Rising Star

By Kathryn Farkas

Your Role in this Seminar

Stop me, if you have a question
Stop me, if Im talking too fast

Discuss with your neighbor at specified intervals

Contribute ideas and responses to the whole group

Overview
Objectives
Demonstrated Skills Curriculum

Beyond the Books

Online Resources

Objectives
Acquire basic and essential social, thinking, and problem-solving skills
Engage in a variety of interactive and fun learning methods

Demonstrated Skills

Literacy
Level 1
Knows alphabet and blends letters to make sounds Begins using English vocabulary to express feelings and ideas

Level 2
Begins putting words into sentences Recognizes and can make simple rhymes

Level 3
Reads and understands meaning of complete sentences
Expresses feelings and ideas with an expanded vocabulary

Math
Level 1
Recognizes numbers and counts to 10 Recognizes basic patterns, shapes and colors Makes comparisons and sorts things into groups

Level 2
Uses simple addition and subtraction Identifies more developed patterns, shapes and colors

Level 3
Begins multiplication concepts Understands and writes number words Understands ordinal numbers

Talk to your Neighbor

How do you teach math? Do you add your own ideas to your lessons? Share one idea to your neighbor.

Science
Levels 1, 2 and 3
Asks questions about the physical world, ex. Why does it melt? Shows an interest in changes in the environment Experiments with objects and materials to gather information and make observations Shows an interest in animal, plant and environmental changes Shows knowledge of characteristics of living things Recognizes that living things have needs Identifies problems in the outside world, ex. Its cold outside.

Makes predictions based on experience, ex. I hear thunder. It will rain.

Talk to your Neighbor

How have you incorporated science into your classroom? How do you encourage students to predict, observe, or classify?

Animal Riddles
1. It has rainbow colors.

2. It strong insect.
3. It eats jelly.

Its a beetle!

Social and Emotional

Levels 1, 2 and 3
Follows simple classroom directions Exhibits self-awareness

Develops self-control and personal resonsibility

Builds relationships of mutual trust and respect with others

Curriculum

Curriculum Overview
Subjects
Day-to-Day Conversations Social Studies Science Math Fun and Fantasy Cooking

Books
Big Books Student Books Work Books Teachers Guide

The Breakdown
Every 2 months
4 big books
+ teachers guide

1 student book 1 workbook

Big Books

Big Books

Talk to your Neighbor

Think of an open-ended question. Share your idea with the neighbor on your other side.

Teachers Guide

Student Books

Work Books

Talk About It

Project

Math

Cooking

Benefits of Cooking
READING the recipe
COUNTING the ingredients MEASURING the ingredients

PREDICTING what will happen

OBSERVING what happens TASTING new foods

Talk to your Neighbor

Have you found the student books and work books benificial? Have you had any problems with teaching the books? What is a strength of the books? What is a weakness? Is there anything youd like to see changed or added in the upcoming books?

Beyond the Books

Down on the Farm

The dinosaur on the farm says grrrh, grrrh, grrrh. The dinosaur on the farm says grrrh, grrrh, grrrh down on the farm. by Neo The alligator in the lake says kgghhh, kgghhh, kgghhh. The alligator in the lake says kgghhh, kgghhh, kgghhh deep in the lake. by Ryan The rabbit on the grassland says te-te, te-te, te-te. The rabbit on the grassland says te-te, te-te, te-te way out in China.

See What Grows

The Big Dinosaur By Ryan Dinosaur. And dinosaur grows. It eats and grows. Big dinosaur lays eggs here. Two big dinosaurs smell eggs. But big dinosaur goes Ahhh! And baby dinosaur is walking with big dinosaur mother. She is t rex. And young dinosaur is drinking water. And here is big dinosaur and he is running. The end.

Talk to your Neighbor

How have you encouraged students to think about the concepts beyond the books? What are some creative lessons youve taught in your classroom?

I Can Read
Alligator Class Can By Neo, Ryan and Kate

We can swim like a dinosaur. We can jump like a dinosaur. We can work like a dinosaur. We can run like a dinosaur. We can draw. We can be smurfs. We can play. We can eat chocolate cake.

Life on the Pond

The pond. One day there was a handsome fish and there was a every girl fish who loved the handsome fish. The and. See you soon. by Kate The pond. The pond. The frog lives in the pond. Fish swimming in the pond. by Ryan The pond. Frogs live in the pond. There was a tree and one cut the tree and it fell down. Frogs jump and jump and frogs swim. And frogs talk with their friends. by Neo

Whats the Weather Like Today?

Today we made foggy. Neo

Teacher, this is poisonous water! Kate

Foggy Froggy! Ryan

What Melts?

Do / Does
Yes. / No.

melt

I am Special and My Family is Special

I am speical. I can tie my shoes. I am happy. I can make a snowman. I can play basketball. I am a princess Sally. by Sally My family is special because my sister is scary, my dad is asleep, and my mom is going to the store. My sister and me are riding bikes. by Andy

Talk to your Neighbor

What are some ways you have incorporated learning through art, construction, music or movement?

Five Little Monsters Went to School

Alligator Class Monster Rules 1. 2. 3. Dont yell. No running.

Follow the teacher.

Talk to your Neighbor

Will you walk away from this presentation with any useful information? Is there anything that has confused you or that you would like to know more about?

Online Resources
Classroom Projects
www.chocolatemuffintree.com http://www.playbasedlearning.com.au/ http://progressiveearlychildhoodeducation.blogspot.kr/

Language Activities
http://www.drjean.org

Standards of Education and Strategies for Development

http://dese.mo.gov/eel/el/PreK_Standards/index.htm

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