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Washington School Kingsburg Elementary Charter School District Mrs. Shirley Esau, Principal

Nuts and Bolts for Transitional Kindergarten: Preparing Our Youngest Students to Succeed in Kindergarten. Washington School Kingsburg Elementary Charter School District Mrs. Shirley Esau, Principal. Charter district for 16 years. ADA 2300 Grades TK-8 6 school sites all grade specific.

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Washington School Kingsburg Elementary Charter School District Mrs. Shirley Esau, Principal

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  1. Nuts and Bolts for Transitional Kindergarten:Preparing Our Youngest Students toSucceed in Kindergarten Washington School Kingsburg Elementary Charter School District Mrs. Shirley Esau, Principal

  2. Charter district for 16 years. • ADA 2300 • Grades TK-8 • 6 school sites all grade specific Kingsburg Elementary Charter School District

  3. Washington School

  4. TK Demographics

  5. Transitional Kindergarten Rationale

  6. Kingsburg Preschool Network 6

  7. Using what resources we have for kindergarten and modifying it to be developmentally appropriate. Curriculum Preschool Foundations California Common Core Standards

  8. Assessments

  9. Mrs. Ying Lee - Pioneering Teacher • .

  10. Mrs. Mana Transitional K teacher • Teaching one on one with EL to help him understand small, medium and large.

  11. 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

  12. Environment

  13. Instructional Focus for English Language Arts and English Language Development Early Literacy and Pre-reading Skills Phonemic awareness Oral language development

  14. Instructional Focus for Mathematics Number sense

  15. 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)

  16. Instructional Strategies Hands on - Handwriting Without Tears - Touch Math - AIMS Realia - vocabulary building - oral language - phonemic awareness

  17. 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.

  18. Options: All students spread through out the kindergarten classes or district Looping Move by cohort Kingsburg moved by cohort Year 2 Transitional Kindergarten

  19. Kingsburg Elementary Charter School District Website www.kingsburg-elem.k12.ca.us Washington School Transitional Kindergarten www.tkcalifornia.org Email:sesau@kingsburg-elem.k12.ca.us

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