一起上幼稚園（第一部分）

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, students will have a consistent teacher, schedule and classmates as they learn a variety of subjects that constitute a well balanced Kindergarten experience. Students build on their learning experiences together as they learn: letters, writing, numbers, counting, shapes, patterns, animal types, same vs opposite, rhyming words, nouns, adjectives, verbs, equal vs not equal, solar system, money 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 through "get to know you games", show and tells, sing along and story times. 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:

Class 1 - Students will learn to recognize and write the capital & lowercase letters A, B, C, D  & E. Students will work to identify words that start with these letters.

Class 2 - Get to know you day. Students will take turns (if they feel comfortable) telling the class about themselves. They will tell the class things like their age, favorite color, favorite foods, etc. This is an intentional social interaction day.

Class 3 - Students will learn the names of 2D shapes (square, rectangle, triangle, trapezoid and octagon). Students will learn how many sides each shape has and complete shape patterns. Students will also work to complete patterns with shapes of various colors.


Week 2:

Class 1 - Students will learn to recognize and write the capital & lowercase letters F, G, H & I. Students will work to identify words that start with these letters.

Class 2 - Students will learn the science  between two different animal types. Students will learn about mammals and birds. What characteristics do mammals and birds have in common and what characteristics do they have that are different.

Class 3- Students will take the start of class reviewing shapes and patterns learned the previous Friday. Students will also work at counting objects and writing the number of objects they see. We will focus on counting and writing the numbers 1-5


Week 3:
       
Class 1- Students will learn to recognize and write the capital & lowercase letters J, K, L & M. Students will work to identify words that start with these letters.

Class 2 - Students will learn the science of two different animal types. Students will learn about fish and reptiles. What characteristics do fish and reptiles have in common and what characteristics do they have that are different.

Class 3 - Students will learn the names of 3D shapes (Cube, Sphere, cone and cylinder). Students will also work at counting objects and writing the number of objects they see. We will focus on counting and writing the numbers 6-10


Week 4:
          
Class 1 - Students will learn to recognize and write the capital & lowercase letters N, O, P & Q . Students will work to identify words that start with these letters.

Class 2 - Show and Tell Day. Students will be asked to bring their favorite toy to show the class. Students will take turns (if they are comfortable) showing their favorite toy to the class and telling everyone why it is their favorite toy and what they like to do with their toy. Each student will have about a minute and a half to two minutes (depending on class size) to share. This is an intentional social interaction day.

Class 3 - Students will review 2D and 3D shape names and work to complete patters using those shapes. Students will also work at counting objects and writing the number of objects they see. We will focus on counting and writing the numbers 11-15.


Week 5:
Class 1 - Students will learn to recognize and write the capital & lowercase letters R, S, T,  & U. Students will work to identify words that start with these letters.

Class 2 - Science Experiment Day. Students will watch the teacher do simple science experiments and explain how they happen. At the end of class students can (with the help of an adult) take part in an experiment where they combine baking soda and vinegar to watch it make a bubbly reaction. 

Class 3 - Students will learn to compare sizes, weights and volumes of objects. Students will also work at counting objects and writing the number of objects they see. We will focus on counting and writing the numbers 16-20.


Week 6:

Class 1 - Students will learn to recognize and write the capital & lowercase letters V & W. Students will work to identify words that start with these letters. Students will learn the meaning of the words "same",”opposite" and “similar”. They will work to identify objects that are the same, opposite as well as objects that are similar. Students will work to identify objects/words that are the same, opposites and similar.

Class 2 -  Circle Time:  This is an intentional social interaction day. In this class students will participate in three S's (Sing, Simon Says and Stories). Students will enjoy singing the beloved song "Wheels on the bus" while doing motions together. The class will then get active together playing a game of Simon Says before listening and interacting with the popular storybook "The 3 little pigs.” This will be a very fun and active class.

Class 3 - Students will learn the meaning of the words "before" "after" and "between". Students will identify what number comes after another number (example: what number comes after 13). Students will learn to identify what number comes before another number (example: what number comes before 13). Students will learn to identify what number comes between two numbers (example: what number comes between 12 and 14). 



Week 7:

Class 1 - Students will learn to recognize and write the capital & lowercase letters X & Y. Students will work to identify words that start with these letters. Students will learn the meaning of "belong" and will match words and pictures that belong together (example: The fire truck belongs at the fire station and the cow belongs on the farm) Students will also identify what does not belong in a series of words/picture. (example: dog, cat, rabbit, hamburger) 

Class 2 - Students will learn to reach for the stars! Students will learn fun facts about the Sun Earth and the moon. What are they made of? Where are they?  What do they do?

Class 3 - Students will learn the meaning of the terms "equal" and "not equal". Students will learn to identify if a group of object has equal numbers with another group of objects or if they have unequal numbers. Students will also learn the meaning of the terms "greater than" and "less than.” Students will compare two groups of object to determine whether a group have greater numbers or lesser numbers. 


Week 8:
      
Class 1 - Students will learn to recognize and write the capital & lowercase letter Z. Students will work to identify words that start with Z. Students will learn about rhyming words. What makes rhyming words similar and what makes them different. Students will work to identify words that rhyme from a group of words. Students will learn what a noun is (people, places, and things). Students will work to identify nouns from a group of words. 

Class 2 - Students will learn about things that are out of this world. Students will learn about the 8 planets in our solar system. How are they similar and how are they different. Students will learn fun facts about the planets that are neighbors to earth.

Class 3 - Students will take the start of class to review equal, not equal, greater than and less than. Students will then learn the meaning of the words "whole" and "half." Students will learn to identify objects that are whole vs object that are half. 


Week 9:
          
Class 1 - Students will learn what an adjective is (describing word). Students come up with words to describe pictures as well as identify adjectives from a group of words. Students also will learn what a verb is (action words). Students will work to identify verbs from a group of words. 


Class 2 - Show and Tell Day. Students will be asked to draw or bring a picture of their family to class. Students will take turns (if they are comfortable) showing their drawing/picture. They can tell us about who is in their families, describe the members of their family, and tell us what they love about their family. Each student will have about a minute and a half to two minutes (depending on class size) to share. This is an intentional social interaction day.

Class 3 -  Students will learn the terms "dollars" and "cents.” Students will learn the value of pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, and one dollar bills. Students will learn to identify if a coin has greater or lesser value than another coin. All money will be taught with US currency. 


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 get to know you questions so students can come prepared as well as a basic supply list reminder if students want to participate in our science experiment day. 

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. 


            *Students will have the option to join Kindergarten Together 2 for continued learning after the conclusion of this class.