Mrs. Kenefick's Pre-K and Kinder Explore Reading Skills in Literature Book Club

The learner will learn to predict.
The learner will retell the stories.
The learner will discuss story characters.
The learner will infer different aspects of the story.
The learner will become familiar with what a tile is.
The learner will become familiar with who the author is and what he does.
The learner will become familiar with the illustrator and what he does.
The learner will visualize what is happening in the story.
The learner will respond and make connections to literature.
The learner will complete a craft.

I am an experienced licensed teacher. I have been teaching for 30 years in all subject areas.
I am gentle, but disciplined.
I truly care about my students and their well being. 
I am nurturing and I want to see my students succeed.

My mission is to:
educate and inspire students to strive to be the best they can be.
spread a smile and make a change in their little corner of the world.
have students be bold in all things.
have students ask for help if needed.

My goals are to:
have strong classroom management.
make every learner feel at ease, respected, and wanted as I welcome students into my class.
take a real interest in what your child thinks and says.
have a successful class meeting your child enjoys, have a class that holds your child's attention, and stays engaged.

Why do I teach?
I teach because I am a teacher. It is who I am. It is what I do. I love teaching! I want to reach little ones and have them succeed as they venture through their educational journey.

What do I care about?
I care about the child as a whole; their interests, their stories, their family. I care if they succeed. I aim to make lessons engaging so that "failure is not an option."

What is the purpose of my teaching business?
The purpose of my teaching business is to not only educate the child, but to help fulfill the needs of the whole child so that they succeed in every area of their life.

What outcomes do I hope to achieve?
The outcome I most want to see is that the child has felt loved and encouraged when they leave my class. My hope is that the outcome will be the child succeeds by mastering the concept taught. I hope the child has felt uplifted, respected, and had fun learning through an engaging lesson.

What is my teaching style?
I am a loving, kind, and caring teacher. I love my students. I strive to teach in a manner in which students feel loved, respected, and encouraged so that they will try their best to succeed and work hard for me.

There is no homework for this class.

Parents: Please download and printout the worksheets for each class.

 Some students get so excited and so proud with what they learning that they just HAVE to show me what they have done. I will gladly take a quick look at their hard work, but I will not take a grade. No grades... No tears...Just good old fashioned fun! The parents sitting with their student just off camera can see if their student is picking up on the skill. I do not do formal or informal assessments of the students progress. 

1 hour 40 minutes per week in class, and maybe some time outside of class.

I used resources from Deanna Jump for this class.

Books we read will change every week.