A few days ago I gave you a progress report for 3 and 4 year olds. Today I found a kindergarten report. My basement is full of all kinds of treasures. :)
Check plus = Commendable - The student has exceeded the expectations for him or her individually or for the group.
Check = Performing Successfully - The student has attained the performance level for his or her group or for the child individually.
Check minus = Experiencing Difficulty - The student has not reached the performance level for his or her group or for the child individually.
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
_____ Has positive attitude toward self
_____ Considers the feelings of others
_____ Interacts well with peers
_____ Monitors and controls own behavior
_____ Exhibits appropriate listening skills
_____ Attempts to solve own problems
_____ Accepts responsibility for personal possessions
LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
_____ Speaks so that he/she is understood
_____ Uses age appropriate vocabulary
_____ Listens and responds appropriately to language
_____ Verbalizes own thoughts and ideas in a group
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
_____ Controls pencil well
_____ Manages scissors and pasting comfortably
READING READINESS
_____ Enjoys books, stories, records, listening tapes
_____ Knows letters covered to date
_____ Name
_____ Formation
_____ Sound
_____ Can retell a story
_____ Understands story content
_____ Can predict outcomes
_____ Blends sounds comfortably
_____ Attacks new words independently
NUMBER DEVELOPMENT
_____ Associates a number symbol with number name
_____ Recognizes and continues patterns
_____ Applies knowledge of numbers to daily activities
_____ Forms numerals correctly
_____ Responds to oral math activities
_____ Understands basic coin values
_____ Can join sets
_____ Can separate sets
_____ Compares objects as to length, size, shape, quantity
_____ Understands counting order
_____ Understands basic shapes
WORK HABITS
_____ Exhibits interest in learning
_____ Values own work
_____ Exhibits age appropriate attention span
_____ Listens to and follows individual directions
_____ Listens to and follows group directions
_____ Works independently
_____ Thinks independently
_____ Uses time wisely
_____ Seeks help when needed
_____ French _____ Music _____ Physical Education
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Kindergarten Report
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Preschool Progress Report: 4 and 5 Year Olds
As I am packing to move, I continue to come across things that I think you all would like to see. This week I found a preschool progress report for four and five year olds. Please remember that this is a guide and that your child does not need to master all of these goals. These are things to look for and strive towards.
Evaluation Key: This progress report is designed for four and five year old preschool children.
G = Good Progress
W = Working on Skill
NA = Not Applicable
Self-Reliance Skills
I go to the bathroom alone.
I am learning to dress myself.
I can brush my teeth.
Practical Skills
I can say my first and last names.
I know how old I am.
I know some colors.
I can recognize/point to body parts.
Social/Emotional Skills
I accept and respond to my teacher's authority.
I respect and show concern for people and things around me.
I play and share cooperatively with other children.
I have a good self-image.
I have appropriate control over my feelings.
I follow routines independently.
I can follow direction.
I can work well in small groups.
I am learning not to disturb classmates while they work.
I seek only my share of teacher's attention.
Listening Skills
I listen quietly; my attention span is lengthening.
I respond to a story by answering questions.
Speaking Skills
I speak clearly.
I communicate in sentences.
I can answer some questions.
I am expanding my vocabulary.
I wait my turn when speaking in a group.
Fine Motor Skills
I use my small muscles in:
Holding, using my crayons
Holding, using my pencils
Holding, using my scissors
Easel/watercolor painting
Pasting/gluing
Simple puzzle assembly
Playdough/clay
Stringing beads
Manipulating small pieces
Manipulating zippers
Manipulating buttons
Manipulating snaps
Tying my shoes
Gross Motor Skills
Walk up/down stairs (alternating my feet)
Walk (forward, backward)
Run
Jump in place (two feet together)
Balance (left foot, right foot)
Hop (one foot, two feet)
Throw a large ball forward
Kick a large ball forward
Catch a large ball
Bounce a large ball
Do a forward somersault
Gallop
Skip
Take part in games
Reading Readiness
I can say the alphabet (rote memory).
Lower case alphabet: Identify some letter names
Produce some letter sounds
Upper case alphabet: Identify some letter names
Produce some letter sounds
I can print my first name.
I can recognize eight colors.
I can identify human feelings (sad, happy).
I can identify likenesses/differences.
I know some opposite words (hot/cold).
I know some position orientation words (top/bottom).
Math Readiness
I can rote count to ________.
Recognize some numbers
Name some numbers
Recognize some shapes
I can find shapes in my environment.
I can identiy size difference (big, little).
I can sequence different sizes (small, smaller, smallest).
I can categorize objects (shape, color, size, texture).
Music-Art-Science-Social Studies Readiness Skills
I participate in music activities.
I participate in art activities.
I participate in science activities.
I participate in social studies activities.
Weight:
Start of year
End of year
Height:
Start of year
End of year
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Handprint Flower Craft
As some of you know, I will be moving in just a few weeks. My time here at Little Fun is limited, but as I come across some of my old teaching things I'm trying to share those ideas with you.
This is a hand and footprint flower that is easy to do and inexpensive to make. (Well, other than getting the kids to sit still! lol)
To make:
1) With a paint brush, paint the child's foot with green paint. Press foot down onto cardstock paper.
Tips: I have found that if the children look at their foot while pressing it down, they will try to press it down themselves and it makes a smudged mess. I ask the child to look at something while I press their foot down. This helps a lot! I had a pan of water sitting by to clean the children's feet. It looked like I was having a foot washing service. ;)
2) On separate cardstock, make the petals of the flower using the child's handprints. As you can see from the picture, you can face the handprints whichever direction you choose. After the petals dry, cut around them to make a flower shape.
