This assessment pack focuses on basic skills students will learn during Pre-K and Kindergarten. This resource is PERFECT for informally assessing a student’s knowledge at the beginning, middle and end of each year. You can use this during conferences as well as showing progress throughout the school year. Please download the preview to see all that is included. Directions: Print on cardstock and laminate for durability or slip into page protectors! --Students can use a dry-erase marker to circle and write the correct answers. -- Rubric is included (multiple options for assessing throughout the year) Skills Assessed Student Name (writing first and last name) Writing Capital Letters Writing Lowercase Letters Identifying Capital Letters Identifying Lowercase Letters Identifying Letter Sounds A-Z Identifying Beginning Sounds A-Z Reading CVC Words (for short a, e, i, o and u. in color & b/w Identifying CVC Word Families (for –at, -en, ip, ot, and un both in color & b/w) Identifying Rhyming Words (in color & b/w) Story Telling (students tell a story about the given picture. In color & b/w) Sequencing (includes three short passages in color & b/w) Listening Comprehension (includes two stories with 3 questions each in color & b/w) Identifying Colors Identifying 2D Shapes (circle, square, triangle, rectangle, oval, star, heart, octagon, pentagon) Identifying 3D Shapes (sphere, cube, cone, cylinder, rectangular prism, pyramid) Patterns (AB, ABB, ABC, AAB, AABB) Counting 0-10 Identifying Numbers 0-10 Identifying Numbers 0-20 Writing Numbers 0-10 Writing Numbers 0-20 Assessment Trackers (for student records) Questions before you purchase? Ask away in the Q&A! If you notice any errors, please email me before leaving negative feedback. My email address is located on the credits page. Thank you so much! ************************************************************************************************************** Customer Tips: How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases: • Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to login). Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button. Simply click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product. Each time you give feedback, TPT gives you feedback credits that you use to lower the cost of your future purchases. I value your feedback greatly as it helps me determine which products are most valuable for your classroom so I can create more for you. • Look for the green star next to my store logo and click it to become a follower. Ta-Da! You will now receive email updates about my store. *************************************************************************************************************
If you're just starting out as a new Pre-K teacher, here are some practical ideas, printables, lessons for beginning the school year in Pre-K or
It is so important for students to have attainable goals and to understand what steps they need to take to reach those goals. I created this resource to help students work with their teacher to set goals and track the progress they have made. In my classroom, I use this resource to ♦ Communicate expectations and student progress with parents, ♦ Give students a visual of what we are working to achieve by the end of the year ♦ Keep centers focused and organized ♦ Help students keep track of all that they have accomplished throughout the year The posters with the skills on them are displayed in our classroom and shared with parents (in homework folders, during parent meetings, open house etc). The icons are a great visual for students and are used to help them keep track of all of the goals they have mastered! I also use the same icons to label activities, centers, and workstations around the classroom so there is consistency for the students and they know exactly which activities they need to practice to meet their goals. Since every classroom has a wide range of ability levels, I like to provide students with specific, achievable goals to strive for no matter where they are academically. Goals and picture icons include: ★ I can write my first name ★ I can write my last name ★ I can identify all uppercase letters ★ I can identify all lowercase letters ★ I can produce letter sounds ★ I can identify rhyming words ★ I can produce rhyming words ★ I can break words into syllables ★ I can read CVC words ★ I can segment CVC words ★ I know 5 sight words ★ I know 10 sight words ★ I know 15 sight words ★ I know 20 sight words ★ I know 30 sight words ★ I can write in complete sentences ★ I can combine two words to make a compound word ★ I can blend onset and rime ★ I can identify individual words in a sentence ★ I can produce a word with the same beginning sound as another word ★ I can produce the ending sound of a word ★ I can identify the parts of a book ★ I can recognize the difference between a letter and a word ★ I can retell a story ★ I can rote count to 30 ★ I can subitize to 5 ★ I can count objects with 1:1 correspondence ★ I can identify an AB pattern ★ I can identify an AAB pattern ★ I can identify an ABC pattern ★ I can sort by 1 attribute ★ I can recognize numerals 1-10 ★ I can sort by more than 1 attribute ★ I can recognize numbers 1-30 ★ I can add and subtract ★ I can count to 100 ★ I can count by 5's ★ I can count by 10's ★ I can identify 2D shapes ★ I can identify 3D shapes ************************************************************************************************* To read more about how I use these goals and icons in my classroom, you can check out this blog post by clicking here ************************************************************************************************* You may also like: ♦ Editable End of Year Awards for Academic Achievement Click here to follow my store and get notifications when new products and FREEBIES are uploaded. New products are always 50% off for the first 24 hours so following me can save you money! Speaking of saving money, be sure to return to your purchases and leave feedback because every time you do, you earn points toward FREE future TPT purchases!
