Welcome to Curriculum

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2016Oakwood

Elementary

Graduated from Bethel University with a BA in Elementary Education (K-6) with a PrePrimary Endorsement

Taught 1st grade last year in Maple Grove

Enjoy spending time with family and friends, walking, traveling, cooking and reading

Fun Fact: I attended Wayzata Public Schools since 1st Grade!

A Little About Me

7:35 Doors open 7:45 Tardy Bell

7:40-8:00 Arrival

Kindergarten Schedule

8:00-8:30 Morning Meeting (Large Group)– Shared reading and Read Alouds– ‘Book Talk’ story elements – plot, character,

setting, sequencing, making predictions, retelling story with details, and identifying main idea, author and illustrator

– Work on reading and writing sight words and amazing words

– Sound work – blends, digraphs, vowel work

Kindergarten Schedule8:00-9:25 Language Arts Block

Kindergarten Schedule

8:30-9:25 Language Arts Table Work and Work Jobs

– Phonics work, class books, literacy centers, handwriting, writer’s workshop, journals, guided reading, small group work

9:25-9:35 Morning Break -- Brain Break!-- TumbleBooks-- Go Noodle

Language Arts Block

Kindergarten Schedule

9:35-9:50 – Whole Group Math– Introduction of math concepts,

reviewing math vocabulary, group math games

9:50-10:15 – Math Table Work– Combination of individual and small

group math work – math journals, math games, hands on math manipulatives

9:35-10:15 Math Block

Kindergarten Schedule

10:15-10:25 Lunch prep10:30-10:50 Lunch10:50-11:10 Recess11:10-11:55 Quiet Time

Lunch and Quiet Time

Kindergarten ScheduleAfternoon Schedule

11:55-12:15 Afternoon Meeting– Calendar time, weather, number and

letter practice12:15-1:00 Theme Project

-- Science, health, social studies, and computer lab1:00-1:15 Snack Time and Clean-up

Kindergarten Schedule

1:15-1:45 Free Choice Time– All centers open– Small group/individual pull-out• Guided reading, testing and teacher-student

conferencing1:45-2:10 Flex Time– Review of the Day– Theme Activities and Practice– Read with partner

2:10-2:20 End of the day – Kindergarten dismissed at 1st bell

Afternoon Schedule

• Language Arts: Reading Street series from Scott Foresman. (Text variety, reading and writing skills)

• Literacy/Writing: Scott Foresman, leveled readers/book sets, and Lucy Caulkins.

• Handwriting: Handwriting without Tears (letter formation sheets and workbooks) and Zaner-Bloser Handwriting pages

Curriculum

• Math: Kindergarten Everyday Mathematics (numeration, operations/computation, data, chance, measurement, geometry, patterns, and functions).

• Social Studies: Pearson: My World, Here We Are curriculum

• Health: The Great Body Shop (nutrition, illness prevention, safety, etc)

• Science: District kits (trees, fabric, wood/paper) plus additional themes

Curriculum

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