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done well, the classroom itself
other teacher.
Learning in District #146’s kindergarten classrooms is
teacher-facilitated based on the District’s essential skills and
learning standards.
Thedistrict’skindergarten curriculum:
• Is student-centered.
• Includes developmentally appropriate activities.
• Is engaging for every student.
—High interest activities drive curiosity.
—Learning is concrete and visible.
—Students collaborate with peers.
—Includes whole-child experiences to support age-
appropriate social growth.
• Teaches real life skills including:
—Conflict resolution.
—Turn-taking.
—Social skills.
—Problem-solving.
—Communication and vocabulary.
What does learning look like
inDistrict#146 classrooms?
• Multi-sensory approaches for learning needs: students
utilize their five senses to learn.
• Movement and motion support and enhance learning.
• Students learn in a context that is meaningful to them.
• In the classroom, authentic learning is used to target
essential skills:
—Example: Retelling by using puppets, action figures,
dramatic play, and/or acting out a story.
▪ This activity ties into their writing, vocabulary
and communication skills.
▪ It also enables students to plan, work together
and produce a product.
• Many types and levels of text are used in the kitchen
areas, author areas, classroom library, restaurant area, etc.
—Provides students access to high-quality vocabulary
through listening.
—Provides students with appropriate text to learn
to read.
—Provides an opportunity for students to write about
topics of great importance and interest to them.
Quick Facts
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