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PK1 Conference Handouts 2013

We hope you were able to attend our 31th annual conference!  Just in case you weren’t, or in case you’d like to catch up on something you weren’t able to attend, here are some of the handouts and PowerPoints from some of our sessions.  We’ve organized them by subject to try to make them easy to find.

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A Day in the Life in a Developmental Kindergarten – Debra Bateman & Barbara Andersen

Experience a day in a developmental kindergarten.  Learn about basic, Daily 5 and playtime.

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Kindergarten Readiness:  A Multidimensional Framework – Nancy L. Cappelloni, Ed.D.

Effectively prepare children for success in kindergarten by incorporating developmentally appropriate practice in all domains of early learning and developmental.

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Tips & Tricks for Transitional Kindergarten:  Building a Teacher’s Toolkit – Calvie Clement

Ready to use ideas that will make your TK program terrific!  Curriculum, scheduling, assessment and activities are shared.  Build your TK toolkit for success.

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Math Matters Now…Especially in TK – Linda M. Platas

We know the profound contributions of early math skills to later academic success.  Understanding mathematical development, formative assessment and developmentally appropriate instruction are key to supporting young children’s development in this domain.

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My World – A Practical TK Curriculum – Debra Weller

A curriculum map for a year’s worth of integrated, project based learning focusing on Common Core Standards and developmentally appropriate curriculum.
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Transitional Kindergarten Integrated Curriculum

TK Lesson Plans

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Speech Development Essentials 3-6 Years – Angela Holzer

Basic speech development needs for children 3-6. Essential sounds and songs that impact learning before, during and after preschool are shared.

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Jumpin’ Numbers 0-30 – Heidi Butkus

Review some great songs and activities that will help your children learn to recognize the shapes and the numerals 0-30 in a kinesthetic, multisensory way!

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Art and Math…Together at Last! – Palma Lindsay & Sarah Zolriasatain

Fun activities that integrate math and art without sacrificing the standards!  Chants, centers, cooking recipes and step by step art projects that teach.

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Math Matters Now…Especially in TK – Linda M. Platas

We know the profound contributions of early math skills to later academic success.  Understanding mathematical development, formative assessment and developmentally appropriate instruction are key to supporting young children’s development in this domain.

[box type=”download”][protected]Math Matters Now…Especially in TK [/protected][/box]

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Tips & Tricks for Transitional Kindergarten:  Building a Teacher’s Toolkit – Calvie Clement

Ready to use ideas that will make your TK program terrific!  Curriculum, scheduling, assessment and activities are shared.  Build your TK toolkit for success.

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Inspiring Music Play for the Classroom – Jim Gill

Musical inspiration you’ll need to keep energized!

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Jim Gill’s Song Lyrics [/protected][/box]

Art and Math…Together at Last! – Palma Lindsay & Sarah Zolriasatain

Fun activities that integrate math and art without sacrificing the standards!  Chants, centers, cooking recipes and step by step art projects that teach.

[box type=”download”][protected]Art and Math…Together at Last! [/protected][/box]

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Investigating Insects – Ellen Blinderman & Ashley May

Meet some amazing creatures up close and learn how to investigate their characteristics, behaviors and life cycles with children.

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Sensing Their World – Carol Chivers & Rosalee Johnson

Using the five senses, discover ideas for exploring our world with young children.  Songs, easy crafts and attention getters.

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Shape, Strength and Stability:  Bringing Out the Builder in All Students – Cassia Izaac & Ashley May

Open exploration and focused challenges using every day materials. Explore math and engineering concepts such as stability, balance, tension and compression.

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Creative Play:  Learning in a Brain Compatible Environment – Ranjana Bhatnagar

The connection between play based experiences and brain development are explored.

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Creative Play:  Learning in a Brain Compatible Environment II [/protected][/box]

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Fun Songs for Phonics and Secret Tips for Sounding Out Words – Heidi Butkus

Time-tested “secret tips” and tricks to help your students sound out words with short vowel sounds.  Songs that will help your kids learn to sound out, read and write words with digraphs and long vowel “chunks” in a fun and easy way.

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Reading, Rhythm & Rhyme:  It’s Song and Storytime – Calvie Clement

The latest titles in children’s literature and songs in music.

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Fine Motor Skills…Write Out of the Box! – Marianne Gibbs, Ed.D., OTR/L

Activities and rationale for the WHAT’s, HOW’s and WHY’s or hand skill development related to children 3-6 years old.  Fun and easy-to-implement strategies with rationale for supporting students’ future handwriting efficiency.

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Meet the Writing Fairy! – Nathalie Medina & Karla Cienfuegos

Discover how the Writing Fairy motivates children to write!

[box type=”download”][protected]Meet the Writing Fairy! [/protected][/box]

 

Improve Motor Skills, Accelerate Progress! – Cindy Pahr, M.Ed.

Easy to implement, practical strategies and activities designed to improve fine and gross motor skills related to classroom performance.  Handwriting emphasized.

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The ABC’s of Gross Motor Skills – Carrie Flint

Easy to implement activities, an overview of the California PE Standards and helpful teaching tips.

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Fine Motor Skills…Write Out of the Box! – Marianne Gibbs, Ed.D., OTR/L

Activities and rationale for the WHAT’s, HOW’s and WHY’s or hand skill development related to children 3-6 years old.  Fun and easy-to-implement strategies with rationale for supporting students’ future handwriting efficiency.

[box type=”download”][protected]Fine Motor Skills…Write Out of the Box! [/protected][/box]

 

Improve Motor Skills, Accelerate Progress! – Cindy Pahr, M.Ed.

Easy to implement, practical strategies and activities designed to improve fine and gross motor skills related to classroom performance.  Handwriting emphasized.

[box type=”download”][protected]Improve Motor Skills, Accelerate Progress! [/protected][/box]

 

Letter Sound Yoga Program – Danette Stephan

Learn how children can master letters and their sounds while participating in a fun, creative, non-competitive physical fitness activity.

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Inclusion S.O.S.! (Success Only Strategies) – Jill Booker & Joanie Peterson

Tips and tricks to meet the needs of all learners in your general ed classroom.

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Inclusion S.O.S. Part II[/protected][/box]

 

Humor:  Helping Us Motivate Our Resilience – Peggy Campbell-Rush

Conference keynote session.  List of upbeat, positive quotes.

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Buddy Up:  Building a Big and Little Buddy Program That Works – Ellen Lowe & Annette Diliberto

Ideas for running a successful weekly Big & Little Buddy Program with your class and an upper grade class.

[box type=”download”][protected]My Buddy Book

My Star Addition Book

Rainbow Cards

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13 Reasons Why Children’s Don’t Get It – Ronald Mah

Reasons people may miss social cues, how this affects them and others and gives guidance on how to approach and handles children’s challenges.

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Childhood Stress:  Intrusions into the Magic Kingdom – Ronald Mah

The relationship between stress and self-esteem and how stress is an opportunity for growth.  Developmental theory is used to illustrate the different stress issues at different ages.

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