Kindergarten CPC
Planning Sessions for the 3rd Grading Period
Data Sheets
- Let's look at the new data sheet.
- Make sure everyone is clear on what to enter.
Long Range Plan
- Finish long range plan for phonics and social studies
Reading Genre: Fiction
TEKS:
K.8A retell a main event from a story read aloudK.8B describe characters in a story and the reasons for their actions
Vocabulary:
- characters
- setting
- problem
- solution
- author/illustrator
Question Stems:
- How does ___ feel about ____?
- Why did ____ want to ____?
- What happened before ___ did ____?
- After ___ did____ what happened?
How Feelings Change
- You can use this to show how a characters feelings have changed from the beginning of the story to the end. You can also have kids explain why they changed.
Character Feelings Chart
- You could change the top part to _____ feels ____ because...
SWBS
- This is just another way to retell events and main points from a book.
Phonics/Phonemic Awareness
K.2F blend spoken onsets and rimes to form simple words (e.g. onset /c/ and rime /at/ to make cat)
*How would you feel about doing a weekly word sort?
Week One:
- Word Family--> -at
- Sight Words--> list 2
Week Two:
- Word Family--> -ap
- Sight Words--> list 2
Spanish:
Week 1: silabas with b
Wek 2: silabas with g
Writing: Personal Narrative
TEKS:
K.18 write literary texts to express their ideas and feelings about events
K.18A write stories with a beginning, middle, and endDaily Edit:
- Display on smartboard.
- Have a sentence already written with mistakes.
- Sentences should be very simple.
- Things to include in your sentence-->sight words, simple CVC words you are focusing on,
- What to fix-->capitalization, spaces, periods, misspelled sight words or phonics words
Narrative Writing
- Brainstorm an event on a circle map
- Students create a circle map for their B, M, E
- B-->who they were with and where they went
- M-->what they did
- E-->how they felt
Simple sentences for Daily Edit
- These are examples of sentences you can use for your Daily Edit with visuals.
Reading Simple Sentences
- You could practice in whole group or in Daily Five
Building Sentences
- This would be good for whole group or work on writing.
Weeks Three and Four: 1/18-1/22 and 1/25-1/29
Expository: Informational Text
K.10 (A) identify the topic and details in expository text heard or read, referring to the words and/or illustrations
K.10 (B) retell important facts in a text, heard or read
K.10 (D) use titles and illustrations to make predictions
We will also introduce and explain a few text features...
- Title
- Photographs
Students will be making predictions...
- about what they will learn about on that page
- and why they think that (because of a photograph, title, etc...)
Treasures Online to Introduce Making Predictions...
Look at Smartboard Activities for Predictions
Phonics/Phonemic Awareness
K.2F blend spoken onsets and rimes to form simple words (e.g. onset /c/ and rime /at/ to make cat)
*How would you feel about doing a weekly word sort?
Week 3:
- Word Family--> -am
Week 4:
- Word Family--> -an
Spanish:
Week 3: silabas with j
Wek 4: silabas with r
Writing
Expository
K.15A dictate or write information for lists, captions, or invitations
Ideas:
- What if we made a book about whatever topic we are reading about? We can use pictures from the book for the students to come up with their own sentences about each picture. They would be writing a "caption" for the picture.
Daily Edit:
- How is it going?
- Does anyone need help in writing/coming up with sentences?
Social Studies
Please make sure you are displaying anchor charts and student work on your Social Studies board.
Week Three: There are things people want and need at school.
- wants
- needs
- decisions
Pearson Online:
**Look at the actual lessons and discuss what that looks like for the week.
- Chapter 2 Lesson 1
There are LOTS of smartboard activities for Wants and Needs.
Week Four: Jobs at home and school help people get things done.
- jobs
- needs
Unit Question:
- What might happen if nobody had jobs at home or at school?
Pearson Online:
- Chapter 2-Lesson 2 and 4
Weeks Five and Six: 2/1-2/5 and 2/8-2/12
100th Day is February 4th!
