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Swift School

Swift School. Kindergarten class of 2014-2015. Agenda for the Day. Kindergarten Curriculum Fun activities in kindergarten What you can work on over the summer School tour Classroom tour. How is kindergarten different from preschool?. Longer day 7:55a.m.-2:50p.m. Lots of work, no playing

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Swift School

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  1. Swift School Kindergarten class of 2014-2015

  2. Agenda for the Day • Kindergarten Curriculum • Fun activities in kindergarten • What you can work on over the summer • School tour • Classroom tour

  3. How is kindergarten different from preschool? • Longer day • 7:55a.m.-2:50p.m. • Lots of work, no playing • Learning to be independent

  4. Kindergarten Goals

  5. Literacy Phonics • Letter recognition • Sound recognition • Decoding words • High frequency words • Consonant blends • Long vowels • Vowel patterns

  6. Literacy Phonemic Awareness • Rhyming words • Isolating sounds • Blending sounds • Segmenting sounds • Syllables

  7. Literacy Print Concepts • Tracking print • Concept of word • Concept of letter • Beginning and end of sentence • Example • I like to play at the park.

  8. Literacy Comprehension • Retelling • Characters, setting • Beginning, middle, end of the story • Making connections to story • Problem and solution • Fiction vs. nonfiction

  9. Math • Counting to 100 • Identifying and writing numbers to 100 • Counting by 10’s, 5’s and 2’s • Shapes(2D/3D) • Math Vocabulary • (Position/location)

  10. Math • Measurements • Addition/subtraction • Number stories • Telling time • Fractions • Place value • Coins

  11. Writing • Labeling pictures • Inventive spelling • Writing complete sentences • Uses appropriate uppercase/lowercase letters • Punctuation (. ? !) • Writing a book/story

  12. Science • Animals • Five senses • Forces • Weather

  13. Social Studies • Community • Citizenship • Working together • Neighborhood • Holidays

  14. Fun Kindergarten Activities • Field Trips • International Assembly • Kindergarten Musical

  15. What to Work on Over the Summer • Learning to tie shoes • Zipping coats • Opening milk and food packages Fine Motor Skills

  16. What to Work on Over the Summer • Writing first and last name • Letter and sounds • Matching sounds to symbols • Tracking print • Speaking in complete sentences • Retelling a story Literacy

  17. What to Work on Over the Summer • Counting to 100 • Number identification • Recognizing the missing number • Location/position words • Shape recognition Math

  18. Kindergarten Packets • School supply list • Letters • Number grid • Sample missing number • Sample number identification • Classroom website

  19. Number Grid

  20. Number Identification

  21. Missing Number other

  22. 2014-2015 School Year • Kindergarten Orientation August 20, 2014 • 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. • Find out classroom/teacher • Please bring school supplies to Orientation

  23. Kindergarten Website • http://teacherweb.com/IL/Swift/Goodfriend • This will be our primary method of communication throughout the year • Updated weekly with important information

  24. Tour of the School • Ms. Duff room 109 • Ms. Titean room 112 • Ms. Goodfriend room 114

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