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What things can you find in our site?
Below, the main topic pages are in
blue
(use the frame buttons under the heading of each main topic page to
navigate);
extra pages are in green
- they're linked back to the main topic pages only.
You may
link to every page listed here from this list ~ just
click on the title of
the page! |
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Home Page |
Welcome to our class web page! |
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What's On Our Site? |
Every page is listed
with a brief description. |
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Home Page Two |
My Kindergarten
Philosophy and the Growing Pains of All-Day Kindergarten. |
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Our Classroom |
Class Rules, Behavior Management, Classroom Photos |
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ABC Handbook |
Parent information & answers to our routines & procedures (A to
L). |
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ABC Handbook ~
Page Two |
Continuation of
information (M to Z). |
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Kindergarten Curriculum |
Our learning objectives in all subjects. |
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Language Planning &
Ideas |
I've tried to
outline what we do with Reading, Writing, & Communication ~ based on our
Washington State Essential Academic Learning Requirements & Grade Level
Expectations. |
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Our Letter Work |
An outline of the
kinds of activities, books, and projects used when we focus on a letter
a week. |
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Kindergarten Grade Level Expectations for Language |
This is a simplified
listing of our Washington State Essential Academic Learning Requirements
& Grade Level Expectations for Reading, Communication, and Writing - our
Language Objectives. |
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Math Planning &
Ideas |
Here is how I plan
my Math Lessons for the year, again based on our Washington State
Essential Learning Requirements & Grade Level Expectations. |
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Kindergarten Grade
Level Expectations for Math |
This is a simplified
listing of our Washington State Essential Academic Learning Requirements
& Grade Level Expectations for Math. |
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Our
Schedules |
A typical day, Specialist schedules, what our routines look like. |
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Building Blocks
& Popcorn Words |
The framework for how I teach & learn language objectives &
Kindergarten list of High Frequency and Sight Words. |
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Calendar |
Month by month activities and links to specific Themes. |
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Our Newsletters |
Our current Newsletter, Birthday graph, and recent Newsletters. |
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Our Work |
Pictures of the work we are doing in our classroom. |
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Our Gallery |
Pictures of the children in action! |
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Ms. Connolly |
Learn a little bit about Teacher! |
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Parent Articles |
Helpful articles on ways you can help your child at home. |
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Parent
Articles ~ Page Two |
More articles and inspirational thoughts! |
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The Parent Page |
Even more information! Ideas for an easier day at school, supply list,
Our school Counselor, a wish list, books to enjoy with your child, snack
ideas for school & home, tips on helping your child be organized at
home, Boomerangs & Pocket Pals, parent opportunities, and more
inspiration! |
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Themes |
A list of our Themes for the year with links to the Theme details. |
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I. Let's Begin! |
I've divided my year
into 5 major units. We begin with "Let's Begin!" It's not a
typical "theme" but it is how I decorate my room, what books I may want
to focus on, as well as any special projects or activities. We
start off by learning about our class and where we are headed together! |
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Let's Begin Theme
Project Page |
Directions, photos,
PDF files of projects and activities. |
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This Is Me! |
Our first Theme about how special we are and how we are apart of a
school "family." |
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This Is Me
Project Page |
Directions, photos,
PDF files of projects and activities. |
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Colors & Shapes |
Fun with colors & shapes and favorite books. |
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Colors & Shapes Project Page |
Directions, photos,
PDF files of projects and activities. |
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II. Scarecrow
Fall! |
We learn about the
seasons and focus on fall things. Holidays are also a focus. |
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Scarecrow Theme
Project Page |
Directions, photos,
PDF files of projects and activities. |
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Fall Time! |
Fall leaves, weather & seasons, spider fun, pumpkin time ~ a great time
of year!
Also, the first Thanksgiving & what we are thankful for today. |
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Weather Poems |
A collection of
weather poems to enjoy. |
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Fall Time
Project Page |
Directions, photos,
PDF files of projects and activities. |
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Holiday
Fun! |
Our family - learning how a family is special, unique, with rules & responsibilities,
& work to share.
