Kindergarten Catalog

Starfall
Kindergarten
Catalog
A complete Reading & Language Arts program
for Kindergarten, incorporating Social Studies,
Science, and Technology. Developed over 5 years
in 30 school districts across the country, including
CA, FL, NY, and TX.
Teacher-tested
Research-based
Meets state Reading and Language Arts Standards
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Phone: 1-888-857-8990 or 303-417-6414
Includes English Language
Development (ELD) teacher notes
Easy to adapt to Homeschool!
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Fax: 1-800-943-6666 or 303-417-6434
Email: [email protected]
Motivation
Kindergarten,
the Starfall Way
A Reading/Language Arts curriculum that is magical,
creative, sequential, integrated, and that combines
content area instruction in Social Studies and
Science, all supported with online stories and
activities at more.starfall.com — that’s Kindergarten,
the Starfall Way.
Starfall is a dynamic balance between teacherdirected instruction and child-directed learning.
Teachers guide children as they explore their interests, contribute their insights, and encounter new
information. Children are invested because they
own these learning experiences.
We believe children learn best when instruction
connects to what they already know, and then
expands that knowledge through new and meaningful experiences. Starfall teachers preview skills,
formally introduce them, then create opportunities
for children to apply, integrate, and practice these
skills repeatedly toward mastery by year’s end.
In a Starfall Kindergarten Classroom, English Language Learners and Struggling Readers successfully participate and progress alongside their peers.
The Starfall Kindergarten program includes specific
teacher information and suggestions for working
with English Language Development.
Starfall Kindergarten’s cooperative classroom
environment features imaginative plush characters,
stimulating interactive online activities, engaging
content-driven instruction, and hands-on
experiences.
Our interactive website more.Starfall.com creates an
enthusiasm for learning that pervades the classroom
and provides opportunities for children to interact
with Backpack Bear and enjoy the animated stories
introduced in class. For parents who have access to the
Internet, it provides a “window” to their child’s learning.
Children own their practice materials, and can
practice skills at home.
Phonemic Awareness
Children identify, think about, and manipulate
individual phonemes (speech sounds) through:
•• rhyming.
•• discriminating phonemes.
•• blending phonemes to form words.
•• deleting, adding, and substituting phonemes to
form new words.
•• short, daily phonemic awareness exercises that
lay the foundation for effective phonics
instruction.
Phonics
Starfall Kindergarten approaches phonics (sound
and spelling relationships) systematically, sequentially, and explicitly. Children:
•• identify and discriminate speech sounds.
•• connect the sound to the grapheme.
•• apply this knowledge to read and write words
and sentences.
•• practice in print and online.
Starfall teaches high-frequency reading vocabulary
with the same care.
With our Starfall Dictionary and Writing Journal,
predecodable texts, and decodable texts, children
read and write high-frequency and decodable
words daily.
Starfall Education P.O. Box 359, Boulder, CO 80306 U.S.A.
Phone: 1-888-857-8990 or 303-417-6414
Fax: 1-800-943-6666 or 303-417-6434
Email: [email protected]
Copyright © 2010 by Starfall Education. All rights reserved. Starfall is a registered trademark in the U.S., the European Community and various other countries. Printed in U.S.A.
Vocabulary
Writing
Direct instruction of the oral and reading vocabulary
children encounter in quality literature and spoken
communication ensures that they will become
inquisitive readers and imaginative writers. Explicit
vocabulary instruction:
Starfall Kindergarten regularly uses the writing
process as a means of teaching and integrating skills,
as well as demonstrating progress in all of these
instructional areas.
Comprehension
•• broadens knowledge.
The grand purpose of reading and listening is to
understand. Starfall lessons deliver comprehension
skills and strategies throughout the day through
direct instruction, teacher modeling or “think aloud,”
and guided practice. Children work cooperatively
to apply these strategies and skills to the texts and
discussions they encounter.
•• instills curiosity about words and their meanings.
•• emphasizes that different words can have the
same or similar meanings.
•• heightens awareness of rich vocabulary.
Our Starword Wall is a hub of language opportunities that enhance the ability to recall known words,
recognize unknown words, and monitor understanding of what is read and heard.
Starfall employs symposium-style discussion to
encourage higher-level thinking skills. Based on
Bloom’s Taxonomy, questions move from literal to
more abstract.
Fluency
Starfall teachers model fluency when reading aloud
to children. Teachers read and reread text to demonstrate that by revisiting selections, children gain
greater facility in both fluency and comprehension.
Our website offers audio examples of fluent reading
with a simple click.
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Teachers and Schools:
Homeschoolers:
Our Complete Teacher Kit (TKIT01) includes
everything listed on pages 4, 5, & 6, plus a FREE one-year
classroom membership to more.starfall.com! You
will also need to order Children’s Consumable Books and
Required items (pages 7, 8).
Our Complete Homeschool Kit (HKIT01) includes
everything in the Complete Teacher Kit, except: FREE
one-year Home membership to more.starfall.com
instead of a classroom membership, and Downloadable Teacher’s Guide instead of printed Teacher’s Guide.
You will also need at least one each of the Children’s
Consumable Books and Required items (pages 7, 8).
Less than $800 for a class of 20!
Everything you need for less than $325!
Starfall
Kindergarten
Teacher’s Guide
NKL01
Instruction for children — professional development for teachers!
180 days of instruction, with tips for English Language
Development (ELD)
Assessment tools
Supporting blacklines, reading lists, holiday lesson plans, and more!
Backpack Bear’s Predecodable Phonics Kit
KIT56
Plush
Backpack Bear
You can put special
messages in his backpack!
Sound-Spelling Wall Cards
! WARNING:
CHOKING HAZARD - Small parts.
Not for children under 3 yrs.
