Kinder Connections: Our Morning Meeting is a circle time class that will provide a introduction to key concepts covered in Pre-K and Kindergarten. This is an interactive class that incorporates a mix of slides, songs, and movement to keep little learners engaged. 

We will cover a variety of topics each class! Here is our daily schedule for Monday-Thursday:

1. Greetings
2. Calendar: We go over the calendar and sing the Days of The Week song.
3. Weather Graph: Each student shares their weather for the day. We graph the results and use the opportunity to discuss more/less and addition
4. Mini-lesson: On Tuesdays we have reading lessons focused on letter sounds, and on Thursdays we focus on math topics. 
5. Sight words: We will practice two sight words each week. 
6. Shared Reading Poem

My favorite part of teaching is building relationships! I strive to create a positive, relaxed environment where we can learn and have fun. The lessons are presented using a combination of google slides, discussion, and movement actvities. I do not require students to mute, but it is helpful for them to know how to mute/unmute themselves. I encourage students to ask questions and participate. 

Students do not need to bring any supplies to class. I post a weekly packet in the classroom of printable worksheets and activities that reinforce the topics of the week. These activities are completely optional! 

Each week is an independent unit and does not require previous knowledge. You may start and end class at any time! Here are the topics for each week: 

Week of September 6: 
Letters: A & B
Math: AB Patterns

Week of September 12 :
Letters: C & D
Math: ABC/AAB Patterns

Week of September 27:
Letters: E & F
Math: Counting with a 10 frame

Week of October 4: 
Letters: G & H
Math: more than/less than

Week of October 11: 
Letters: I & J
Math: subitizing to 5

Week of October 18:
Letters: K & L
Math: picture graphs

Week of October 25:
Letters: M & N
Math: circle & triangle

Week of November 1:
Letters: O & P
Math: square and rectangle

Week of November 8:
Letters: Q & R
Math: hexagon & rhombus

Week of November 15:
Letters: S & T
Math: addition 1-5

Week of November 22:
Letters: U & V
Math: subtraction 1-5 

Week of November 28:
Letters: W, X
Math: addition 6-10
Sight words: what, so

Week of December 5: 
Letters: Y, Z
Math: subtraction 6-10

Week of December 12:
Reading: th digraph
Math: math games

No class December 19-31

Week of January 2:
Reading: sh digraph
Math: penny

Week of January 9:
Reading: ch digraph
Math: nickel

Week of January 16:
Reading: wh digraph
Math: dime

Week of January 23:
Reading: short and long A
Math: quarter

Week of January 30:
Reading: short and long E
Math: teen numbers


Week of February 6:
Reading: short and long O
Math: word problems

Week of February 13:
Reading: short and long U
Math: word problems

Week of February 20:
Reading: r blends
Math: word problems

Week of February 27:
Reading: l blends
Math: picture graphs

Week of March 6:
Reading: s blends
Math: bar graphs

Week of March 13: 
Reading: 'ck' words
Math: 3D shapes

Week of March 20: 
Reading: silent e
Math: 3D shapes

Week of March 27:
Reading: CVCe words
Math: 3-D shapes

Week of April 3:
Reading: -ing
Math: greater than/ less than

Week of Aoril 10:
Reading: bossy r (ar words)
Math: greater than/less than/ equal to

Week of April 17:
Reading: long e with 'ee'
Math: parts of a clock

Week of April 24:
Reading: nouns
Math: telling time to the hour

Week of May 1: 
Reading: nouns
Math: telling time to the half hour

Week of May 8:
Reading: verbs
Math: word problems

Week of May 15: 
Reading: verbs
Math: word problems

Week of 22 (Last Week!)
Reading: Review Games
Math: Review Games