All kindergarteners and first grade chair legs now have quiet feet. In addition to reducing the classroom noise level, the tennis balls also make it possible for the young children to slide and re-arrange their chairs. Thanks to the Ponte Vedra Inn & Club for donating tennis balls. And, thanks to Roger Mann for cutting …
We have new Kid-Sized Materials for the 2023-24 school year. The District is implementing the University of Florida Literacy Institute (UFLI) program to teach young readers. We put together a workbook which encompasses the “decodable” lessons/drills devised by UFLI. We call it My Blue Book and each kindergartener will receive his/her very own copy. In …
We are pleased to report this position has been filled! We have an immediate opening for a part-time teaching assistant at Dinsmore Elementary. You’ll help tutor one or more kindergarteners in the classroom 3 days a week: Tuesdays 1:45pm to 2:45 pm, Thursdays 1:45pm to 2:45pm, and Fridays 10:45am to 2:45pm. This is a rewarding …
Help prepare kindergarten and first-grade classrooms for next school year. Join us this summer for one day or all 32 hours! Registration is required.
Thanks to Mrs. Thomas, first-grade teacher, all first-grade and kindergarten classrooms can now enjoy learning with Secret Stories®. Know & Grow proudly provides these products to six classrooms: Phonics Book Phonics Posters Musical “Sound Skill” Phonics Songs Download Phonics Flashcards Porta-Pics for Writing Folders Thank you Mrs. Thomas for sharing your “find!” To view more …
Many kindergarteners intuitively see the number structure behind counting to 100. Others need help seeing the logic. This colorful, oversized math and handwriting activity supports the classroom curriculum and is designed to be memorable. To view more kid-sized materials we provide, click here.
Kindergarten teachers now have Big Book Displays for their classrooms. The displays are the perfect height for the teachers to turn the pages as they read aloud to the kindergarteners. The base has drawers for horizontal storage of the big paperback books. As an added bonus, the small dry erase board can be rolled around …
Kindergarten classrooms now have a print station! Prints and copies can be made in black/white and color. The ability to make a spur of the moment print/copy will help our kindergarten teachers help our little students. Thank you Bill Henning for the donation of this high-powered printer and the extra toner!
Initially the iPads were used only to tutor students not performing at grade level. When the teachers saw how effective Khan Academy Kids is at helping the low performers, they realized all students could benefit. Now “early finishers,” with teacher approval, can do Khan Academy Kids lessons in the classroom. More advanced students can also …
This school year, we’ve delivered 2,950 kindergarten wordbooks! Requested by teachers, each book contains the newest sight words the children are introduced to that week. Children enjoy writing their names on their books, copying each of the sight words, coloring the sight words, and seeing each of the 174 words in the context of a …
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