South Winneshiek Kindergarten Prep

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South WinneshiekKindergarten Prep

• 2008-2009

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Kindergarten Prep(Also commonly referred to as
KP or K-Prep)

• Program runs Monday-Thursday.
• Follows the school year calendar.
• Age requirement student must be 5 years old by
  September 15, 2008.

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Kindergarten Prep History

• Completing tenth year of the program
• 118 students have been served by the program
• 104 families have taken advantage of the gift of
  time
• Serve South Winn, CFS, DeSales, and open-enrolled
  families

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Developmentally Appropriate

• Purpose is to allow another years growth and
  maturity before entering Kindergarten.
• Lessons and activities are designed to develop
  abilities and confidence needed for a successful
  year in Kindergarten.
• Take into consideration the expectations for
  Kindergarten.

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A Day in Kindergarten Prep

• Arrival between 800-825 a.m.
• Breakfast is optional.
• Outdoor morning recess weather-permitting.
• School starts at 825 a.m.

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A Day in Kindergarten Prep

• Opening
• attendance
• breakfast count
• calendar
• weather
• job chart helpers
• Pledge of Allegiance
• review our morning schedule board

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Classroom Jobs on Helper Chart
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Alphabet Activities

• Goal Students will identify and name each
  upper- and lowercase letter.
• Goal Students will recognize and produce the
  sound for each letter.
• Goal Students will use beginning sounds in our
  daily activities.

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Alphabet Activities

• Songs
• Stories
• Little Letter booklets
• Games
• Animal alphabet folders
• Pre-K reading series

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Seat Work
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Centers

• Offered daily
• 30-50 minutes
• Free Choice

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Centers Fine Motor Muscle Strength

• Cutting
• Legos
• Stringing beads
• Magnet letters
• Easel painting
• Chalkboard
• Dress-up clothes
• Play dough

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Centers Building Upper Arm Strength

• Magnet letters
• Easel painting
• Chalkboard drawing
• Play dough

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Centers Social and Communication Skills

• House area
• Legos
• Block building
• Marble Works
• Play dough
• Flannel board
• Promoting
• TEAMWORK!

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Centers Fine Motor Activities

• Play dough
• Strengthens finger and hand muscles important for
  fine-motor development.
• Develops eye-hand coordination and control
  important for writing.

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Centers Fine Motor Activities

• Play dough
• Invites creativity
• Reinforces concepts of shape and form
• Encourages exploration with tools
• Can relieve tension and produce a calming effect!

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Sensory Table
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Centers Activities
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Tub Time

• Individualized, manipulative mathematics/science
  program.
• Creates an exciting learning environment in which
  students develop logical thinking and positive
  self-concepts.

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Tub Time

• Manipulating objects
• Problem solving
• Thinking strategies
• Operations of arithmetic (/-)
• Teaching by questioning
• Assessment based on problem solving

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Specials P. E.

• Attend every other day
• Teacher Mrs. Cook
• Indoors and outdoors
• Gross and fine motor activities
• Promotes socialization and communication skills

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P.E. Activities
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Specials Music

• Attend every other day
• Teacher Mrs. Breon
• Songs, finger plays, movement activities
• Winter and spring concerts

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Specials Library

• Visit once every six days
• Librarian Mrs. Kipp
• Book checkout
• Beginning library skills

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Specials Guidance

• Held once every six days
• Counselor Ms. Tjossem
• Stories, videos, plays
• Familiar characters
• Hands-on approach
• Age appropriate lessons promoting healthy social
  skills and citizenship

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Computer

• Visit computer lab once every six days
• Teacher Mrs. Kriener
• Work on beginning computer skills reinforcing
  eye/hand coordination, and letter and number
  activities.

The new mobile lab
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Lunch

• Hot lunch served at school
• Option Cold lunch brought from home
• Para professionals supervise lunchroom
• 25 minute lunch

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Recess

• 20 minutes
• With Kindergarten and 1st grade students
• Morning and afternoon recesses during fall and
  spring

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Milk Water Break

• Water Break in the A.M.
• Milk Break in the P.M.
• Can purchase semester milk or punch ticket
• Grahams and saltines provided by school
• Napkin and straw helpers
• Holiday treats sign-up

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Rest Time

• Offered daily
• 20-30 minutes
• Relaxing music
• Second semester--usually rest 2x/week

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Sharing Turns

• Each friend gets one turn a week
• Develops
• Communication and speaking skills
• Turn taking
• Listening skills
• Logical thinking
• Questioning/answering skills

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Spotlight Board

• Each student is featured for 2 weeks.
• Display pictures, favorite items, etc.
• Spotlight student gets to tell about board,
  promoting verbalization and speaking skills.

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Story Time

• Book helper
• Modeling of pre-reading skills
• Increase attention span
• Promotes listening, logical thinking, and
  comprehension

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Puzzles and Games

• Logical thinking skills
• Social skills
• Communication skills
• Attention span
• Letter, number and color recognition
• Non-competitive

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Puzzles and Games
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End of the Day
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School-wide Events

• Winter and Spring Concerts
• Fundraisers
• Collections and Donations
• Classroom incentive programs

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Field Trips

• Halloween parade at the Ossian Senior Hospice.
• Fire Station visit in Ossian.
• Reading Month celebration at Pizza Hut.
• Farm field trip in the Spring.

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Kindergarten Prep 2007-2008