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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Eighteen kindergarteners have earned Khan Academy Kids t-shirts so far this school year! That is right…we have 18 kindergarteners who have completed more than half the Know & Grow Tutoring Program. It is quite a milestone because most of these children did not know the alphabet or their numbers. Earning a shirt means they can
“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
We’ve delivered 2,970 kindergarten Sight Word Pads! Requested by teachers, the 30 different Sight Word Pads align directly with the classroom curriculum. A new pad is introduced each week. Each pad contains the newest words the children are expected to learn and know “by sight” (i.e., not sounded out). A few sentences show how the
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We now have a program to bring Teen Power to all grade levels. High schoolers needing hours can volunteer: on early release days, on teacher planning/in-service days, for virtual online projects, and for projects to be done at home. Our summer teen volunteer program will continue at both the Southeast Public Library and the school.
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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Eligibility for our 2024 Summer Learning Program is celebrated with this new certificate. When a child completes our kindergarten tutoring program, the soon-to-be first-grader is eligible to take an iPad home over the summer. The summer program will be even more fun! No assignments will be given. Kodi recommends exploring beginning with the Big Play
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Our Supply Refurbishment System has now been adopted by one first-grade classroom. We look forward to learning how first-grade student supplies differ than those of kindergarten kiddos.
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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