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Kindergarten Number Corner Planner

YEAR: 2011-2012 MONTH: January

This planner uses calendar markers that are: Pre-Made X Student-Made

MONDAY / TUESDAY / WEDNESDAY / THURSDAY / FRIDAY
Notes:
*Can write on chalkboards or white boards or on Numeral Writing Practice sheets (Blacklines NC 6-NC 15)
**Half day K programs devote entire math time on days 1-4 to new calendar routines. After fourth day return to regular whole-group instruction, spending around 10 minutes a day on Number Corner. All day K can include another whole-group lesson or Work Places on days 1-4.
*** Alternate calendar markers available for Oct-May on website for free download OR can purchase http://www.mathlearningcenter.org/store/product-6664.htm Jan. is Supplement C5 Geometry: Growing Shapes Calendar Pattern. Skills are: identify, describe, and compare triangles, rhombuses, trapezoids, and hexagons and much more.
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If your school starts today or on the 4th, move activities around as needed. Start making new calendar markers for example. / 3**
KC Update
YPC & LESD Add Dec links to YPC; intro hanging Number Labels
CG One Last Look at December; make new markers***
Save something for YTT tomorrow
(TG pp. 133-134, 139, 144-146) / 4**
LESD Update
CG*** Use pattern strip; place 4 markers; sing Shark song
KC Clap & count, add KC number cards
OMS Introduce Odd & Even Cards
YTT Introduce
(TG pp. 147-153) / 5**
LESD, OMS, YTT Update
CG*** What Comes Next?; sing Whales song
KC Doing the Number Rock
(TG pp. 154-159) / 6**
CG, KC, LESD, OMS, YTT: Do one activity for each component from Day 4 choices as time allows
(TG pp. 160-164)
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YTT, LESD Update
CG: Update & introduce Seals & Sea Lions song
(TG p. 161, par. 4)
OMS Discuss dot card for today
(TG p. 163, par. 4) / 10
KC, LESD, YTT Update & sing Number Rock
CG Model “Today is Tuesday, January 10th, 2012”
(TG p. 161, par. 4)
OMS discuss / 11
KC, LESD, OMS, YTT Update & sing Sharks song
CG Practice writing numerals*
(TG p. 161, par. 6) / 12
CG, LESD, OMS, YTT Update & sing Whales song
KC Do Number Rock variation
(TG p. 162, par. 3) / 13
KC, LESD, OMS Update & sing Days of the Week song
YTT Review accomplishments for week (can include in newsletter, writing assignment, etc.)
CG Practice writing numerals*
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Martin Luther King Day / 17
KC, LESD, OMS, YTT Update & sing Seals & Sea Lions song
CG Model “Today is Tuesday, January 17th, 2012” / 18
LESD, OMS, YTT Update & sing Sharks song
CG Examine all patterns - horizontal, vertical, diagonal
LESD Determine total number of days in school
(TG p. 162, bottom) / 19
CG, LESD, OMS, YTT Update & sing Whales song
CG Practice writing numerals*
OMS Discuss / 20
CG, LESD, OMS, YTT Update & sing Days of the Week song
YTT Review accomplishments for week (can include in newsletter, writing assignment, etc.)

Kindergarten Number Corner Planner (cont.)

YEAR: 2011-2012 MONTH: January

This planner uses calendar markers that are: X Pre-Made Student-Made

MONDAY / TUESDAY / WEDNESDAY / THURSDAY / FRIDAY
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LESD, CG, OMS Update & sing Seals & Sea Lions song
KC Practice variation of face down cards
(TG p. 162, par. 5) / 24
KC, LESD, YTT Update & sing Number Rock
CG Review calendar patterns & practice writing numerals*
OMS Discuss / 25
KC, OMS, YTT Update & sing Sharks song
CG Model “Today is Wednesday, January 25th, 2012”
LESD Determine total number of days in school so far / 26
KC, LESD, OMS, YTT Update & sing Whales song
KC Do one of the variations on TG p. 162
CG Review calendar patterns & practice writing numerals* / 27
LESD, OMS, CG Update & sing Days of the Week song
YTT Review accomplishments for week (can include in newsletter, writing assignment, etc.)
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Update all and complete any activities missed earlier in month or review component(s) needing most attention / 31
LESD, OMS, YTT, KC Update
CG Remove odd numbered markers and examine pattern, odd and even (TG p. 161) Replace markers in chart for Day 1 of February activity
Notes:

*TG=Teachers Guide, OPT=optional, CG=Calendar Grid, OMS=Our Month in School, YPC=Yearlong Paper Chain, LESD=A Link Each School Day, HWB=Here’s (When We) Were Born, BC=Bean Clock, KC=Kid Count