Reading Genre: Fiction
K.8A retell a main event from a story read aloud
Fig 19B ask and respond to questions from a text
Vocabulary:
- retelling
- questions
- fiction
Question Words:
- Who?
- What?
- When?
- Why?
- Where?
- Which?
- Could?
- DId?
- Do?
- How?
Why do we ask questions?
Asking Questions...
Question words...
Ideas for books...
- myON- https://myon.com/reader/index.html?a=rr_vday_s05
- Capstone- Happy Valentine's Day Gus (English and Spanish) http://www.mycapstonelibrary.com/menu/#/bookshelf
Phoncics/Phonemic Awareness
K.2F blend spoken onsets and rimes to form simple words (e.g. onset /c/ and rime /at/ to make cat)
How are you able to tell if your students are mastering this skill/word family?
Week 5:
- Word Family--> -ay
Week 6:
- Word Family--> -op
Spanish:
Week 5: silabas with "ch"
Wek 6: silabas with "ll"
Writing
K.15A dictate or write information for lists, captions, or invitations
Daily Edit:
- How is it going? Has everyone gotten started?
- Why is it important for students?
Ideas...
- You could read an expository book or watch a video about Valentine's Day to build their schema.
- You can brainstorm all the words that make you think of Valentine's Day in a circle map.
- The students can then make a list of 5-10 words and then create a poem.
Valentine's Day is _______________.
Valentine's Day is _______________.
OR
I see ____________ on Valentine's Day
I feel __________ on Valentine's Day.
I hear _________ on Valentine's Day.
I taste _______ on Valentine's Day.
I smell _______ on Valentine's Day.
OR
- You can do an acrostic poem with words like VALENTINE, HEART, LOVE, FRIENDS.
- Each day you brainstorm words that start with that letter that remind you of Valentine's Day.
- The students create an acrostic poem.
Social Studies
Week 5 and 6: People from our past, including George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, helped shape our state and nation.
Why is it important to remember people and events from the past?
How would our lives be different without the contributions of _______?
Books...
- https://myon.com/library/search.html - George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and If I were the president...
- https://www.pebblego.com/content/biographies/Presidents+and+First+Ladies.html?c=3279&previous=3279
President's Day Poem
Comparing Lincoln and Washington
Abe Lincoln Comparing Measurements
Simple Facts about Lincoln
Simple Facts about George Washington
Comparing Lincoln and Washington
- You could have facts on the smartboard and students have to drag it to the correct spot.
Weeks Seven and Eight: 2/15-2/19 and 2/22-2/26
Walkthroughs 2/23
Twitter Time
- @LiteracySpeaks
- @Stephharvey49
- @KinderLessons
- @RWTnow
- @BookCreatorApp
Reading CCA
- Look at last year's CCA.
- Discuss questions
- Decide which ones we want to use and if we want to add questions for specific skills
Reading Genre: Expository/Research
- K.19 (A) ask questions about topics of class-wide interest
- K.19 (B) decide what sources or people in the classroom, school, library, or home can answer these questions.
- K.20 (A) gather evidence from provided text sources
Resources for Information
- Books
- Youtube
- World Book for kids: http://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/home#article/ar831470
- Smartboard Exchange
Smartboard Lessons for Texas Symbols
A Kindergarten Class used Explain Everything to make a book about Texas symbols.
Phonics/Phonemic Awareness
K.2F blend spoken onsets and rimes to form simple words (e.g. onset /c/ and rime /at/ to make cat)
Week 7:
- Word Family--> -ot
Week 8:
- Word Family--> -og
How are students doing with sight words? How are you teaching them?
Spanish:
Week 7: silabas with y
Wek 8: silabas with h
Writing
Daily Edit
- Watch videos from Mendez/Martinez
- Share thoughts
- Questions to think about: What did you notice? What are your thoughts? Any questions?