3) Use the child's forearm for the stem. I wait until the feet have dried before I do this. Cut around the feet (leaves) and forearm (stem). Attach the handprints (petals) to the feet and forearm by stapling them together. If you choose, you can use a poster board instead of having to attach the pieces together.
Although this craft is easy, it is very time consuming when you have 13 children in your class. I suggest spreading it out over several days.
If I remember correctly, this idea came from an older Mailbox magazine.
Have fun!
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Fun Filled Friday: On the Farm (eggs)
I'll be busy tomorrow, so I wanted to leave you with some fun activities today. Enjoy!
You could use these activities to go along with spring or when learning about farms.
Two Little Eggs (Poem)
Two little eggs
In a nest soft and deep.
Two eggs crack;
Then two birds peep!
Two birds eat,
And two birds sleep.
Then two fly away
With a "Cheep! Cheep! Cheep!"
Chicken Noises
Make a noise like a rooster. (crow)
Make a noise like a hen. (cluck)
Make a noise like a chick. (peep)
Make a noise like an egg. (silence)
Ten Chicken Eggs
Five eggs (hold up five fingers)
And five eggs (hold up five more fingers)
That makes . . . ten!
(pause and let children answer ten)
Sitting on top is Mother Hen.
(Place hands together knuckles up.)
Crackle! Crackle! Crackle (clap three times)
What do I see? (look amazed)
Ten fluffy chickes. (hold up 10 fingers and wiggle them)
As yellow as can be. (Close fists)
Peep!, peep!, peep!, peep!
(hold up a finger for each peep)
Peep!, peep!, peep!, peep!
Peep! Peep!
The Chick in the Egg
Tune: "The Wheels on the Bus"
The hen on the farm lays a smooth white egg,
Smooth white egg, smooth white egg.
The hen on the farm lays a smooth white egg,
Cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck!
Inside the eggs grows a little chick,
Little chick, little chick.
Inside the egg grows a little chick,
In twenty-one days.
The chick has a beak to crack the egg,
Crack the egg, crack the egg.
The chick has a beak to crack the egg,
Tap, tap, tap, tap, tap!
He hatches from the egg and flaps his wings,
Flaps his wings, flaps his wings.
He hatches from the egg and flaps his wings,
Flap, flap, flap, flap, flap!
The hen keeps her chick warm in the nest,
In the nest, in the nest.
The hen keeps her chick warm in the nest,
Peep, peep, peep, peep, peep!
Try these books:
Good Morning Chick by Ginsburg
The Golden Egg Book by Brown
Egg-napped! by Montes
Chickens Aren't the Only Ones by Heller
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Reading with Your Child
My family will be moving in a few weeks. I've been so busy looking through things in the basement. Deciding what to keep and get rid of is pretty hard and time consuming. I've been going through all of my teaching things too and downsizing. Talk about painful! It has taken years to accumulate all of the teaching things that I have.
While I was cleaning this week, I found some information on reading with your child. I thought I'd share these tips with you all. Please keep in mind that some of these tips are meant for older children, but there are still plenty of suggestions that will help you with your preschooler.
Before:
- Talk with your child about the book.
- Together, look at the book's cover and predict what will happen in the story.
- Look at the pictures.
- Set up a successful reading experience for your child.
- Provide a motivating interest in the book.
During:
- Give your child enough time to problem solve.
- Provide clues such as "Look at the picture."
- If your child makes an error, give him time to realize his error. Then say, "Something wasn't quite right. Try that again." or "Does that make sense?"
- Not all errors need to be corrected, especially errors that do not change the meaning of the text.
- Remember to offer praise and encouragement such as "You helped yourself by looking at the picture. Good job!"
After:
- Discuss the story, plot, and characters with your child.
- Ask your child to tell you about his/her favorite part.
- Go back to specific things your child did well.
- Keep this part of reading with your child fun!
Free Planet Heroes DVD
Fisher Price is giving away a free Planet Heroes dvd. This freebie is real. I got my dvd today. Enjoy!
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Sorry for My Absence
Sorry for my absence these past two weeks. Last week, we were out of town checking into a job possibility. This week, I am in Virginia visiting Kelly. She co-authors with me at Thrifty Mommy. We are working on a surprise writing project together.
The next few weeks, my articles may be sparse as well. My family will be moving across the state. I have a lot of packing, purging, and organizing to do. My days will be full.
If any of you would like to do a guest post with children's activities, please send me an email at knowhimwell@hotmail.com. Please label your email "guest post for little fun".
Thanks. I hope to be back in the swing of things soon.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Friday, June 6, 2008
Fun-Filled Friday: Fun with Weather
I've been looking through my boxes of teaching things. This week, I came across a weather doll that I've had for a while. I found the pattern in a book, made a copy of the pattern, colored the pieces with colored pencil, laminated the page, and cut out the pieces.
Here are some paper doll patterns I found for you all:
- Danielle's Place has a cute weather bear and a snowman doll.
- The Berenstain Bears have printable dress-up dolls. Just click on the character
you'd like to see and then click "next". This will take you to several pages of wardrobe choices that you can print. - At PBS, you can make your own Calliou and Rosie paper dolls.
- Bry Backmanor has snowpeople paper dolls.
- Utah Education has a lesson plan and doll patterns (they're not very cute though).
- Calliou game - Look at the weather outside and help Calliou get dressed.
- Prekinders has some weather fingerplays.
- Cloud dreamer - design your own cloud and see how it looks up in the sky.
- Weather tools - Drag each clothing item into the correct box for cold, hot, or wet weather.
- Snowflake matching game
- What's the Weather? - Dress the bear for the weather.
- Weather theme lessons for kindergarten and preschool.
- Kindergarten weather lesson plans
Do you have any weather related ideas to share?
