Assessment in Kindergarten Check lists and Documentation Skills

Assessment in Kindergarten Check lists and Documentation

Skills check list for senior students At the beginning of the year I test each of the students with this check list to learn about what strengths and skills they have. This helps me to create lessons and long and short term plans.

Learning Centre Observation Sheet • On a clip board I observe students and make anecdotal notes connected to their learning of specific learning goal. For example, Student can write and recognize the letters in his/her name. • During learning centers in kindergarten is when students display the knowledge and skills discussed in learning circles. • Information gathered here also guides future lesson plans and short term plans. Learning Centre Observations Learning Centre: Date: Observation Focus: Expectation: Student name Mark Bob Sue Jill Jane Steve

Measurement lesson in FDK Example of Math Lesson Students at canters Extension: The next day students measured their own shoe. They were asked to count how many Unix cubes long their foot was. Then to compare their foot to a friends to see if their foot was longer or shorter. We first read “Jim and the beanstalk” then I read them the letter from the giant the students where then given foot prints to use to measure items around the classroom as well as the worksheet above. Assessment goals was measuring correctly (end to end) and vocabulary (long/ short)

Monthly Documentation at a Glance • Month at a glance is a quick way to make notes on a students progress in the different areas of the curriculum. • It also indicates areas a student needs work to on. • These notes are used as evidence of student learning and put in student report cards.

Documentation Portfolio Pages • This is a page from my student documentation portfolios. It is accompanied with a picture of the students learning. • The students is asked an open ended question about whet they had made. Quotes from the student are recorded. • This is used as evidence of skills and knowledge a student has displayed. • I show parents documentation portfolios during interviews to go along with comments made in report cards.

Inquiry questions I ask students during their learning

Long Range Plans • Long-rang plans display the skills and expectations students will be learning in each month and in the different areas identified in the curriculum. • Long and Short-term plans follow student interest and build on student knowledge.

Online Applications used in the classroom • Seesaw is an app that I have recently used in an Long-Term Occasional position. • Evernote is an app that I used to document student learning in the classroom. • Parents where given a code that linked to only their child's portfolio page. • In Evernote I copied my daily and monthly observation sheets for easy accesses in the classroom. • Which gave parents a window in to our classroom and their child’s learning. • Picture Collage is another useful app that I used in collaboration with Seesaw. • I also used this application for daily reminders for parents and students. For example, “Today is library please bring back your books. ” or “Assembly today. • It allowed me to put multiple pictures together to comment on a students progression.