Is your little one getting ready for Kindergarten? If so, one way to be sure this year is a big success is by making sure your child has the Kindergarten skills they need starting from day one.
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Let’s get ready for kindergarten! I get emails every single day from parents asking me what their child needs to learn so they can be ready for kindergarten. I also get notes from teachers asking me for a prep program to help incoming kindergarten students get ready for the first day of school. I
A comprehensive list of skills taught in Pre-K. This list will give you a better idea of what to look for in a good Pre-K curriculum.
PRE-K GOAL SETTING CHART My kindergarten incentive kit has been such a hit, I went ahead and created one for my Pre-K friends . We all know as teachers that the standards drive our instruction, but getting our students excited to master these skills is half the battle. Some ki
PRE-K GOAL SETTING CHART My kindergarten incentive kit has been such a hit, I went ahead and created one for my Pre-K friends . We all know as teachers that the standards drive our instruction, but getting our students excited to master these skills is half the battle. Some ki
Grab our free, clickable Mega List of Themes and Skills for Pre-K & Kindergarten Lesson Plans to see what themes/skills I cover in my classroom all year!
Let's chat about the hardest thing in the classroom. Classroom management. Implementing a behavior management system that has a day-to-day structure and addresses challenging student behaviors is imperative for success. Creating a caring classroom environment with visual supports, classroom routines, intentionally teaching social skills, and effective planning are critical to effective classroom management. Then the learning can occur.
This FREE class about "free-flowing" centers will help you increase learning and save time with independent Pre-K & Kindergarten centers!
This curriculum was wonderful for teaching Pre-K at home! Not only did my daughter learn her alphabet & letter sounds but she also learned to read!
Small group ideas, tips, and tricks to make small group time meaningful in your preschool, pre=k, or kindergarten classroom and a giant FREE idea list too.
Welcome back to the Pre-K Partner's Learning Centers Blog Hop Series! So far we have taken a look at the math, writing, art, and blocks centers. This week we will focus on the science center! In my classroom we have always called the the science center the "discovery area." Either way it is a center full of questioning, observing, and experimenting! This center is one of my most favorite learning areas for students to explore! My discovery or science center has taken on many forms, sizes, and spaces! The first photo is a most recent example from last year. I like to have a table (for writing/sorting/examining) and a shelf to hold manipulatives and supplies. The center holds trays and baskets for storage and students learn and practice putting materials away. The science center in early childhood can help students to develop a wide variety of questioning, research, and investigative skills! In addition, students can practice skills such as matching, sorting, counting, etc. Also, students are learning to communicate (their observations) with others and learning to share materials. Writing, alphabet, and vocab. skills can be enhanced by providing clipboards, pencils, related fiction/non fiction books, and a vocabulary chart in the center. Fine motor skills can be enhanced by providing tweezers and tongs for sorting/examining in the center. The following is an example of supplies and materials that can be put in your science center: - trays and ice cube trays for sorting games - baskets for storage - tweezers and tongs - microscope, slides, & magnifying glasses - binoculars - goggles and even pretend lab coats - nature items (drift wood, sticks, leaves, pine cones, sea shells, etc.) - basket of different textures (sandpaper, fur, etc.) - fiction and non fiction science related books - books related to seasons and weather - seasonal puzzles - sound spa or sound machine - a rain stick - sensory bottles - pencils, colored pencils, and clipboards w/ paper - science notebooks or student journals - Lakeshore sorting games - vocabulary posters or vocab. cards - anchor charts or class graphs - ongoing science experiments for observation like color changing experiments, a rotting apple, or decaying pumpkin The teacher's role is to provide materials that provoke curiosity! The teacher's role during science center time (and during other center play) is to monitor, engage, observe, and document behavior/learning. Also, teachers can encourage students to develop higher level thinking by asking them questions such as: What happens if or when? How do you think it does that? What other ways can you think of to make it do that? I hope you enjoyed this little peek into my discovery/science areas and I encourage you to create one in your own classroom! Stay tuned for more learning center fun during the Pre-K Partner's Learning Centers Blog Hop Series! Hop on over to Fun in ECSE for more blocks learning center ideas!
