Our supply refurbishment system is going self-serve. The school has designated a small section of shelving in the book depository for Know & Grow use. We call it the “supply closet.” Instead of having bins in each classroom that Know & Grow volunteers periodically refill, kindergarten and first-grade teachers will be able to grab & […]
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Last school year, we printed and bound “decodable” lessons/drills in support of the new University of Florida Literacy Institute (UFLI) program the District implemented to teach young readers. This school year, we expanded the workbooks to include a special “Let’s Spell Together” manuscript page. This new page was designed by a Dinsmore Elementary kindergarten teacher.
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When learning to read, being able to spell consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words is a BIG deal. We designed these trays so that the kids, when asked to spell a word, can see all the beginning, middle, and ending possibilities. The teachers asked we add images to the trays. Can you see the little image of the
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Thanks to a sizable grant from the Edna Sproull Williams Foundation, the Know & Grow Tutoring Program continues strong! The grant will support award-winning tutoring both in the classroom and at home. Students without a tablet and internet access take a cellular-connected iPad home. We thank the Edna Sproull Williams Foundation for their help in
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My Blue Book has been so popular, we created a second literacy workbook. My Purple Book includes additional UFLI lessons/drills as well as accompanying manuscript pages. The manuscript pages, which help practice letter formation and spelling, were designed by one of our kindergarten teachers. Each kindergartener has received his/her very own My Purple Book. In
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“Ariel” started kindergarten knowing only two letters of the alphabet. She would cry as she didn’t know as much as was expected. “Ariel” diligently took an iPad home and completed ten little assignments most every night. Around Valentines’ Day, “Ariel” was removed by her classroom teacher from the Know & Grow Tutoring Program – even
Thanks to a grant by the William & Helen Thomas Charitable Trust, Bank of America, N.A., Co-Trustee, all kindergarten classrooms are now equipped with Primary Shape Template Sets. Each set includes five templates – circle, triangle, rectangle, square, and hexagon. These templates will help the little learners draw each shape in varying sizes and orientations.
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We are fortunate in Jacksonville to have a first-class zoo. Zoo visits help children understand animal behavior and characteristics and discover how they differ from how books and other media portray them. It is a good workout for the brain that helps kindergarteners to grow mentally. A zoo is a place where they are exposed
Kindergartener “Rose” left for the Christmas break knowing only 16 letters of the alphabet. She returned to school in the new year knowing all but one, the letter – J. The classroom teacher was amazed at these results but we were not as we know the learning gains possible by taking one of the cellular-powered-internet
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CVC (consonant – vowel – consonant) words are important when learning to read. We designed this word tray to give young children a big picture view of CVC words. The tray makes it easy for a child to build a word by seeing the beginning, middle, and ending letter possibilities. Just one more tool Dinsmore
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Our home, Dinsmore Elementary:
7126 Civic Club Drive
Jacksonville, FL 32219
Know and Grow mailing address:
110 Mills Lane
Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250