CURRICULUM NIGHT A Day in the Life of Your Kindergartner

ARRIVAL

SETTLING IN

We turn in our folders, use manipulatives at tables…

chat with our friends…

and add a cube to our attendance stick or morning question.

CLASS MEETING: calendar, schedule, number of days in school

SHARED READING/ WRITING

SNACK:

We practice good eating manners…

and socializing with others. We all notice each others’ healthy snacks!

WORKSHOP: “MUST DO” CENTERS

DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS Fine and gross motor skills Creative and artistic expression Receptive and expressive language and vocabulary Independence Responsibility Self-help

ACADEMIC AREAS (IN COMPLIANCE WITH MASSACHUSETTS FRAMEWORKS) Literacy TRADITIONAL LITERATURE ~ Mother Goose Rhymes ~ Cumulative Tales GENRE ~ Differentiation between fiction & nonfiction AUTHOR STUDY ~ Eric Carle ~ Lois Ehlert ~ Donald Crews POETRY ~ Maurice Sendak

SCIENCE ~ Sunshine and Shadows ~ Investigating Water SOCIAL STUDIES ~ All about me ~ Family ~ Class/school community & rules ~ Map of classroom & school ~ Westwood’s helpers ~ Purpose of money

MATH INVESTIGATIONS IN NUMBER, DATA AND SPACE ~ Who Is In School Today? ~ Counting and Comparing ~ What Comes Next? ~ Measuring and Counting ~ Make a Shape, Build a Block ~ How Many Do You Have? ~ Sorting and Surveys

CHOICE:

involves independence,…

peer interaction, communication,…

negotiation and compromise.

LUNCH 12:00-12:30 with KP, 3C and 3S Early Release Wednesdays: no lunch served Kindergartners do not buy “Extras”

OUTSIDE RECESS Help your child Dress for the weather Practice buttoning,…

tying, zippering, snapping,...

turning clothing right- side-in.

READ ALOUD We settle in by listening to a chapter book after recess. Selections made based on theme, content and/or author

DISMISSAL We line up according to how we will get home. It’s been a great day in Kindergarten!