KINDERGARTEN WITH MRS. SAWATZKY
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Discover and Explore
I can express my ideas and develop understanding
I can experiment with language and share stories, ideas and experiences
I can express my favorite oral, print and other media texts
I can talk about my reading and writing experiences
Clarify and Extend
I can consider others ideas
I can connect ideas and information
I can be interested in new ideas and experiences
Use Strategies and Cues
I can oral language with print and pictures
I can understand that stories, information and personal experiences can be recorded in pictures and print and can be listened to, read or viewed.
I understand that print and pictures have meaning and can be related to.
I understand that print and books are predictable (beginning, middle, end)
I can use comprehension strategies
I can predict, ask questions, make comments, recall events and characters
I can read/identify
my own name, environmental prints, symbols, familiar words, high frequency words, words in text that have been read aloud.
I can read aloud
with fluency after I practice, self correct using picture cues, context, phonics, grammatical awareness and background knowledge
I can make connections among sounds, letters, words, pictures and meaning
I can rhyme words
I can experiment with sounds, words, word patterns, rhymes and rhythms
I can experiment with rhymes and rhymes of language to learn new words
I can hear and identify sounds in words (beginning, middle,end)
I can say the letters of the alphabet in order
I can copy scribed words
Respond to Texts
I can participate in shared listening and reading attentively
I can tell you my favorite what is my favorite story/book
I can relate personal feelings and experiences to text/oral/media
I can talk about and represent the actions of characters
I can talk about experiences similar to text/oral/media
Understand Forms, Elements and Techniques
I can experience a variety of forms and genres
I have developed a sense of a story (by reading, listening)
I can identify the main characters
I experiment with language sounds and rhythms
Create Original Text
I can generate ideas and contribute ideas and answers
I can listen to and recite poems, songs, rhymes and engage in word play and actions songs (
Bible memory and Worship Songs
)
I can draw/tell/record/talk/explain ideas and experiences using pictures and print.
(Journal Entries)
Plan and Focus
I can attend to topics of interest
I can contribute to topics under discussion
I can ask clarifying questions
I can make suggestions to gather information
Select and Process
I can seek information from a variety of sources ( people at school/home/community/books/photographs/videos)
I can ask questions to make sense of information
Organize, record, evaluate, share, review
I can organize information into categories based on similarities and differences
I can record information (or dictate to a scribe)
I can evaluate ideas and share it with others
I can share ideas and information
I can share about information I have gathered
Improve
I can make statements about my own/others work
I can retell ideas to clarify
Enhance
I can form recognizable letters, using proper pencil grip
I can explore a keyboard
I can use sounds/colours/print/pictures to express ideas and feelings
Attend to Conventions
I can develop a sense of a sentence
I can attend to spelling
I can hear and identify dominant sounds
I am curious about words with personal significance
I can connect letters with sounds with words
I can print my own name, copy print and words with personal significance
I can put capitals and punctuation at the correct spots. (beginning of name, end of a sentence etc.)
Present and Share
I can share my ideas about my word or personal interests (
show and tell
)
I can use my illustrations to talk about information
I can speak in a clear voice when sharing ideas and information (
show and tell)
Attentive Listening and Viewing
I can follow one and two step directions
I can make comments that relate to topic being discussed (stay on topic)
Respect Others
I can appreciate differences and explore personal experiences and family traditions
I can explore other cultures
(Social Studies-I am Unique)
I can celebrate individual and classmates accomplishments using a variety of methods
I can show respect to others when I listen, share, speak and take turns
I can cooperate with others in class and group activities
I can work in a group and ask/answer questions
I can listen to the ideas of others
I can answer questions about what I contributed to the group
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