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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Even though our classroom tutoring is in small groups, each child receives one-on-one assistance the entire time from Kodi and friends! Students progress at their own speed along our learning path. We designed our own learning paths based on teacher recommendations. We could not use the built-in Khan Academy Kids learning path as it rotates
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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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Once again Walmart River City Marketplace came through with a generous grant to support our Kid-Sized Materials program. The materials we’ve provided over the years have been updated to meet newly-mandated learning curriculums and in response requests by kindergarten and first-grade teachers. Each year the support of Walmart River City Marketplace has enhanced our kiddos
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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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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 when these children – most of whom did not know the alphabet – can now build and read CVC
“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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Our home, Dinsmore Elementary:
7126 Civic Club Drive
Jacksonville, FL 32219
Know and Grow mailing address:
110 Mills Lane
Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250