asian Indian 2
Declined to state 13
CURRICULUM
Using what resources we have for kindergarten and modifying it to be developmentally appropriate.
California Common Core Standards
Preschool Foundations
ASSESSMENTS
Kingsburg Pre-K assessment
Children’s Progress Academic
Assessment
DIBELS Next
Developmental Reading
Assessment
Emerging Literacy Survey
Benchmarks
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MRS. YING LEE - PIONEERING TEACHER
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MRS. MANA TRANSITIONAL K TEACHER
Teaching one on one with EL to help him understand small, medium and large.
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DAILY SCHEDULE 8:10 – 8:25 Opening 8:25 – 9:50 Language Arts 9:50 – 10:10 Recess 10:10 – 10:20 Calendar 10:20 – 10:55 Math 10:55 – 11:20 Lunch 11:20 – 11:40 Math (reteach) 11:40 – 11:55 PALS 11:55 – 12:30 Recess 12:30 – 1:00 Writing/Science/Social Studies 1:00 – 1:30 Centers/Reteach 1:30 – 1:40 Pack up
INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
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Early Literacy and Pre-reading Skills
Phonemic awareness
Oral language development
DEVELOPMENTAL INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES Kinesthetic activities
- physical phonics
- tapping out sounds
- I Can Spell mat Learning through music/songs
- Songs/Chants
- rhyming rhythm
- Greg and Steve: Listen and Move used for teaching action words
- using musical terms to teach reading Puppets
- phonemic awareness
- story telling (literature, math)
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
Hands on
- Handwriting Without Tears
- Touch Math
- AIMS
Realia
- vocabulary building
- oral language
- phonemic awareness
CENTERS FOR EXPLORATION AND ORAL LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
Science – making and recording observations ABC center Listening center Math center Puppet/Dramatic Play Word work Computer
Bring a balance between teacher directed and child directed learning.
YEAR 2 TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN Options: All students spread through out the
kindergarten classes or district Looping Move by cohort Kingsburg moved by cohort
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KINGSBURG ELEMENTARY CHARTER SCHOOL DISTRICT WEBSITE
www.kingsburg-elem.k12.ca.us Washington School Transitional Kindergarten
www.tkcalifornia.org Email: