Welcome to the Kindergarten page!
Sue Ewing Cassandra Burriss Dawn McKinney Susan Lynn
If it is true that "everything you need to know in life you learn in kindergarten," then at North Bend we make that happen. A love for learning, social skills, life lessons, a foundation for reading, writing and mathematics - we address all these every day in our new full day kindergarten program. We celebrate each child's individuality and learning style with centers, hands-on activities and language experiences.
Throughout the kindergarten day, we are learning. From preparing for the day to the singing of our goodbye song, the students are immersed in beneficial activities with the focus on becoming a life-long learner. We intentionally nurture respect for others as we offer our respect to the students.
Together with the families of the students, our goal is to develop the whole child.
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On this page we have collected links for our students and their parents. As always, be sure to supervise children when they are on the Internet.
Links for students
Between the Lions - A PBS Kids site that has stories and games.
PBS Kids page. . .choose your own activity.
Links for parents
Children's Software website. Students in Kindergarten are using some of this software in the classroom. Contact your child's teacher for specific recommendations.
Starfall Parent's Page - Find helpful reading information on this page.
NAEYC - the National Association for the Education of Young Children - this extensive website has a great deal of information for families about young children.
PBS Parents - another great resource for parents. Lots of information on developing a life long love of learning.
Kindergarten Vocabulary Resources
http://www.sbcss.k12.ca.us/sbcss/specialeducation/ecthematic/ Early Childhood Thematic Units-Lesson plans for children with special needs.
http://www.scholastic.com/clifford/read/index.htm Clifford reading and writing activities for early childhood.
http://abcteach.com/ This is a web site for kids, parents, teachers, and student teachers offering a variety of activities and lesson plans.
http://www.sbcss.k12.ca.us/sbcss/specialeducation/ecthematic/myself/ Early Childhood Thematic Units
http://disney.go.com/disneychannel/playhouse/stanley/ Kids love Stanley! Go into the Great Big Book of Everything and learn animal facts, play animal riddles, and sing songs as you build basic science vocabulary together.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Dictionary.html A picture dictionary for primary grades. Click on a letter to see a list of words with the same beginning sounds paired with colorful illustrations. Click again, and visit an encyclopedia page to read with a grown up!
http://www.wordcentral.com/home.html Interactive counting and other math activities. Some games for ages 3-5!
http://www.literacycenter.net/lessonview_en.htm Letter recognition, shapes, colors, etc.
http://www.learningplanet.com/stu/kids1.asp Counting fun and ABC recognition and word correlations Pre K and K.
http://pbskids.org/lions/games/wordplay2.html Vocabulary activity where child can visualize the meaning of the word that they click on.
http://pbskids.org/lions/games/gawain.html Word parts activity that blends beginning sounds with a word family to teach children to create rhyming words.
http://www2.minot.k12.nd.us/classrooms/madden/virtual_alphabet.htm Alphabet Songs-Children need assistance to read. Science also included.
http://www.perry-lake.k12.oh.us/pes/GradeLevelWebsites/Kindergarten/kohl/Farm/Farm.htm Farm Animal Search and other activities…Make a jack-o-lantern
http://pbskids.org/lions/games/wordplay.html Vocabulary activities-where children can visually see and understand the meaning of the word. The word acts out the meaning.