Kindergarten

Articles relating to kindergarten

  • Kindergarten Curriculum Night: Math

    Kindergarten Curriculum Night: Math My previous post gave an overview of our kindergarten math curriculum and briefly discussed the importance of obtaining the ability to think and reason mathematically as well as to use math to solve problems. This post is dedicated to providing you with additional information on the concepts and skills your child…

  • Kindergarten Math Curriculum

    Kindergarten Math Curriculum “Mathematics is used to understand and interpret our world. In the global economy of the 21st century, those who can understand and apply mathematics have more opportunities to achieve success in higher education, the world of work and life.” Office of Curriculum and Instructional Program Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) MCPS encourages…

  • Elementary School’s Open House

    Elementary School’s Open House Our school thoughtfully selected Columbus Day as their open house; many government agencies are closed today. Since, we live in the suburbs of Washington D.C., many parents are able to attend open house including my husband and myself. We enjoyed watching both of our children interact with their teachers and fellow…

  • Kindergarten Curriculum Night: Reading/Language Arts

    My previous post elaborated on our kindergarten reading/ language arts curriculum at a high level. Last week I attended a very informative meeting that discussed both the kindergarten curriculum for reading/language arts and math for the first and second semesters. This post is dedicated to the reading/language arts section. The kindergarten teachers provided strategies to…

  • Kindergarten Reading / Language Arts Curriculum

    Our school district’s reading/language arts program consists of a balanced literacy program encompassing phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency and comprehension. Students are encouraged to be at advanced reading levels by the end of kindergarten and strive to be independent readers by the end of second grade. In addition, this curriculum encompasses writing and listening instruction….

  • Developing a Kindergartener’s Reading Comprehension – Ask the Right Questions

    Reading comprehension is the ability to understand the meanings communicated by texts. To assist in developing your child’s reading comprehension, ask questions while reading to your child. Our school provided us with a bookmarker that suggested asking the following questions: • Who are the characters in the story? What do they do? • What is…