Materials for the Transitional Kindergarten Classroom
Starting to plan for a Transitional Kindergarten classroom? If you have an existing kindergarten classroom, many of the materials will work well in a Transitional Kindergarten as well. However, if you’re starting from scratch, it may be difficult to know where to begin. The California Kindergarten Association, in conjunction with Lakeshore Learning, has put together a list of materials for a Transitional Kindergarten classroom. The list covers all the subjects with plenty of support for the hands-on-learning that’s perfectly geared for this age group.
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Our 31st Annual Conference
We are thrilled to announce that our 31st conference in January, was a huge success! We are so thankful to Jim Gill, Peggy Campbell Rush and all of our great presenters who made it a fabulous time. It was wonderful to see so many of you there! We hope you're planning to join us in 2014!
ART Really Teaches
Has your committee heard of Handwriting Without Tears/Get Set For School? It is a phenomenal handwriting program that would be amazing for Transitional Kindergarten! It utilizes a variety of manipulatives, music, and developmental, research-based activities.
My son completed kindergarten and will be entering 1st this fall. Like myself, his teacher did not receive instruction on how to teach handwriting when getting a credential. I have my multiple-subject credential, but have been on leave until my kids are all in school Over a year ago, I had the pleasure of learning and being trained as a specialist by HWT to assess, remediate, and teach handwriting. I volunteered my time and trained two kindergarten teachers at my son’s school.
I do not work for HWT, but as a specialist I am spreading the word and offering training in my area in the Northbay. I have a couple contacts at HWT that I intend to ask if they will be an exhibitor at your conference. In addition, if there is room in the schedule, it would be great to see a class offered to train teachers that are interested during the conference.
Thank you! Please let me know if I can be of any service. katie@handwritingteacher.com
great program,we use this program in our kindergarten classes. Very “k” friendly.
We use this for our TK pilot program this year. We love it! We’ve also used the kinder program for years too.