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NUTS AND BOLTS FOR TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN:PREPARING OUR YOUNGEST STUDENTS TOSUCCEED IN KINDERGARTEN

Washington School Kingsburg Elementary Charter School DistrictMrs. Shirley Esau, Principal

KINGSBURG ELEMENTARY CHARTER SCHOOL DISTRICT

Charter district for 16 years. ADA 2300 Grades TK-8 6 school sites all grade specific

WASHINGTON SCHOOL

TK DEMOGRAPHICSStudents

Male 24Female 22EDY 84.7%ELL 14Speech & RSP 2Speech Only 6504 1White 26Chinese 3Asian Indian 2Declined to state 13

TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN RATIONALE

KINGSBURG PRESCHOOL NETWORK

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CURRICULUM

Using what resources we have for kindergarten and modifying it to be developmentally appropriate.

California Common Core Standards

Preschool Foundations

ASSESSMENTS

Kingsburg Pre-K assessment

Children’s Progress Academic

Assessment

DIBELS Next

Developmental Reading

AssessmentEmerging Literacy

Survey

Benchmarks

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MRS. YING LEE - PIONEERING TEACHER

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MRS. MANA TRANSITIONAL K TEACHER

Teaching one on one with EL to help him understand small, medium and large.

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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    

ENVIRONMENT

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INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT

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Early Literacy and Pre-reading Skills

Phonemic awareness

Oral language development

INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS FOR MATHEMATICS

Number sense

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)

INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES Hands on

- Handwriting Without Tears- Touch Math

- AIMS

Realia- vocabulary building- oral language- phonemic awareness

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.

YEAR 2 TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN Options: All students spread through out the

kindergarten classes or district Looping Move by cohort Kingsburg moved by cohort

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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