Welcome to
Dos Rios
Kindergarten!
Getting Ready for Kindergarten
Colorado Parent Information and Resource Center
a Program of Clayton Early Learning
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This publication was produced in whole or in part with funds from the U.S. Department of Education office of Innovation and Improvement. Information and Resource Center program Grant # 84.310A. The content
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Parent’s To-Do List
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Enroll child in the spring
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Immunization records
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Kindergarten teacher’s
expectations
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School supply list
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Play Fun Learning Games
With Your Child
• Read to your child every day, talk about the story, and
relate to your child’s own experiences
• Give your child oral directions to follow
• Find the picture of the red beans on the can at the grocery
store
• Think of 10 words that rhyme with “can”
• Start and organize a collection-rocks, cards, stickers
• Cook together and learn to measure ingredients
• Sort the socks, eating utensils, nuts and bolts, etc.
• Let your child tell you a story and write it for them
• Mark your calendar as you count down the days to
Kindergarten
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Preparing Your Child For
Kindergarten Socially
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Follow spoken directions and rules
Use words to express feelings
Speak clearly
Leave their parents without too much difficulty
for a long period of time
Go to the bathroom independently
Play well with and respect other children
Resolve problems without needing a teacher
Be able to tie shoes and zip and button all clothing
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Preparing Your Child For
Kindergarten Academically
Hold a pencil/crayon/scissors correctly
Work independently for at least 5 min.
Sit and listen to a story for 10-15 min.
Recognize, read and write their first name
Write his/her name with a capital letter and the rest
lowercase (Jason)
• Identify all capital and lowercase letters (52:26 upper/ 26
lower)
• Identify and count numbers 1-20
• Identify 8 basic colors
(green, yellow, blue, purple, black, brown, orange, red)
• Identify basic shapes
(square, circle, rhombus (not diamond), rectangle, triangle)
First Day Of Kindergarten
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Set a Routine From the Start
Provide a regular:
• wake up time
• breakfast time
• homework time in a quiet place
• bed time (7-8 p.m.)
• set out clothes and plan or make lunch
the night before
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Full Day or Half Day
Kindergarten Schedule
Full
Half
Opening
Math
Literacy
Literacy
Handwriting
Writing
Writing
Specials (1x a week)
Lunch and Recess
Spanish Instruction
Science/Social Studies
Specials (Daily)
Math
Recess
Language for Learning
Spanish Instruction
Literacy
New Program: Reading Mastery K-1
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Hear and identify sounds in a word
Letter sound recognition
Book knowledge
Recognizes high use words
Read words phonetically (sound out words)
Students will learn to read fluently/accurately
Rigorous program with a strong homework
component.
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Math
Number recognition (1-20)
Number writing (1-100)
Counts out loud to 100
1 to 1 correspondence (to 32)
Sorts (color, shape, size)
More and Less
Geometry (Shapes 2D and 3D)
Graphs
Measurement
Number Sense
Addition/Subtraction
Writing
• Draws pictures
• Writes name correctly (first letter uppercase the rest
lowercase)
• Write letters correctly
• Writes beginning sounds
• Writes beginning, middle and ending sounds of words
• Uses correct punctuation (periods and exclamation marks,
etc. ) and mechanics
• Writes a simple sentence
• Writes multiple sentences
• Write a story with a beginning, middle and end
• Students will write words phonetically (i.e.; bik, becuz).
Science and
Social Studies
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Plants
Trees
Weather
Senses
Parts of the Body/
Dental health
• Fruits and Vegetables
• Animals
• My Community
• Antarctica/ Arctic
• Holidays around
the world
• Australia
• Social skills
• Careers
• Farm
Specials
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Library
Music
Art
Computer Lab
P.E.
Testing Days
August 2015
• You will be called and a testing day will be set up.
• Sign up for a time for your child to be tested in
early August before school starts.
• Your child will be tested on letter
identification/sounds, math concepts, and district
tests.
• The testing session takes about 1 hour.
• After testing is completed your child will be
assigned to a kindergarten classroom. Lists will be
posted on the front window.
Thank you!
• Thank you for coming. If you have
any questions please call us at 3481300 or visit our website at
http://dosrios.greeleyschools.org/dosrios
Contact Info
Dos Rios Elementary
2201 34th Street, Evans, CO 80620
Phone: 970-348-1300
http://dosrios.greeleyschools.org/dosrios
Web Links:
Tips on how to help your child learn at home:
http://www2.ed.gov/parents/academic/help/hyc.html
Learning Activities: www.internet4classrooms.com
http://www.starfall.com/
Transition Process for Parents: www.edselect.com/kinderga.htm