1. CURRICULUM NIGHT A Day in the Life of Your Kindergartner

2. ARRIVAL

3. SETTLING IN

4. We turn in our folders, use manipulatives at tables…

5. chat with our friends…

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

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

8. SHARED READING/ WRITING

9. SNACK:

10. We practice good eating manners…

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

12. WORKSHOP: “MUST DO” CENTERS

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

15. 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

17. 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

18. 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

19. CHOICE:

20. involves independence,…

21. peer interaction, communication,…

22. negotiation and compromise.

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

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

25. tying, zippering, snapping,...

26. turning clothing right- side-in.

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

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