I knew when I met you an adventure was going to happen. -A.A. Milne
Curriculum
Language Arts
Zoo Phonics -multiple learning styles, story-based, concrete way to absorb abstract phonics. Hand motion guidance video.
MacMillian Treasures - District adopted Language Arts curriculum
Fountas & Pinell - Guided Reading Program, this is a great video overview of a Fountas & Pinnell program simlar to ours using: regular assessments/fluid reading groups, small groups with language arts centers, individualized reading boxes/bags.
Writing
Writing Workshop Model - "A day in the life of a writing workshop model." We will work up to this format and the music is odd, but this is a great short overview of a writer's workshop.
Lucy Calkins on REading & Writing - Lucy Calkins gives extensive overviews on the Reading & Writing Project Workshop
Kindergarten Fonts -
Lined Dots (We use size 72 in class. Use the space bar for blank lines)
LUcy Calkins on Pinterest-Hundreds of creative ideas for writing at home based on the Lucy Calkins model.
Science & Social Studies
More to come!
Art
Art Ed Matters supports our Visusal and Performing Arts Initiative to integrate more theatre, visual art, and MLV walls within our daily instruction.
Deep Space Sparkle - a favorite resource for tried & true art lessons for students
Picturing America - a beautiful program studying the masterworks of American art from the National Endowment for the Humanities
Math
SWUN - District math adoption noted for data driven instruction and progress
Math Their Way - Hands-on, child-centered, manipulative-based math program allows students to progressively develop a concrete understanding of mathematical concepts. I appreciate how this blog post explains the program. Our use of manipulative math will mirror the SWUN math pacing.