1. WELCOME TO PRE-K
Mrs. Kaplan
Room B

2. Our Classroom Schedule
9:00- Arrival and unpacking 9:10 Morning Meeting 9:30 Choice Activity 10:00 Snack 10:20 Small Groups/Centers 11:00 Music and Movement 11:10 Read Aloud 11:20 Pack-up and Dismissal

3. Arrival and Unpacking Skills Hanging coat and backpack
Following routine
Snack in cubby
Folder in bin
Sit on carpet

4. Morning Meeting Skills Months of the Year Days of the week Weather
Counting
Letter identification
Name identification
Reading a calendar

5. Choice Activities 2-4 Choices Skills include Language Arts Math
Fine Motor
Gross Motor
Social Skills
Arts

6. Small Group/Centers Assigned groups that change periodically
Teacher lead
Assistant Lead
Independent/Teacher Checked group

7. Music And Movement Music Movement Singing Instruments Dancing
Hand/body motions
Games
Exercise

8. Read Aloud Skills Attentive listening Reading comprehension
Recall/retell
Making predictions
Making Inferences

9. What will we work on this year?
Have a dominant hand and be able to cut along lines with scissors.
Hold pencils and crayons with the proper grip.
Sit quietly and listen without disturbing others.
Recall and follow 2 – 3 step directions (for example: pick up your paper, take it to your cubby and put it away).
Speak in understandable language using complete sentences.
Be able to fully take care of personal needs like dressing, going to the bathroom alone etc.
Be able to listen to a short story and then answer questions about what they just heard.
Be able to express emotions appropriately and at the right times.
Raises hand, no disruptions etc.
Recognize and be able to write their first name.
Recognize shapes and colors.
Recognize several numbers and count to 20.
Recognize several letters by sight and know some letter sounds.

10. What You Need to Know About Room B