1. Welcome Kindergarten Families!
Please find the table labeled with your child’s teacher.
Take the folder with your child’s name on it.
Sign up to volunteer, if desired!
2/23/2019

2. Welcome Kindergarten Families!*
07/16/96
Welcome Kindergarten Families!
School Year
Cobbles Elementary School
Mrs. Brasacchio, Mrs. Kosel, Mrs. Sauter, Mrs. Brewer
and Mrs. Usselman *

3. Reading and Writing
We use a balanced literacy approach to help students become independent readers and writers as well as make literacy an integral part of their lives by using a variety of reading materials, resources and instructional strategies.
Story Time
Phonics
Writing Workshop
Reading
Groups
Word Study
2/23/2019
Poetry

4. READING Phonemic Awareness Skills Phonics Sight Words (Snap Words!)*
READING
07/16/96
Phonemic Awareness Skills
Recognize rhymes
Clap syllables in words
Recognize words that begin or end with same sound
Tap each sound in words
Blend sounds in words
Phonics
Naming Letters
Practicing Letter Sounds, including vowels!
Learning sounds for various letter clusters (th, sh, ch)
Sight Words (Snap Words!)
Dolch Sight Words (most common in books)
Children should read in a SNAP!
Most need memorization – do not follow rules!.
Vocabulary
Learn, understand and use new words
2/23/2019 *

5. We teach students these tools for solving unknown words independently!*
READING
07/16/96
Decoding Strategies
We teach students these tools for solving unknown words independently!
Comprehension
Making Predictions
Discussing Favorite part of the story
Answering questions
Identifying story elements (characters, setting, problem, solution)
Making connections with the book
Retelling the story (beginning, middle, end)
2/23/2019 *

6. *
WHAT CAN PARENTS DO
07/16/96
Why? Reading aloud models fluency and expression and introduces new vocabulary.
Read a variety ~ Newspapers, magazines, fiction/non-fiction (whatever interests you and your child!)
At least 15 minutes every night.
Be positive! Encourage and praise, but stop if too frustrating.
Let your child catch you reading, too!
2/23/2019 *

7. *
WRITING WORKSHOP
07/16/96
Your child will learn the steps of the writing process and advance their writing skills at their own pace.
Orally tell stories sequentially, then add pictures, labels, strings of letters representing a complete thought, and finally…
Tell the beginning, middle and end of a story using pictures and complete sentences!
Three main genres of writing
Narrative (telling TRUE stories) *main focus
Information ~ How-to (step by step) & All About
Persuasive
Be patient - Correct Spelling will come gradually – from random strings of letters to words you can decipher to some words spelled exactly right!
We hope you will do as Lucy Calkin’s (author of our writer’s workshop guidelines) asks all of us to do . . .
“Admire whatever your child brings home, make your child feel like a famous author, enjoy the brave, smart work your child does when he or she is just learning to spell and doesn’t yet have it right but is willing to try anyhow and, above all, be interested in whatever your child writes.” 
2/23/2019 *

8. HANDWRITING Establishing good writing habits*
HANDWRITING
07/16/96
Establishing good writing habits
Using a proper pencil grip
Correct, efficient formation of upper case letters, lower case letters and numbers
Correctly write first and last name using upper and lower case letters
Writing letters properly on the lines
Children will learn how to properly form letters and numbers in a fun, engaging and developmentally appropriate way.
2/23/2019 *

9. MATH *
07/16/96
Kindergarten Common Core Learning Standards through the use of Math Expressions
Know number names and the count sequence
Count to tell the number of objects
Compare numbers
Understand addition as putting together and adding to
Understand subtraction as taking apart and taking from
Work with #’s to gain foundations for place value
Describe and compare measurable attributes
Classify objects and count the number of objects in categories
Identify and describe shapes
Analyze, compare, create and compose shapes
2/23/2019 *

10. SCIENCE Weather Engineering Design and Technology Materials and Motion
This year we will be exploring new units as we are adopting new and improved science standards. Our little scientists will be working with the following units:
Weather
Engineering Design and Technology
Materials and Motion
Plants
Additional science concepts are embedded throughout our curriculum. Students will have numerous opportunities to explore, investigate and discover answers to their questions, as well as expand their vocabulary.
2/23/2019

11. SOCIAL STUDIES My School, My Family and Me Geography Our Nation*
07/16/96
SOCIAL STUDIES
My School, My Family and Me
People are alike and different in many ways.
Roles and responsibilities at home and at school.
My family and others are alike and different.
Creating and following rules in school.
Geography
Use map and globe to locate places and use terms to describe their location.
Identify physical features such as land and water.
Describe how the environment affects our activities.
Our Nation
Showing respect for the rights of others.
Become familiar with holidays and symbols of our nation.
Identify events of past, present and future.
Identify change over time.
Economics
Identify examples of goods and services.
Identify what money is and how society uses it.
Learn about scarcity and how it affects our choices.
2/23/2019 *

12. We are so thrilled to be working with you and your child this year!*
Concluding Thoughts
07/16/96
Kindergarten is LOTS of fun for all of us involved!
Your child will make tremendous growth and do things that will amaze you! It is a year to treasure!
Thank you so much for coming! Your enthusiasm and support for learning will benefit your child immensely!
You will find sign-up sheets on the back tables. We hope you will be able to volunteer for events and activities this year!
We are so thrilled to be working with you and your child this year!
2/23/2019 *