Room 101
Linda Lilja, Kindergarten Teacher
Kindergarten is Kids' Work
All About Me:
Hello and welcome to Highland Elementary; I have been teaching Kindergarten at Highland for
9 years. Previous to this, I taught 2nd grade, Reading Recovery (an
early intervention program for 1st graders) and was a Teacher on
Special Assignment, teaching literacy strategies to St. Paul teachers.
Educational background:
Bachelor of Science University of MN
Master of Arts in Education Hamline University
My
husband John and I are life long residents of Highland Park. We
have four grown children (two sons and two daughters) and four wonderful
grandchildren; We spend our leisure time at our cabin in Old
Frontenac MN and enjoy boating on Lake Pepin, golfing, walking, biking
and going to garage sales.
My
wish is for every child to be excited about learning, have a love of
reading and writing and to use those tools as a means to discover and
learn for the rest of their lives.
The Primary Years Program allows us to teach children through units of
study that integrate the curriculum through a global theme.
Kindergarten Units of Inquiry
Theme:
Who We Are ( All about Me) September
How the World Works Get in the Game October/November
How We Express Ourselves (Illustrator Study) November/December
Where We Are in Time and Place (Solar System) January/February
How We Organize Ourselves Where did that come from? May/June
How We Share the Planet Animals have class March/April
Daily Schedule:
Calendar and Math
Chinese/PE/Science
Lunch
Writer's Workshop
Centers/choice time
Reader's Workshop
Snack and Sharing
Skills and Music
Recess
dismissal
;
The daily schedule is integrated into the current Unit of Inquiry. Our daily
activities, songs, literature and many math activities reflect our theme.
"PLAY IS THE WORK OF THE CHILD" (David Elkind]
We are off to a great start in Kinder-College!!!
Linda Lilja's email addres: linda.lilja@spps.org
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