Welcome to Dos Rios Kindergarten!

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Welcome to Dos Rios Kindergarten!
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Getting Ready for Kindergarten
Colorado Parent Information and Resource
Center a Program of Clayton Early Learning
www.cpirc.org This publication was produced in
whole or in part with funds from the U.S.
Department of Education office of Innovation and
Improvement. Information and Resource Center
program Grant 84.310A. The content herein does
not necessarily reflect the views of the
Department of Education, any other agency of the
U.S. government, or any source.
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Parents To-Do List

• Enroll child in the spring
• Immunization records
• Kindergarten teachers expectations
• School supply list

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Play Fun Learning Games With Your Child

• Find the picture of the red beans on the can at
  the grocery store
• Think of 10 words that rhyme with can
• Start and organize a collection-rocks, cards,
  stickers
• Cook together and learn to measure ingredients
• Sort the socks, eating utensils, nuts and bolts,
  etc.
• Let your child tell you a story and write it for
  them
• Mark your calendar as you count down the days to
  Kindergarten
• Read to your child every day, talk about the
  story, and relate to your childs own experiences
• Give your child oral directions to follow

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Preparing Your Child For Kindergarten Socially

• Follow spoken directions and rules
• Use words to express feelings
• Speak clearly
• Leave their parents without too much difficulty
  for a long period of time
• Go to the bathroom alone
• Play well with and respect other children
• Resolve problems without needing a teacher
• Be able to tie shoes and zip and button all
  clothing

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Preparing Your Child For Kindergarten
Academically

• Hold a pencil/crayon/scissors correctly
• Work independently for at least 5 min.
• Sit and listen to a story for 10-15 min.
• Recognize, read and write their first name
• Write his/her name with a capital letter and the
  rest lowercase (Jason)
• Identify some capital and lowercase letters
• Identify and count numbers 1-10
• Identify 8 basic colors
• (green, yellow, blue, purple, black, brown,
  orange, red)
• Identify 4 basic shapes
• (square, circle, rectangle, triangle)

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First Day Of Kindergarten

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Set a Routine From the Start

• Provide a regular
• wake up time
• breakfast time
• homework time
• bed time (7-8 p.m.)
• set out clothes and plan or make lunch the night
  before

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Full Day Kindergarten Schedule

• Full
• Opening
• Writing/Handwriting
• Specials (Daily)
• Literacy
• Lunch and Recess
• Oral Language
• Math
• Recess
• Science/Social Studies
• Targeted Instruction
• Dismissal

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Literacy

• Hear and identify sounds in a word
• Letter identification
• Letter sound recognition
• Book knowledge
• Retells stories and events
• Recognizes high use words
• Read words phonetically (sound out words)

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Math

• Number recognition (1-20)
• Number writing (1-20)
• Counts out loud to 100
• 1 to 1 correspondence (to 32)
• Sorts (color, shape, size)
• More and Less
• Geometry (Shapes 2D and 3D)
• Graphs
• Measurement
• Number Sense

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Writing

• Draws pictures
• Writes name correctly (first letter uppercase the
  rest lowercase)
• Write letters correctly
• Writes beginning sounds
• Writes beginning, middle and ending sounds
• Uses correct punctuation (periods and exclamation
  marks, etc. ) and mechanics
• Writes a simple sentence
• Writes multiple sentences
• Write a story with a beginning, middle and end
• Students will write words phonetically (i.e.,
  bik, becuz).

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Science andSocial Studies

• Plants
• Trees
• Weather
• Senses
• Parts of the Body/ Dental health
• Fruits and Vegetables

• My Community
• Antarctica/ Arctic
• Holidays around the world
• Australia
• Social skills
• Careers

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Specials

• Music
• Art
• Physical Education
• Library/Computer
• (Not Specials, but will attend regularly)

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Testing Days August 2014

• You will be called and a testing day will be set
  up.
• Sign up for a time for your child to be tested.
• Your child will be tested on letter
  identification/sounds, math concepts and district
  tests.
• The testing session takes about 1 hour.
• After testing is completed your child will be
  assigned to a kindergarten classroom. Lists will
  be posted on the front window.

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Contact Info

• Dos Rios Elementary
• 2201 34th Street, Evans, CO 80620Phone
  970-348-1300 
•  http//dosrios.greeleyschools.org
• Web Links
• Colorado Parent Information Resource Center
• Tips on how to help your child learn at home
  http//www.ed.gov/parents/academic/help/hyc.html
• Learning Activities www.internet4classrooms.com
• http//www.ixl.com/math/kindergarten
• Transition Process for Parents
  http//edselect.com/kindergarten
• Is your child ready for Kindergarten
  http//www.babycenter.com/0_kindergarten-readiness
  -is-your-child-ready-for-school_67232.bc
• http//school.familyeducation.com/kindergarten/sch
  ool-readiness/38491.html