Welcome to Curriculum Night  My background & experience  Looking forward to a successful year with your child.  Your child’s success depends on support at school and at home.

Texas Essential Knowledge & Skills (TEKS)  Curriculum is based on TEKS that were developed by the state of Texas.  Bang Elementary Kindergarten Curriculum addresses the TEKS throughout the day

For more details concerning TEKS you can access the following website. Or go to the Cy-Fair website at: curricu/elkind/kindergarten. htm

Language: Print Concepts  Find the front of the book.  Where do I start to read?  Which way do I go when I read? (left to right)  Where do I go when I get to the end of a line? (return sweep)  Point to the words while I read. (one-to-one matching)  Frame a sentence.

Language: Print Concepts (continued)  Where does the sentence start and end?  Know what a period is for. (end of that sentence or thought)  Frame a word. Frame two words.  Frame a letter. Frame two letters.  Frame the first and last letter in a word.  Frame a capital letter.

Language: Reading  Beginning - - track each word - - later pull finger away for fluency  Use letter sounds to help read (get mouth ready)  Use picture clues  Find a part you know (sh)

 Do I know a word like this? (cat - - bat) (like - - hike)  Use context clues (does it make sense?)  Level end of the year (check comprehension) Language: Reading (continued)

Language: Alphabet  Identify all capital and lowercase letters of the alphabet and give their sounds. (give the sound with the lowercase letter)  a - - g

Language: High Frequency Words  35 sight words - - attached flashcards  Say them quickly  Find them in stories and books  Spell them

Language: Writing  Write first and last name on a baseline (capital and lowercase letters)  Far-point copying  Near-point copying  Writing level needs to be a 2 by the end of the year

Writing Levels Stages of Writing / Spelling Development  Stage 0 – Experimenting – scribbling  Stage 1 – Emerging – letter strings  Stage 2 – Developing – phonetic spelling  Stage 3 – Capable – more detailed  Stage 4 – Fluent – 1 st grade

Math:  Calendar (identify day, month, year)  Sort by shape, size, color, or any other attributes  Counting activities with use of concrete objects  Count by 1’s, 5’s, and 10’s to 100  Identify numerals 1-30  Recognize, identify, and create patterns  Simple addition and subtraction with concrete objects

Technology

Social Studies (in Developmental Centers)  Chronology  Location  People and customs  Citizenship

Science (in Developmental Centers)  Living and non-living  Patterns and events in environment  Use scientific tools to gather data  Use senses to classify and record observations

Miscellaneous Items  Report cards –sign the jacket and return –keep what is inside  Book orders  Parent conferences –please sign up tonight

Parent Conferences Please sign up for your parent conference tonight. More detailed information on curriculum and your child’s progress will be discussed at parent conferences.

Thanks for Coming to Curriculum Night Looking forward to a successful year with your child!! For additional information see Cyfair web site at: