1 Washington School Kingsburg Elementary Charter School District Mrs. Shirley Esau, Principal

 Charter district for 16 years.  ADA 2300  Grades TK-8  6 school sites all grade specific

Students Male24 Female22 EDY84.7% ELL14 Speech & RSP2 Speech Only White26 Chinese3 Asian Indian2 Declined to state13

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 Using what resources we have for kindergarten and modifying it to be developmentally appropriate. California Common Core Standards Preschool Foundations

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 Teaching one on one with EL to help him understand small, medium and large. 11

  8:10 – 8:25Opening   8:25 – 9:50Language Arts   9:50 – 10:10Recess   10:10 – 10:20Calendar   10:20 – 10:55Math   10:55 – 11:20Lunch   11:20 – 11:40 Math (reteach)   11:40 – 11:55 PALS   11:55 – 12:30 Recess   12:30 – 1:00 Writing/Science/Social Studies   1:00 – 1:30 Centers/Reteach   1:30 – 1:40 Pack up 

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15 Early Literacy and Pre-reading Skills Phonemic awareness Oral language development

Number sense

 Kinesthetic activities - physical phonics - tapping out sounds - I Can Spell mat  Learning through music/songs - Songs/Chants - rhyming rhythm - Greg and Steve: Listen and Move used for teaching action words - using musical terms to teach reading  Puppets - phonemic awareness - story telling (literature, math)

 Hands on - Handwriting Without Tears - Touch Math - AIMS  Realia - vocabulary building - oral language - phonemic awareness

 Science – making and recording observations  ABC center  Listening center  Math center  Puppet/Dramatic Play  Word work  Computer  Bring a balance between teacher directed and child directed learning.

 Options:  All students spread through out the kindergarten classes or district  Looping  Move by cohort  Kingsburg moved by cohort 20

21   Washington School  Transitional Kindergarten  