Upcoming Events

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02 / 23 / 2012 09:00 - 11:00
4,5 Concert for Youth

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24

02 / 24 / 2012
Spirit Day

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24

02 / 24 / 2012 17:00 - 19:00
Fish Fry

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29

02 / 29 / 2012 08:20 - 09:00
Mass Grades K-4

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29

02 / 29 / 2012 11:30 - 12:30
5, 6, 7 to Choralfest at Gross High

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Content/Skills

Activities

Assessments

Resources

1.1 Read and write using a variety of word recognition strategies

 

(1.1)

a. use phonics to read write and spell

-shared writing

-sight word practice

-manipulating letters tiles in pocket chart

-guided reading groups

-daily practice of consonant and vowel sounds (small group)

-locate letters in print (small/whole group)

-daily writing journals

-listen to books on CD

Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Assessment:

-Writing Vocabulary

-Concepts About Print

-Letter Identification

Observations/Anecdotal Evidence

Six Trait Writing

Whole group discussions

Daily student work

Literacy Work Stations: Debbie Diller

Guided Reading: Fountas and Pinnell

Welcome to Kindergarten: Bonnie Brown Walmsley and Debra Redlo Wing

Promethean ActivBoard

Starfall.com

Lakeshore Instant Learning Centers

PBSkids.org

Playing with Poems: Zoe Ryder White

1.2 Demonstrate phonological awareness

(1.2)

a. exhibit knowledge of letter sounds

b. identify lowercase and uppercase letters of the alphabet

c. identify and generate rhyming words

d. say the initial, final, and vowel sounds of simple one-syllable words

-daily practice of consonant and vowel sounds

-locate letters in print

-shared writing

-daily writing journals

-alphabet puzzles

-alphabet stamps and play-dough

-flashcards

-poetry – identify rhyming words

-rhyming picture cards

-listen to books on CD

-locating words in classroom

-magnetic letters – sort by characteristics

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1.4 Demonstrate knowledge of the organization of print when reading and writing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1.4)

a. identify the front cover, back cover, title, author, title page of a book

c. follow words from left to right and top to bottom on a printed page

d. identify print (rather than pictures) as the feature being read

e. identify roles of author and illustrator

f. follow pages sequentially when reading

-shared reading

-shared writing

-guided reading

-writing mini-lessons

-books on CD

Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Assessment:

-Writing Vocabulary

-Concepts About Print

-Letter Identification

Observations/Anecdotal Evidence

Six Trait Writing

Whole group discussions

Daily student work

Literacy Work Stations: Debbie Diller

Guided Reading: Fountas and Pinnell

Welcome to Kindergarten: Bonnie Brown Walmsley and Debra Redlo Wing

Promethean ActivBoard

Starfall.com

1.8 Respond to fiction and nonfiction text through writing, drawing, and verbal responses

 

a.  draw pictures or write sentences in response to selection (story map)

-daily reading journals

-shared reading

-small/whole group discussions

-attending Library/Media

-guided reading

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Content/Skills

Activities

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2.1 Print neatly and correctly

a. use appropriate starting points and strokes

b. use a left to right, top to bottom progression

c. use uppercase and lowercase letters with recognizable accuracy and comfort

-daily handwriting practice

-reading journals

-opportunities to write and/or draw freely

Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Assessment:

-Writing Vocabulary

-Concepts About Print

-Letter Identification

Observations/Anecdotal Evidence

Six Trait Writing

Whole group discussions

Daily student work

Literacy Work Stations: Debbie Diller

Guided Reading: Fountas and Pinnell

Welcome to Kindergarten: Bonnie Brown Walmsley and Debra Redlo Wing

Promethean ActivBoard

Starfall.com

Posters of proper handwriting formations

Picture dictionaries

Writing our Catholic Faith handwriting series

2.3 Write about familiar experiences, people, objects, or events communicating effectively

e. print full name correctly

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Content/Skills

Activities

Assessments

Resources

3.1 Speak in clear, complete, coherent sentences using standard English

 

 

 

 

(3.1)

a. share information, opinions, and tell stories

c. describe people, places, things, location, size, color, shape and action

d. recite short poems, rhymes, and songs

-group discussions

-read alouds

-calendar/morning meeting

Playing with Poems: Zoe Ryder White

Big Book of Poetry Posters: Great Source Education Group