1. A Day in the Transitional Kindergarten Classroom Washington School Kingsburg Elementary Charter School District Mrs. Ying Lee- Transitional Kindergarten Teacher 1

2. Placement Criteria Birth date: Priority to Sept-Dec. Pre-K Assessment DIBLES to confirm placement and provide guide to interventions 2

3. Focus Social/Emotional development Oral language Phonemic awareness Letter names and sounds Motor skills Handwriting Listening skills Number sense

4. Standards Alignment Blending of Preschool Foundations and Kindergarten Standards Curriculum guide for ELA and Math

5. Daily Schedule 8:10 – 8:25Opening 8:25 – 9:50Language Arts 9:50 – 10:10Recess 10:10 – 10:55Math 10:55 – 11:20Lunch 11:20 – 11:45Math Centers 11:45 – 12:00Phonemic Awareness 12:00 – 12:30Recess 12:30 – 12:55Writing/Social Studies/ Science 12:55 – 1:25ELD/Centers 1:25 – 1:40Pack up 5

6. Curriculum differences between traditional and transitional kindergarten at Washington School, Kingsburg Transitional kindergartenTraditional kindergarten Curriculum English Language ArtsLeveled readers, PALS, Road to the Code, Stepping Stones to Literacy, dramatic play Houghton Mifflin Reading California Medallion Edition, PALS, leveled readers MathematicsMountain Math, Touch Math, Activities that Integrate Math and Science (A.I.M.S.) California HSP Math, PALS English Language DevelopmentAlpha Chants and Avenues – Hampton Brown, SIOP and SDAIE strategies Avenues – Hampton Brown SIOP and SDAIE strategies Social Studies, Science, Music, Art, P.E.Integrated themes, AIMS, choral music, rhythmic instruments, thematic art, Integrated Themes, Assessments - ELA DIBELS (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills), Pre-K assessment, Emerging Literacy Survey, Children’s Progress Academic Assessment, Evan Moor Assessment Task for ELA, DRA2 DIBELS, DRA2, District Benchmarks, Common Formative Assessments, Pre-K assessment Assessments - MathMath - Evan Moor Assessment Task for Math, Children’s Progress Academic Assessment, Benchmarks, Common Formative Assessments English Language Development AssessmentsCELDT, ELD portfolioCELDT, ELD Portfolio 6

7. Instructional Strategies Kinesthetic activities - physical phonics - tapping out sounds - I Can Spell mat Learning through music/songs - concept songs and chants - rhyming rhythm - Greg and Steve - Dr. Jean - using musical terms to teach reading Puppets/Dramatic Play - phonemic awareness - story telling (literature, math)

8. Instructional Strategies Hands on - Elkonin boxes - Handwriting Without Tears - Math manipulatives/games - AIMS - Stamp to Learn Realia - vocabulary building - oral language - phonemic awareness

9. Carpet Time Letter of the week routine  Listening for words that begin with the letter/sound  Beginning sound sort Shared Reading Read Alouds Phonemic Awareness Phonics

10. Free Flow Stations Teacher Table Art Table Seatwork Literacy Centers Everyone begins with their seatwork and as they finish, they can choose to go to the art table or their centers. I will call students by groups to my table.

11. Teacher Table Guided Reading - book handling - concepts of print - reading strategies Phonemic Awareness - Stamp to Learn Oral Language - realia - sequence cards Phonics 11

12. Centers Science Writing center Listening center Math center Word work Computer

13. Math Calendar Whole Class Shared Experience Centers Small group

14. Kingsburg Elementary Charter School District Website www.kingsburg-elem.k12.ca.us  Washington School  Transitional Kindergarten Email: ylee@kingsburg-elem.k12.ca.us Phone: (559) 897-2955 14