Well, to answer that question... I teach in a relatively small district just
outside of San Diego. We have three
elementary schools, one middle school, one alternative education school, and
one all kindergarten school. That’s
where I teach! All the kids in our
district start at my school for kindergarten and then branch out to their
neighborhood school for first through fifth grades. Then they meet up again for middle
school. That design really fosters
community.
Here is a peek into my classroom.
Teaching at an all kindergarten school has its advantages. I am able to collaborate daily with the other K
teachers in my district because we are all in one spot. We share great ideas, direct each other to
fabulous TpT products, help with tricky kids, bounce ideas and problems off one
another, and work together on great visual and performing arts programs. (Each class does at least two programs a year.)
All of the things that happen at my school are directly
related to kindergarten. We have
an innovative Pathways Plus program where the kids rotate through 6 different
stations. Every day they meet with their
reading teacher (one of the kindergarten teachers) and get 20 minutes of small
group instruction at their reading level.
Then they go to the Phonemic Awareness Room with an instructional
aide. This is whole group and involves a
lot of music and movement. Then they
rotate to two of the following: Word Work, SPARKS PE, the Computer Lab, or the Music Lab. Our Pathways Plus program is
groundbreaking and very effective. I
love working at such an innovative school.
Happy Tuesday!
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