Megan Franzen’s kindergarten class at Bach Elementary.
Kindergarten Round-Ups are important information sessions for parents of next year’s kindergarteners. Two new sessions have been added for the month of March: Continue reading
By Tara Cavanaugh
Peek inside any kindergarten classroom in the Ann Arbor Public Schools, and you’ll likely see small groups of students working intensely at different tables. Whether they’re arranging letters or patterns of blocks, the 5-year-olds are clearly focused on their learning.
It’s called “center time,” and due to its wide variety of benefits, it’s one of the most popular learning strategies in kindergarten. Continue reading
Leslie Bladen describes her kindergarten class’ weeklong adventure in learning about bats: Continue reading
By Tara Cavanaugh
If you’re in kindergarten, it takes about forty minutes to walk the mile from Ann Arbor Open school to the Kerrytown Farmer’s Market. It takes that long not just because your legs are short, but because you want to look at the cool rocks and gather the huge leaves on the ground and catch the rain on your tongue as it falls from the sky.
AAO teacher Diane VanDorn takes her students on walks often, providing her ambling kindergarteners myriad learning opportunities. The kids learn about traffic lights and pedestrian safety. They learn about the different kinds of trees. And at the farmer’s market Wednesday, they learned about vegetables and money. Continue reading
By Tara Cavanaugh
Starting this fall, the Ann Arbor Public Schools will switch to all-day kindergarten. This means a whole host of changes are coming for the district – and so is enhanced education for incoming kindergarteners. Continue reading
By Tara Cavanaugh
See what makes kindergarten so great in the Ann Arbor Public Schools.
This year’s kindergarten round-ups are more kid-centered, teaching parents and future students about the kindergarten experience.