Kindergarten Curriculum presentation 2009 2010

1. Welcome toKindergarten!

2. Welcome to Kindergarten!
I will introduce you to kindergarten and to our classroom.
If you have any questions during my presentation, please raise your hand and wait to be called on.

3. Supply List
6- packages 8 count crayons
6 -packages 16 count crayons
1-pair of scissors
24- glue sticks
1-package markers
2-packages #2 pencils
5-highlighters (yellow, green, blue, pink and purple)
1-package of cap erasers
1-wide rule composition notebook (BLACK and WHITE)
1-plastic folder with pockets & brads (YELLOW)
1-plastic folder with pockets & brads (GREEN)
1-mat for rest time (on the floor, labeled with name)
1-package of Dry Erase markers
1-backpack (no wheels and labeled with name)
1-lunchbox, optional (labeled with name)
2-white socks, (for dry erase board erasers)
1-package of index cards 4x6
1-package of playdoh
3.5mm plug headphonesLast Modified: Jun 05, 2009

4. Class Schedule
7:30-7:50 Attendance, Morning Work, DEAR Time (Drop Everything And READ)

7:50-8:00 Morning Show/Pledge of Allegiance/Attendance

8:00-8:45 Writers Workshop/Handwriting

8:45-9:00 Calendar Math/Math Songs/Weather

9:00-9:30 Teacher PE (Outside Play)

9:30-11:00 Literacy Centers, Guided/Shared Reading, Phonemic Awareness Songs

11:00-11:30 ART (TH), Quiet Reading Time/RtI/Snack

11:30-12:00 Math/Math Centers

12:00-12:20 Social Centers (MTWTH), Yoga Exercising (F)

12:23-12:53 LUNCH (Line B---Tables 10-18)

12:55-1:00 Clean Up from Lunch

1:00-1:45 Science/Social Studies

1:45-2:00 Pack-up, Read Aloud, REVIEW DAY

2:00-2:05 Dismissal

5. All About Me
My name is Bethany "Beth" Salomon. This is my seventh year of teaching. I taught one year of 5th grade in New York, and have been teaching six years of kindergarten in Florida. I graduated college from Buffalo State College in Buffalo, New York with a Bachelor's and a Master's in Elementary Education and Reading. I enjoy cooking, reading, knitting and playing with my dogs Haylie and Lacey.
I am excited to be your child's teacher this year, and I look forward to meeting you and your child!

6. Classroom Rules
Our classroom rules are simple:
*Listen and follow directions
*Keep hands and feet to self
*Be kind to others
*Leave candy, toys and gum at home
*Learn, learn, and learn!

7. Behavior Management
Purple = Outstanding Behavior!
(Student will receive a PURPLE smiley face in folder)
Green = Good Behavior!
(Student will receive a GREEN smiley face)
Yellow = Warning
(Student will loose 5 minutes of recess or Fun Center time, and YELLOW will be marked in the folder with a note describing the behavior displayed)
Red = Unacceptable Behavior
(Student will loose recess and/or Fun Center time, and RED will be marked in the folder. Either a parent-signed note or phone call home will indicate the disruption represented in the classroom)

8. Behavior Management
Each child has been given a folder that he/she is responsible for bringing to and from school each day. Enclosed in this folder will be a monthly calendar. You will be able to see how your child behaved each day by the color I have indicated on the calendar. Please initial each day to see your childs progress.
Please be reminded that I do give warnings before I change the cards to give your child a chance to correct the behavior at hand. If for some reason the behavior is not corrected, after the warning, I will change your childs card. At the end of the day, I will ask your child why they were on yellow or red, and I will write their explanation in their GREEN folder. At that time, I will discuss briefly with your child about the behavior they displayed, and I will help them come up with a positive solution for the next time.

9. Reading
Demonstrates Alphabet Knowledge
Identifies letters by name (upper and lower case) in random order.
Uses Reading Processes Effectively (Demonstrates Phonemic Awareness).
Recognizes that words are made up of a series of sounds.
Recognizes rhyming patterns and rhyming sounds.
Matches words with the same beginning sound/ending sound.
Identifies sounds heard at the beginning, middle, or end of a word.
Blends individual sounds to form a word.
Matches spoken sounds to letters in print.
Makes meaningful predictions about text using word patterns, phonics, language patterns, and structures.

10. Reading
Demonstrates Concepts of Print
Demonstrates left to right page sequence
Demonstrates awareness of text progression (left/right; top/bottom).
Demonstrates return sweep.
Demonstrates awareness that print, not pictures contains the message and that the message remains constant.
Indicates cover, title, title page, front, and back of book.
Indicates a letter, a word, a first letter, a last letter, an upper case letter, a lower case letter, and the space between words.
Demonstrates an awareness of the function of periods, question marks, exclamation points, and quotation marks.

11. Reading
Demonstrates Effective Reading Behaviors

"Reads along" when being read a familiar text.

12. Reads books from memory or with picture support daily.

13. Reads and listens to text for a variety of purposes (pleasure reading).

14. Self-selects materials for reading and listening.

15. Participates in discussions and activities related to text and across texts.

16. Asks and answers questions about material that has been read or heard.