Christmas family traditions, and crafts galore complete the month of
December. |
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Holiday Fun Project
Page |
Directions, photos,
PDF files of projects and activities. |
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III. Snowman
Winter |
A. Winter Fun!
Snowmen decorate our room and we enjoys some special crafts. |
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Snowman Theme
Project Page |
Directions, photos,
PDF files of projects and activities. |
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Winter Time! |
Mittens & snowmen and Winter Weather |
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Winter Time Project
Page |
Directions, photos,
PDF files of projects and activities. |
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Plants & Animals
In Winter |
Learning about plants & animals in winter ~
polar plants & animals ~ how they cope,
what they need, how they live. |
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Polar Places Project
Page |
Directions, photos,
PDF files of projects and activities. |
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Plants & Animals In Warmer Places |
Learning about plants & animals in a tropical rainforest ~ how they cope,
what they need, how they live. |
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Rainforest Project
Page |
Directions, photos,
PDF files of projects and activities. |
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Plants & Animals In Dry Places |
Learning about plants & animals in a desert (southwest USA) ~ how they cope,
what they need, how they live. |
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Desert Project Page |
Directions, photos,
PDF files of projects and activities. |
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Plants & Animals In
Wet
Places |
Learning about plants & animals in a freshwater pond ~ how they cope,
what they need, how they live. |
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Pond Project Page |
Directions, photos,
PDF files of projects and activities. |
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Plants & Animals In
Evergreen Places |
Learning about plants & animals in a temperate evergreen forest ~ how they cope,
what they need, how they live. |
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Forest Project Page |
Directions, photos,
PDF files of projects and activities. |
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Friendship
& Valentine's Day |
Friends are the best gift to ourselves ~ and Valentine's makes it even
more special! |
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Friends & Hearts
Project Page |
Directions, photos,
PDF files of projects and activities. |
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B. Story Time Fun!
Special teddy bear fun and sharing nightly routines helps us learn more
about each other. |
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Story Time Fun! |
Enjoying Bear Stories (Goldilocks & the three bears and Corduroy) as
well as fun with the Tooth
Fairy. |
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Teddy Bear Project
Page |
Directions, photos,
PDF files of projects and activities. |
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Nursery Rhymes &
Fairy Tales |
We work with Nursery
Rhymes throughout the year ~ here you will find which ones we focus on,
when, and what kinds of things we do with them. Also we work with
a fairy tale a month, so here you will find out what kinds of things we
do as we enjoy these traditional stories. |
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Nursery Rhyme
Project Page |
Directions, photos,
PDF files of projects and activities. |
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Fairy Tale Project
Page |
Directions, photos,
PDF files of projects and activities. |
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IV. Bunny Spring! |
A. Spring Time!
We focus on the changes in weather and learn about seeds & plants! |
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Bunny Project Page |
Directions, photos,
PDF files of projects and activities. |
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Spring Time! |
Spring weather, seeds & Plants and growing things ~ and bugs & insects! |
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Spring Project Page |
Directions, photos,
PDF files of projects and activities. |
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St. Patrick's Day Fun |
What we do for this
holiday. |
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B. Where We Live!
We focus on farms and the ocean - things that are around us. |
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The Farm |
Types of farms, products and jobs on a farm, farm animals, eggs &
nutrition |
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Farm Project Page |
Directions, photos,
PDF files of projects and activities. |
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Our Ocean |
Ocean plants & animals on the seashore, in the open sea ~ and how we can
take care of our earth for all plants & animals |
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Ocean Project Page |
Directions, photos,
PDF files of projects and activities. |
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V.
Watermelon Summer! |
Watermelons decorate
our room and thoughts of summer fun fill our heads! |
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Watermelon Project
Page |
Directions, photos,
PDF files of projects and activities. |
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Let's Celebrate! |
A.
Summer fun & B. Celebration ~ remembering out year together! We made it! |
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Word Banks |
Words Banks are
vocabulary lists that go with each Theme ~ words that we will use in our
discussions and discoveries |
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Fun Links |
Internet places to check out for parents, kids, and teachers |
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The most common questions parents ask over the years |
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Glossary |
Definitions of some
of the terms we use in education - and ones I will be using this year |
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