Expository/Research
K.15A dictate or write information for lists, captions, or invitations
Brainstorming information for each symbol
"All About" Books
KWL chart to record what they know, questions, and new learning
Social Studies
Week 7 : People and events from the past helped shape our state and nation. (Black History Month)
- Why is it important to remember people and events from the past?
- How would our lives be different without the contributions of ______________?
Ruby Bridges on PebbleGo
Timeline
- We could create on the smartboard.
Ruby the Brave
- Students can describe how she is brave.
Ruby Bridges Writing Activity
Week 8: People from the past including Stephen F. Austin and Jose Antonio Navarro helped shape our state and nation.
- Why is it important to remember people and events from the past?
- How would our lives be different without the contributions of ______________?
Books on PebbleGo
- Jose Antonio Navarro- https://www.pebblego.com/content/biographies/article.html?a=3193
- Stephen F. Austin- https://www.pebblego.com/content/biographies/article.html?a=3180
Connect Stephen and Jose when talking about Texas Symbols
Double Bubble to Compare
What I learned...
Make time for creating anchor charts!
Daily Edit Videos Next Time
Planning for Weeks Nine and Ten: 2/29-3/4 and 3/7-3/11
Long Range Planning
- When can we meet next week to do our long range for THE LAST GRADING PERIOD!
I-Station Assessments
- Testing your Tier 2 and Tier 3 students in the classroom on the 1st and 2nd day of the month.
I-Station Usage
- Look at data.
- Share I-Station Predictions on Passing STAAR
- Talk about usage-->Kids need to be getting on as much as possible.
- Tier 1--> 30 minutes per week
- Tier 2 --> 60 minutes per week
- Tier 3 --> 90 minutes per week
Twitter Time
- Read the article on how to improve students reading comprehension.
- http://blog.heidisongs.com/2015/02/ten-strategies-for-improving-reading-comprehension-in-kindergarten-and-first-grade.html
Reading Genre: Fiction
K.8A retell a main event from a story read aloud
(retell beginning, middle, and end)
Vocabulary:
- characters
- setting
- problem
- solution
- author/illustrator
- beginning
- middle
- end
Question Stems:
- What happened in the beginning of the story?
- What happened in the middle of the story?
- What happened in the end of the story?
- Who are the characters? What is the setting?
- What is the problem? What is the solution?
Story Map
Use pictures to help retell.
Stick and Stone Retelling
Phonics
K.2F blend spoken onsets and rimes to form simple words (e.g. onset /c/ and rime /at/ to make cat)
Week 9:
- Word Family--> it
Week 10:
- Word Family-->in
Spanish:
Week 9: silabas with rr
Wek 10: silabas with ñ
Writing
K.18A write brief stories that include a beginning, middle, and end
Features of a Great Personal Narrative...
Narrative Writing...
Personal Narrative Ideas...
Social Studies
Week 9: A neighborhood is a place where people live, work, and play.
- Why do people form communities?
- Would it be better to live alone?
TEKS:
(5) Geography. The student understands physical and human characteristics of place. The student is expected to:
(A) identify the physical characteristics of place such as landforms, bodies of water, natural resources, and weather;
Pearson Resources: Chapter 3 Chapter Opener
Chapter Three: Lesson 1 and 2
Week Ten: Different neighborhoods have different characteristics. Maps, globes, and other tools help people locate places around the neighborhood.
Unit Questions:
- Do all neighborhoods look like my neighborhood?
- Do we really need maps and globes? Why or why not?
TEKS:
(4) Geography. The student understands the concept of location. The student is expected to:
(A) use terms, including over, under, near, far, left, and right, to describe relative location;
(C) identify tools that aid in determining location, including maps and globes.
5) Geography. The student understands physical and human characteristics of place. The student is expected to:
(A) identify the physical characteristics of place such as landforms, bodies of water, natural resources, and weather; and
(B) identify how the human characteristics of place such as ways of earning a living, shelter, clothing, food, and activities are based upon geographic location.