Problem solving is challenging for young students (and many adults too)! To support my little friends, I teach them problem solving strategies that they can use when they encounter a problem. We want our students to become independent thinkers who can solve problems, control their emotions, express empathy, and help others.
Spring is definitely my favorite time of year to teach Science! There are just so many hands-on concepts that are so interesting to the students. Plants, of course, is always so interesting because they are something the kids can see all around them and they all have some kind of experience with. First up, here are some of our centers we have going on during our study of plants. This first one is the same green mat as the one below, just with different sorting objects. This is our Spring Sensory Tub. So far, it contains flowers, pots, rubber bugs, and bug cards that the students can match with the rubber bugs. This seed matching center is one of my favorite Science centers. Each large card contains an empty seed packet and some seeds. The students find the small card with the same seeds and matches it to the large card. One of the student's favorite activities was going on a nature hunt and then using what they found to create their own nature collages. And of course, no study on plants would be complete without planting our own beans! We planted pinto and lima. (The clear cups make it easy to see how the roots grow!) Want to completely amaze your Kinders?! Just change white carnations into colored carnations with food coloring and water! At the end of our unit on plants, I split the students into five groups and they made posters to present to the class about what they learned. Watching them work together and figure it all out on their own is always my favorite part of group projects. I wrote the title for each group on a piece of paper, but the students did all the planning, writing and drawing on their own. "How to Plant a Seed" "Plant Needs" "What We Know About Plants" "Types of Plants" "Parts of a Plant" Update: I have created a Living & Nonliving Mini Unit to continue our study of living and nonliving things. You can see it on Teachers Pay Teachers, here. Or you can read about it on my newest blog post, here.
Grab our free, clickable Mega List of Themes and Skills for Pre-K & Kindergarten Lesson Plans to see what themes/skills I cover in my classroom all year!
This family theme preschool all about me printables includes activities, family worksheets for kindergarten + family tree worksheets too.
Created to make my life easier in my pre-k classroom - now sharing with you! This packet includes assessments for the following areas: * letters * sounds * numbers * counting * colors * shapes * sorting by size, shape, and color * more/ less/ same * patterns * positional words * same or different * opposites * rhyming * syllables * beginning sounds * comprehension ( 5 different versions to choose) * fine motor (writing, cutting) * days of the week * months of the year It also includes 2 reference sheets, 2 sorting mats, and sorting pieces. Click here to purchase the social/emotional/gross motor add on: Easy Flow Pre-K Assessment Add-On: Social / Emotional Development Please leave feedback to earn TPT credits you can use towards future TPT purchases :) Follow me to see other Easy Flow Add-Ons as they are released. *Major Update 10/11/14 - *Updated Name Sheet to give more space at bottom for writing *Created Version B Numbers & Counting Sheet to include up to 20 on recognition & added sang/said to Days and Months at bottom *Created Version B Numbers & Counting Ref Sheet to incorporate more numbers up to 20 *Created two more versions of Same or Different - So users can choose between Version A, B, C - B & C versions lower difficulty level (I think!) and are full page 8 options. *Created two versions of a pattern reference sheet - one uses shapes and version b - uses unifix cubes. *Updated the instructions to include changes. *Replaced one comprehension story with a new one. Updated added 10 more pages to file :)
Emergency drills (fire drills especially) can be terrifying for preschoolers and many children. It’s loud, sometimes crazy if it’s unannounced, interrupts their routine, and there can be students everywhere. They are...
