Transitional Kindergarten / Overview

Transitional Kindergarten

Due to the new SB 1381 Law,

children who turn five years old between September 2nd, 2018 and April 2nd, 2019

will now be enrolled into the Transitional Kindergarten Program

instead of into the Traditional Kindergarten Classroom.

The Transitional Kindergarten will consist of the following:

Social & Emotional Learning

~ Expresses emotions

~ Regulates attention and impulses

~ Shows empathy & cooperates with others

~ Participates in pretend play

Physical Development

~ Stands, jumps, and can maintain balance

~ Can toss & catch

Speaking & Listening

~ Listen to directions and stories

~ Can take turns at listening and talking

~ Asks questions and describes topics

Language

~ Identifies parts of the body

~ Uses familiar words, prepositions, and nouns

~ Can print some letters

Reading

~ Can hold a book and pretend to read

~ Points to pictures/letters in books

~ Verbally describe characters from stories

~ Can recognize first name

~ Can identify some uppercase/lowercase letters

Phonological Awareness

~ Claps for words in a sentence

~ Can orally place two syllables together to say a word

~ Can orally form compound words

~ Can produce sounds and rimes

Writing

~ Draws freely grabbing tool correctly

~ Draws vertical and horizontal lines

~ Draws round shapes

~ Draws or scribbles to express ideas/words

Mathematics

~ Sorts & classifies objects

~ Recognizes, duplicates, and extends patterns

~ Counts to 20

~ Recognizes numbers & counts objects to 10

~ Compares numbers to 5

~ Adds & subtracts within 5

~ Identifies, describes, and constructs 2-D shapes

~ Compare size & weight of objects

New aspects within the Transitional Kindergarten Program alone consist of:

~ Utilizing iPads within all content areas

~ Integrating the ST Math Program on the iPads

~ Designating areas for creativity and innovation through art, music, and movement

~ High focus on language and social-emotional development

~ Strong emphasis on collaboration

Social & Emotional Learning

Physical Development

Speaking & Listening

Language

Reading

Phonological Awareness

Writing

Mathematics