(Block print on one side,
Starfall ManuscriptTM on reverse)
Letter-Formation Wall Cards
(Block print on one side,
Starfall ManuscriptTM on reverse)
Sentence Strips, Word Cards, and Cover Cards
for 12 Predecodable Books
Sound-Spelling Poster
(Block print on one side,
Starfall ManuscriptTM on reverse)
Backpack Bear’s
ASL Alphabet Poster
(Days of the week, seasons,
and colors on reverse)
ABC Rhyme Book
4
A rhyme for each letter of the alphabet!
Sound-Spelling
Instructional Cards
Block print only
KIT57
Starfall
Instructional Cards
Kindergarten
Boxed Set of Word and Picture Cards
96 High-Frequency Word Cards (2 sets)
223 Picture Cards
156 Word Cards
75 organizational dividers
in a sturdy box
Story Element Cards
Deck of 14 full-color cards
Great for reading comprehension!
KIT58
Zac and Friends Decodable Phonics Kit
! WARNING:
CHOKING HAZARD - Small parts.
Not for children under 3 yrs.
Plush Zac the Rat Plush Peg the Hen
Plush Tin Man
Plush Mox the Fox Plush Gus the Duck
Sentence Strips, Word Cards, and Story Sequence Cards for Short-Vowel Learn-to-Read Books
Zac the Rat, Peg the Hen, The Big Hit, Mox’s Shop, Gus the Duck
Boxed Set of
Learn-to-Read
Books
Boxed Set of
Decodable
Short Vowel Pals
Books
Softcover editions (6” x 8”)
of our 5 short-vowel Learnto-Read books found in the
Level-K Cut-Up/Take Home Books, plus 10 bonus stories!
(16 books - 6” x 8”)
These larger, sturdier versions
of the Decodable Level-K
Cut-Up/Take-Home Books
provide valuable short-vowel
practice. This is a companion
to our original Learn-to-Read
boxed set.
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Starfall
Books and Other Media
Kindergarten
KIT59
Other literature books suggested in the Starfall Kindergarten curriculum are available in your school library, or for purchase elsewhere.
Backpack Bear’s
Backpack Bear’s
Plant Book
Backpack Bear’s
Invertebrates Book
Backpack Bear’s
Mammal Book
Bird Book
Backpack Bear’s
Reptiles, Amphibians,
& Fish Book
How I Know My World
A book about the senses
Backpack Bear
Learns the Rules
Charles Darwin
Prepares children for the first day of school
How He Discovered Evolution
Precipitation
Where do rain, snow, and hail come from?
Backpack Bear’s
Animal Kingdom Poster Set
3 posters and 5 overlay cards - Fun facts on reverse!
America the Beautiful
Landscapes, symbols, and citizens
of our nation
I Am Your Flag
The flag’s history, what it stands for,
and how we use it
A Young Hero
The story of Ruby Bridges
Historical Figures Posters
Set of 24 posters (8.5” x 11”)
includes 12 famous Americans, with
biographical information
Starfall Sing-Along
Star Writer Melodies
Audio CD and Lyric Book 49 great songs!
CD of instrumental selections
sure to inspire
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Classic Starfall.com
Installation CD-ROM for
offline use
Annual Membership to
For Students:
For Teachers:
New interactive content, featuring
Backpack Bear! Including:
National Holiday Lesson Plans
Downloadable Lesson Plans
Motion Songs
Newsletter Template
Math Songs
Progress Monitoring Package
Numbers
Colors
Backpack Bear’s ABC Rhymes
Nursery Rhyme Videos
Historical Folk Songs
Word Machines
Backpack Bear’s Books
Short Vowel Pals
Starfall Songs
Practice Page Generators
and more!
Plus, all the content from classic
Starfall.com!
Starfall Kindergarten teachers
can access this website in their
classrooms and their computer labs.
Required - Level-K Children’s Consumable Book Kit
Journals available in a Block Print or
Starfall Manuscript (Compare with D’Nealian)
a
TM
Level-K Book 2
Level-K Book 1
Listening and Writing Journal
Reading and Writing Journal
Starfall Writing Journal
Level-K Predecodable and Decodable
Cut-Up / Take-Home Book Set
Starfall Dictionary
Lined - Blank
Lined - Blank
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Starfall
Required - Children’s Reading Books
Kindergarten
“I’m Reading!” Books by Margaret Hillert
Set 1
The No-Tail Cat
Happy Mother’s Day,
Dear Dragon
Penguin, Penguin
Three Little
Plays
Not Too Little to Help
Set 2
Pumpkin, Pumpkin
I Can Do It
It’s Earth Day, Dear Dragon
Dragon Goes to the Farm
Wolves
Set 3
Rainbow, Rainbow
Things That Can Go
Come Play with Me
At the Beach
A House in a Tree
We recommend 1 of each Margaret Hillert book per child, but 1 set per 2 children is minimum required for program
Required - Variable Quantity Items
The Little Red Hen
and other Folk Tales
We recommend at least 1
per class, and more for
classroom library
Starfall Speedway / Alphabet Avenue Game
We recommend 1 for class of 20, 2 for class of 30
Set of 5 Sturdy Short-Vowel Puzzles
We recommend 2 sets for class of 20, 3 sets for class of 30
Teaching Tools and Incentives
Level-K
Stickers
We recommend
2 packs per class
! WARNING:
CHOKING HAZARD - Small parts.
Not for children under 3 yrs.
Magnetic Dry Erase Board
(Reverse side blank)
We recommend 1 per child
Magnetic Letter Set
(Lower-case; 2 of each letter)
We recommend 6-8 sets per class
Backpack Bear’s
Paw-Print Stamp
0210
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Optional, but fun!
Starfall Pencils
100 Pencils - free with
large orders