Reflection

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The students will reflect upon their year in kindergarten. They will note what experiences they shared together, what they couldn't do before they came to kindergarten, and what they can do now.

(My classroom bulletin board caption:
Clifford celebrates a year's growth in kindergarten and so do we!
Clifford is our classroom mascot and he wears a graduation hat and holds a kindergarten certificate in his mouth.)

OBJECTIVE

Students Will:

1. Name three memorable events that happened in kindergarten.
2. Describe how they have grown this year in terms of what they have learned, what they can do, and the friends that they have made.
3. List ideas of what they expect to learn in first grade.

LESSONS FOR THIS UNIT
Lesson 1: End-of-the-Year Celebration Program

REPRODUCIBLES
When I Was One (PDF)

SUPPORTING BOOKS

Books for End-of-Year Reflection

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  	It's Graduation Day Today is kindergarten graduation day. Matt's flat hat keeps falling off his head. Will he be able to keep the flat hat on his head while he goes on stage to get his diploma? This humorous easy-to-read story is written in three chapters-just right for the new reader! $2.99 Paperback Book | Grades Pre-K-3

  
  It's Graduation Day
  Grades Pre-K-3 $2.99
  
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  Marshmallow Incident by Judi Barrett The Town of Left and the Town of Right are separated by a dotted yellow line, and no one on either side can remember how things got to be this way! One day, an unlucky citizen crosses the line - forcing the Order of the Ambidextrous Knights who guard the border to take action. Unfortunately, the only ammunition they have around is marshmallows - 50,000 boxes worth! So begins the Marshmallow Incident, a tale of Left and Right, and Right and Wrong, with an incredibly silly but delicious dose of M $16.99 Hardcover Book | Grades Pre-K-3

  
  Marshmallow Incident
  Grades Pre-K-3 $16.99