1. Kindergarten Monkeys 2013-2014 South Park School – Mrs. Whisler Open House September 12, 2012

2. Zoo Keeper – Mrs. Whisler I earned my B.A. Elem. Education – University of Iowa ’84 I earned my Masters of Education – National Louis Univ. ’88 This is my 26 th year of teaching (24 in kindergarten). I came to South Park in 1997. My husband and I live in Deerfield and have 3 boys; ages 19, 20, and 23.

3. Kindergarten in 2013… The new 1 st grade? Academics vs. social skills Assessments, RtI, and benchmarks Homework Computers – mice, headphones, & apps Common Core State Standards

4. Classroom Management Penguin Principles South Park Rules: Be Respectful Be Responsible Be Helpful Be Safe “Be a Bucket Filler” Mrs. Whisler’s Room K5: Earn drops for our bucket by following the Penguin Principles. When our bucket is full we have earned a movie/party! See the following books: How Full is Your Bucket? Rath Have You Filled a Bucket Today? By McCloud Fill a Bucket by McCloud

5. Communication Email kwhisler@dps109.orgkwhisler@dps109.org Voice mail 847-945-5895 ext.2132 Call school nurse when child will be absent Website! Parent-Teacher Conferences Nov. 25-26 Portfolio Night – April 2014 Notes in OK Folder – especially for changes in after school routine.

6. Social Skill Development Second Step Curriculum Unit 1 – Empathy Training Unit 2 - Emotion Management Unit 3 – Problem Solving At home Foster independence and problem solving in your child. Foster responsibility by giving your child appropriate expectations at home. Teach your child self-help skills (zip coat, tie shoes, open snacks, etc)

7. Language Arts/Literacy Phonemic Awareness: The ability to differentiate and manipulate the sounds in words (rhyming, blending & segmenting) The ability to identify onsets (beginning sounds of words), final, and middle phonemes (sounds) Phonics - Writing Identifying upper and lower case letters Learning to associate the letters with their sounds Writing the letters when "sounding-out“ words phonetically.

8. Lead 21 1.Guided Reading Instruction Reading from leveled books, developing sight word vocabulary, learning to track print (left to right), matching the spoken word to the written word (one to one correspondence), develop strategies to decode unfamiliar words, comprehension of main idea, identifying the setting, main characters, and story sequence. 2.Online Resources – passwords coming (see handout) 3.Literacy Centers 4.Read Alouds/Shared Reading 5.Writing vs. Handwriting (see next slide)

9. Writing Stages Drawing pictures Scribble writing Inventive spelling (sounding out words) Use of beginning, ending, and some vowel sounds Conventional spelling (of sight words only in Kindergarten) Handwriting How to form letters (handout) Proper pencil grip (handout)

10. Math Skills & Concepts IXL Online practice – see handout with your student’s user name/ password Compare Numbers Identify which group is greater than, less than, or equal to another group of objects Understanding of Addition & Subraction Represent & solve addition and subtraction with objects, drawings, verbal explanations, expressions, and equations Fact Fluency (addition ) up to 10. Identify, analyze, and describe attributes of 2D shapes square, circle, triangle, rectangle, hexagon Identify, analyze, and describe attributes of 3D shapes cube, cone, cylinder, and sphere

11. Positional words above, below, beside, in front of, behind, next to Measurment Describe measurable attributes of objects(length, weight, size) Classify objects into categories and compare Place Value Compose and decompose numbers from 11-19 into tens and ones using objects or drawings Counting Skills count to 100 by 1’s and 10’s count forward beginning from a number other than 1 write numbers 0-20 One to one correspondence (counting objects correctly) cardinality 1 st, 2 nd, 3 rd

12. Science Units Life Science  Needs of Plants and Animals  How do Plants and Animals Grow and Change  Plants and Animals All Around Earth Science  Our Land, Water and Air  Weather and Seasons Physical Science  Solids, Liquids and Gases  Heat and Light  How Things Move

13. Social Studies Units Social Studies Alive! Me and My World Lesson Topics:  Who am I?  What is a family?  How do I get along with others?  How do I make friends?  How do I solve problems with others?  How can I be a good helper at school?  What is in my neighborhood?  Where am I in the world?  How can I help take care of the world?

14. Star of the Week See schedule (handout) Poster Guest Reader Show & Tell Weekend with the class mascot – Flat Mrs. Whisler!

15. Room Parents AM Parents Mrs. Rutman Mrs. Ulizio PM Parents Mrs. Jensen Mrs. Gordon