Kindergarten Together (Part 2)

Consistent early childhood education plays an important role in the lives of children. It provides children with consistent routines and unlimited learning opportunities, and provides families with the security of knowing their child is in a safe and nurturing environment. Having your child attend the class or group throughout their early years allows your child to develop relationships with the teacher and other children in that environment, which provides a sense of security. A child who is comfortable with the people in their life is more likely to participate and grow.

In Kindergarten Together (Part 2), students will have the opportunity to pick up where they left off with Kindergarten Together (part 1), with a consistent teacher, schedule and classmates as they learn a variety of subjects that constitute a well balanced Kindergarten experience. It is not required  that student take Kindergarten Together part one before taking this part two class but it is recommended as some lessons will build off of lessons from part one. Students will build on their learning experiences together as they learn directions, reading basic word families, addition, subtraction, geography, time, habitats, health and so much more.

The social aspect of Kindergarten is crucially important as students learn to take turns, listen to each other and work together as a group. There will be opportunities for students to grow their social skills in every class. However there will be 4 days scheduled through this class for students to have more focused and intentional social interaction and fun! Students will get pdf work sheets for each week's lessons in order for the students to interact with the lessons being taught. Students will be able to show and share the results of their work (if they feel comfortable) and be praised and encouraged for their accomplishments. As with all of my classes, this will be a fun, interactive and lively class. Shy students will not be forced to verbally respond or interact but active participation will be encouraged.


Week 1:

Monday - Students will learn about directions and how to express where objects are located. Students will learn the meaning the words: inside, outside, on, under, near and far.

Wednesday - Students will learn about Geography. Students will learn the difference between a city, a town and rural/country. Students will learn how life is different in these locations and what are some different things you are likely to see in each place.

Friday - Students will learn about addition. What is addition and how do you do it? Students will learn to add with a lot of visuals and stories to make learning fun. Students will learn about the coins, pennies, nickels, dimes and their values (US currency). Student will learn how to add coins and prices together. 


Week 2:

Monday - Students will learn more directions. Students will learn the meaning of the words: in front, behind, between, and beside to tell where something is located. Students will learn to use direction words to follow a map and to describe where something is located on a map.  

Wednesday - Students will learn more about Geography. Students will learn about hills, mountains, plains, forests, and islands. What makes each of these unique?

Friday - Students will review and practice addition with more fun visuals and stories. Students learn about quarter and dollars and their values (US currency). Students will review and practice how to add dollars together as well as put prices together. 


Week  3:

Monday - Students will review and practice the letters A-G (their names and the sounds they make). Students will learn to combine letters together to make words. Students will work to combine A and G to make words that end in the AG family. Students will read and write these words.

Wednesday - SHOW AND TELL DAY! This is an intentional social and fun day. Students will be asked to bring to class a drawing or photo of where they live. Student can use the things learned in the direction lessons and geography lessons to describe where they live and the things around them. Students will have about a minute and a half to two minutes each to talk about where they live (depending on the size of class).  ***Students will NOT be ask their specific location like what city they live in or their address***

Friday - Students will learn about subtraction. What is subtraction and how do you do it? Students will learn to subtract with a lot of visuals and stories to make learning fun! We will go on a virtual shopping trip and use the lessons taught previously about money to shop. Students will learn how to subtract the cost of an item from the money that they possess. 


Week  4:

Monday - Student will review and practice the letters H-M (their names and the sounds they make). Students will learn to combine letters together to make words. Students will work to combine E and T to make words that end in the ET family. Students will read and write these words.

Wednesday - Students will learn about different habitats around the earth. They will learn what animals live in these habitats and what the habitats provide. We will focus on: forests, deserts and polar ice habitats.

Friday -  Students will review and practice subtraction with more fun visuals and stories. Students will learn about skip counting. Students will skip count by 2's and by 5's.


Week 5 :

Monday - Student will review and practice the letters N-T (their names and the sounds they make). Students will learn to combine letters together to make words. Students will work to combine U and N to make words that end in the UN family. Students will read and write these words.

Wednesday - Students will learn about different habitats around the earth. They will learn what animals live in these habitats and what the habitats provide. We will focus on: savannas, jungles and oceans.

Friday - Students will learn about time. What are seconds, minutes and hours? Students will be introduced to digital clocks and learn to read the hours and minutes.


Week  6:

Monday - Student will review and practice the letters U-Z (their names and the sounds they make). Students will learn the difference between plural words and singular words.

Wednesday - STORY AND SONG DAY! This is an intentional social and fun day. Students will listen to stories and sing songs about animals from different habitats. 

Friday - Students will learn more about time. What are days, weeks, months and years? Students will learn about calendars and parts of a calendar.

Week  7:

Monday - Students will learn about letter blends that make different sounds than the combination of the 2 letters. We will focus on the TH, CH, SH blends. Students will learn to read and write words using these blends. 

Wednesday - Students will learn more about geography. Students will learn what is a country and a continent. Students will also learn about culture and language. 

Friday - Students will learn about the 4 season. What are the 4 season? What happens during each season. What is the earth's equator. What do seasons have to do with the sun and what makes the seasons change?


Week 8:

Monday - Students will review nouns and verbs. Students will practice by looking at two words and choosing which word is a verb and which word is a noun. 

Wednesday - Students will learn about natural resources and where we get them. Students will learn about wood, paper, glass, metal, and plastics. 

Friday - Students will learn about how to keep themselves healthy. Students will learn about brushing their teeth, and washing their hands. I will demonstrate the correct way to brush your teeth and wash your hands. Student may want to bring their tooth brush to class as well as a bowl of water, hand soap and a towel to follow along and practice these health skills.


Week  9:

Monday - Students will review adjectives and determine what words are adjectives. Students will learn about the word groups called pronouns. What words are pronouns and how do you use them?

Wednesday - Students will explore where our food comes from. We will talk about farms, factories and grocery stores. We will talk about the uses for corn and wheat. What animals provide eggs and milk? We will also talk about fruits, vegetables and how things grow. 

Friday -Student will learn more about how to keep themselves healthy. We will focus on eating healthy and exercising. What are healthy foods and why should I eat them? Why do I need to exercise? We will also spend a little time moving our bodies and exercising in fun ways.  (You will want to make sure you have a little room to move around for this class).


Week 10 :

Monday - Students will learn some basic Spanish words and phrases. Students will learn to say hello, ask how are you, say I'm fine, say good morning, good afternoon, good night, see you later and more!

Wednesday - BAKING PARTY! Students will learn about measuring as we make cookie dough together. Students will need the help of an adult for this class. We will put together a simple cookie recipe and talk about measurements while we do it. Students will learn the importance of following directions and measuring carefully. This will be a fun, hands on class. (No use of ovens, other heat sources or electric mixers will be used in class. We will make the dough and will talk about the baking process but baking the dough will be up to you after class). List of basic supplies needed will be provided the week prior to class. 

Friday -  Students will learn some more basic Spanish words. Students will review the Spanish learned the previous Monday. Students will learn the names of family members, animals and colors in Spanish. 


PDF files will be posted each Friday for the following week's classes. These pdf's will have worksheets that will be used in the next week's classes, any instructions parents should know about the upcoming classes, reminders of show and tells dates or special days so students can come prepared with supplies needed as well as notes of things parents may need to know.

This class is meant to help with Kindergarten age children learn the basic skills and obtain the knowledge that will prepare them for their long term educational lives. Students will have the opportunity for classmates to become friends and work together to achieve our learning goals. I hope you can join us as we do Kindergarten Together.