WELCOME to Kindergartenproblems in order to inspire greater interest in mathematics. Mathematics ......
Transcript of WELCOME to Kindergartenproblems in order to inspire greater interest in mathematics. Mathematics ......
WhatistheCommonCore?
CommonCorestandards…
provideaconsistent,clearunderstandingofwhatstudentsareexpectedtolearnacrossthecurriculumareassoteachersandparentsknowwhattheyneedtodotohelpthem
aredesignedtoberobustandrelevanttotherealworld,reflectingtheknowledgeandskillsthatouryoungpeopleneedforsuccessincollegeandcareers.
3MajorShiftsInMath… Teacherswillconcentrateonteachingamorefocusedset
ofmajormathconceptsandskills.
Thiswillallowstudentstimetomasterkeymathconceptsandskillsinamoreorganizedwaythroughouttheyearandfromonegradetothenext.
Itwillalsocallforteacherstouserichandchallengingmathcontentandtoengagestudentsinsolvingreal‐worldproblemsinordertoinspiregreaterinterestinmathematics.
MathematicsTopic What dowewantstudentsto
know?
Counting&Cardinality Numbernames&thecountsequence Counttotellnumber Compare numbers
Measurement &Data Describe&comparemeasurableattributes
Classify &countthenumberofobjectsinacategory
Geometry Identify7shapes Compare &createshapes
Operations& AlgebraicThinking Understandadditionasputtingtogether
Understand subtractionastakingapart&takingfrom
NumbersandOperationsinBase Ten
Workwithnumbers11‐19togainfoundationsforplacevalue
3MajorShiftsinELA...Studentswillcontinuereadingandwriting.Butinadditiontostoriesandliterature,theywillreadmoretextsthatprovidefactsandbackgroundknowledgeinareasincludingscienceandsocialstudies.
Theywillreadmorechallengingtextsandbeaskedmorequestionsthatwillrequirethemtoreferbacktowhattheyhaveread.
Therewillalsobeanincreasedemphasisonbuildingastrongvocabularysothatstudentscanreadandunderstandchallengingmaterial.
ELACurriculumUnitsofStudyReading Writing
ReadersBuildGoodHabits LaunchingWriter’sWorkshopReadersThinkandTalkAboutEmergentBooks
LookingClosely,Observing&ListingLikeScientists
Just‐RightBooks‐ ReadersUsePowers
Personalnarrative
Non‐Fiction ReadingforInformation Non‐fiction“How‐To”BooksWeCanBeReadingTeachers RaisingtheQualityofSmall
MomentsReadersAreBraveandResourceful InformationbooksonScienceReadersGettoKnow CharactersByPretending&PerformingBooks
Persuasive Writing
SocialStudiesUnit Description
School&SchoolCommunity
Whatisaschool? Whatdoesitmeantobeagoodschoolcitizen? Whyarerulesimportant? Whatrulesshouldwefollowinourclassroom/school?
MyselfandOthers
Howarepeoplealikeanddifferent? Whatisspecialaboutme
Families Whyarefamiliesimportant? Howarefamiliesalike/different? Whatholidaysdoyoucelebrateinyourfamily? What aresomeofyourfamilytraditions?
Community Whatisacommunity? Howdocommunitiesmeetareneeds? Wholivesandworksinacommunity?
Citizenship Whatdoesitmeantobeagoodcitizen? Whatareourresponsibilitiesasacitizenofourcountry? Whataresomeofthesymbolsthatrepresentour country?
ScienceUnit Goals
TheFiveSenses Observecommonobjectsbyusingthefivesenses. Compareandsortcommonobjectsbyonephysicalattribute(e.g.,color,shape,texture,size,weight).
Fabric To becomefamiliarwithfabrics’properties Discoverwhathappenswhentheyaretested Discoverhowtheyinteractwithothermaterials,includingwater
Plants Careforplantstolearnwhattheyneedtogrowanddevelop Observethestructuresofplantsanddiscoverwaystopropagate
newplantsfromseeds.
AnimalsTwobyTwo
Have closeandpersonalinteractionwithsomecommonlandandwateranimals
Establish appropriatehabitatsandlearntocarefortheanimals. Observeandcareforoneanimalovertime,and havemany
opportunitiesforobservation,communication,andcomparison.
ResponsetoIntervention(RTI)…a research based approach to providing high quality individual or small group instruction to students who experience difficulty making progress in their grade level curriculum.
• Mindsetsaretheassumptionsandexpectationswehaveforourselvesandothers.Theyguideourbehaviorandinfluenceourresponsestodailyevents.
• Agrowthmindsetisthebeliefthatwehavethecapacitytocultivateourintelligenceandgrowourabilities. Everythingismalleablebecausethebrainislikeamuscle.Itgrowsthrougheffort,practice,andchallengingexercise.
“Whenstudentsandteachersfocusonimprovementratherthanwhetherthechildrenaresmart,kidslearnalotmore.”
~LisaBlackwellPh.D.
GrowthMindset
Ifparentswanttogivetheirchildrenagift,thebestthingtheycandoistoteachtheirchildrentolovechallenges,beintriguedbymistakes,enjoyeffort,andkeeponlearning.Thatway,theirchildrendon’thavetobeslavesofpraise.Theywillhavealifelongwaytobuildandrepairtheirownconfidence.
~CarolDweck (Psychologist)
• Establishinghighexpectations‐ Letyourchildknowyoubelieveinhisabilitytomeetchallenges.Focusontheactionsthatcanbetakentoimprove.
• Creatingariskfreelearningzone‐ Makeitclearmistakesaretobeexpectedandwecanlearnfromthem.
• Givingfeedbackthatfocusesonprocess‐ Discussthethingsyourchildcancontrol,likehiseffort,challenge‐seeking,persistence,andgoodstrategies‐‐notonhis/herpersonaltraitsorabilities.Avoidpraisingchildrenfortheir"smartness,"andinsteadhelpthemunderstandtheimportanceoftheirownactionsinachievingsuccess.
• Providingfrequentreminderstoyourchildthatthemindismalleable‐Letyourchildknowthatwhenheispracticinghardthingshisbrainisformingnewconnections.Insteadoffeelingdumbwhenhestruggles,hewilllearnto"feel"thoseconnectionsgrowing.
HowCanYouHelpStrengthentheHome/SchoolConnection?