Natassja Libson Professor Funk English 1121 8 April 2011 Full Day Kindergarten Full day kindergarten should be mandatory and of no extra cost for all of the elementary schools. This will boost the children’s academic achievement. The children that are exposed to full day kindergarten will learn more in literacy and mathematics than those in half-day kindergarten. The students that are in a full day program get to spend more time on their math‚ writing‚ and reading activities. The full day students
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Marykris A. Rivera BEED 3D [POT2] A Detailed Lesson Plan in Science (Kindergarten) I. Objectives: A. Identifies the different means of transportation. B. Classifies the different means of transportation. II. Subject Matter: “Means of Transportation” Reference: “Me and My World Textbook for Kindergarten” pp. 58-62 Materials: real objects‚ pictures‚ charts Chapter III: Me and Other Things Vocabulary: land transportation‚ air transportation‚ water transportation. Science
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Twenty-First Century Kindergarten Gina R. McCarthy ECE 311 Dr. Moore July 12‚ 2011 In the seventies‚ kindergarten consisted of song singing‚ snack time‚ little instruction and nap time in a half day setting. Now‚ in the twenty-first century‚ it consists of; math‚ reading‚ science and the fine arts in a seven hour day five days a week. The competitiveness of kindergarten in the twenty-first century includes academic standards traditionally reserved for upper elementary students. The
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Kindergarten By James E. Gunn “Kindergarten” is a short sci-fi story written by James E. Gunn in 1970. The story sets itself through a “not so bright” child’s unusual journal‚ which he in his kindergarten is assigned to keep throughout seven days. The journal keeps his thoughts about a special task his kindergarten teacher has given him. He’s been told to develop a creation of life by playing with solar systems and astronomical environments. The fact that we follow his progress from drawing
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Are You Ready‚ Boots? Maggie Alderson’s short story‚”Are You Ready‚ Boots?” revolves around the life of a girl called Lulu. On a four day trip to New York‚ with her friends Betty and Spencer‚ she buys a perfect pair of boots. They make her feel like a star. However‚ when she returns home to London‚ she does not wear‚ or even look at her brand new‚ 50% off Manolos‚ for six months. On the night of the grand opening of a restaurant‚ she is talked into wearing her “new” boots by Spencer. This is
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Maggie Alderson ”Are You Ready‚ Boots?” 2007 Are You Ready Boots is a short story about an English girl called Lulu and her black leather boots. The story begins in New York where Lulu‚ her good pal Spencer and another freind are on a four day trip. On a shoe sale she finds these marvellous boots that makes her feel fantastic‚ and she buys them. When shes back in England she can’t bear to wear them bacause they were so expensive. Until one night six month later when she’s going out with
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In regards to the newly state-mandated‚ textbook-based curriculum for Kindergarten‚ I am apprehensive to the benefits of such said curriculum for children so young. Although textbooks cover lots of information in a given subject they aren’t nearly as effective as age-appropriate literature in their ability to interest children in the area of topic and getting them excited about learning. Kindergarten aged children will most likely see typical textbooks as boring and/or overwhelming. At this age
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Day Kindergarten programs The reason children attend kindergarten today is so they can be taught a meaningful and balanced curriculum filled with skills and information. Teachers do this through age-appropriate activities that encourage the children to learn more (Marzollo‚ 1987). In order for children to develop the necessary skills for success in life‚ they need to attend kindergarten. In full day kindergarten programs more time is available to develop the necessary social and academic skills
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SUMMARY A small child on the pier is waiting for his father; while waiting the child puts on red dance shoes with bows on them and starts to dance around the pier. The child‚ revealed to be a boy‚ is seen by his father and rushes back and changes shoes quickly‚ hiding them in a bag before his father comes out and scolds him. During the same time in a shoe factory‚ there is a man teaching his son the basic ethics and tradition of his family that he has to follow in future. The boy is uninterested
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Kindergarten is a specific school year where children learn life learning skills. These skills carry forward throughout their lifetime. In this case‚ a young boy named Laurie experienced an unforgettable year in kindergarten. Shirley Jackson incorporated Charles within her story; she portrayed how Laurie created an unrealistic classmate named “Charles” to hide his atrocious behavior. This eventful story was told from the mother’s perspective‚ where she explained her sequential storyline of being
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