Welcome to Curriculum
Night!2015-
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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