Fine Motor Journals are a place where students can do various fine motor activities such as writing, drawing, name activities, and cutting! It's like a mini-portfolio just about a student's fine motor skills, so instead of tons of random papers with fine motor activities, it's now in one organized spot! Fine motor journals are FUN short activities to support students learning how to write, draw, cut, and develop strong fine motor skills and match the learning theme (ex: transportation, pets, Valentine's Day, Earth Day, fall, spring) you are doing in your classroom.
The most important activity students can do to develop scissor skills is to cut with scissors. Young learners should cut a variety of things-repeatedly-and perform cutting activities frequently! Teacher friends,...
Are wondering what your preschooler can be learning? Here is a checklist to help you have a successful preschool at home.
Exploring scientific concepts through books is a fun way to encourage budding little scientists. If you are looking for books to supplement your science activities or to add to your science center or
3 Behavior Management Tips EVERY Pre-K/Preschool Teacher should be using in their classroom.
When your child starts preschool it can be an exciting and emotional time for the both of you. When my daughter started preschool, I wanted to make it as easy a transition as possible for us. Preschool readiness was one of the things we focused on. There are many ways to prepare your child for
Pre-K books to read. Best Animal Life Cycle books for Pre-K and Kindergarten. A book list about animal life cycles for your preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten classroom. Age appropriate books for kids about life cycles.
Want to learn how to homeschool preschool? This post will help you get started! Sharing tips, ideas, and favorite reources to help you out!
Resources, tips, and materials to help you, help children with autism
Here are 12 research-based books every pre-k or kindergarten teacher should read to become a better teacher. Add these titles to your professional library.
Thinking of homeschooling your preschooler? Not sure where to begin? Here is a list of the things I am teaching my preschooler and a free printable checklist to get you started.
Sending your children to kindergarten is exciting, but it can also be stressful. How will they know what to do? What will they do without me? Will they listen and follow directions? You can alleviate some of these worries by teaching your... #choresforkindergartener #kidschorelist #kidsskillslist
Super cute, Animals and their Young printable reader allows kids to learn about animals and their babies. Print farm animals printable!
Find over 200 of The Best Preschool Themes and Preschool Lesson Plans, Whether you need ideas for alphabet activities, 100th Day of School. All About Me, Apples, Transportation Theme, Beach theme, Fall Theme, Spring themes, Fall Leaves. Farm, Feelings. Use thematic unit studies to engage children in learning. Themes for Preschool and Kindergarten, Tons of Pre-K activities and Preschool Topics
This fun, hands-on pet sensory bin activity is perfect for your preschool or pre-k students. Teach your kids about pet care with fun mud and soapy water!
Preschool daily schedules and routines are so important for our little learners (and teachers, too). Routines help students feel safe and secure because they know what is coming next and what is expected. Another helpful side effect of scheduling is that fewer problem behaviors occur when a schedule is consistently followed. Students learn the sequence of the day and can begin to predict and anticipate what will come next. Research tells us little learners NEED visual schedules and consistent routines.
Hello Everyone! We finished our study of living and nonliving things with a fun (and a little slimy) activity. "Gummy Worms vs Earth Worms...
Get the free kindergarten readiness assessment checklist and learn which skills are most important for a successful transition to pre-k or kindergarten!
Check out these plant activities designed for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students to practice literacy, math, science, fine motor, and more!
Getting Ready for Kindergarten - 30 Things Every Child Should Know Before Kindergarten. Make sure you have your kindergartener know these items.
PRE-K GOAL SETTING CHART My kindergarten incentive kit has been such a hit, I went ahead and created one for my Pre-K friends . We all know as teachers that the standards drive our instruction, but getting our students excited to master these skills is half the battle. Some ki
