Head Start 2015-16
Inside Kellie Molden's Classrooms
Head Start Threes and Fours
AM Class: Four Year Olds
PM Class: Three Year Olds
Write from Beginning & Beyond in Pre-K
Focused Journal Writing
What do you know about fire fighters?
Labels: fire, ladder, fire fighters
My Family
my sister, my brother, my daddy, my mama, my sister, me
What do you like to eat?
List: chocolate milk, coffee
Writing Around the Room
Writing Across the Curriculm
Thinking Maps
shared writing in whole group
Sensory
writing in various mediums
Purposeful writing
purposeful writing in a variety on centers and areas
Thinking Maps in Pre-K
Circle Map
Brainstorming things we do at school
Circle Map
Brainstorming important things about Liam
Flow Map
Sequencing the steps for washing your hands
Reading
Building a strong foundation in reading strategies
Think Maps
Rereading thinking maps previously made
Print around room
Color and number songs with print
Shared Reading
Peer reading together and discussing books or ideas
looking for sight words or letters familiar with
Math
Blocks to build on
Numbers
Numeral Recognition
Numbers
Counting
Rote Counting
Numeral Recognition
Reasoning
Patterns
Sorting
Science
Experiments
Discovery
Hot verses cold water experiment
Predictions:
Will M & Ms lose their color faster in hot or cold water?Will marshmallows melt faster in hot or cold water?
Apples, Apples, Apples
Yellow, green and red apples:
Descriptions
Chart favorites
Parts of the apple
Chemical reaction
Baking soda and vinegar eruptions
Social Studies
Our part in the world and in our community
Safety
Personal Health
Community Helpers
Who helps our community?
Maps
United States map: our country, our state
White Settlement map: our place in our community
Safety and Health
How to cross a street safely:
look both ways, crosswalks, crossing guards, stop signs, walk with an adult
Let's have fun!
Learning with play
Body bowling
Awareness of our body in space
Body control
Hands-on
Creating things out of manipulative shapes
Imagination is the limit
Increasing vocabulary
Monkeys and magnets
One to one correspondence
Beginning sounds
How many monkeys jumping on the bed?
Kellie Molden
Head Start Teacher
Email: kmolden@wsisd.net
Website: www.wsisd.com
Location: 728 Comal Drive
Phone: 817-504-2644