Are kindergartners shipyard to do creative writing?

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I have heard of these where the kid dictates but I think it's a bit much for a 5yr old to write 8 sentences!!!

[walterismydog]

shipyard. LOL

[wannabe]

Damn. That's pretty intense.

[Deleted]

I was so confused. Your kindergartener was sent to a shipyard for creative writing??

[UMaineTeach]

I am pretty sure our end our year standard is 3 sentences for K and the final prompt topic is My Favorite Book and Why. (but my school just go a 'D' on the governor's school report card, so take that it for what it's worth (mostly for indicating I teach in a low SES area))

yeah - it is, 4th quarter writing:
I can independently write two or three complete sentences about a topic.

I can move my writing to the next line when at the edge of my paper.

I can use appropriate letters for beginning and ending sounds to sound spell my words

I can use letters for interior sounds to sound spell my words

I can use punctuation to end my sentences some of the time

I can use a capital letter to begin a sentence some of the time

I can spell and write 18 sight words from memory

I can name 50/56 letters

I can name 23 sounds

Narrative Writing:

I can draw and write about a personal event(s) in sequence through a supported writing process.

I can write to tell how my story makes me feel.

Opinion Writing:
I can draw and write about a topic and tell why I like it.

[spedrunner]

that is a lot, i have never heard of that

[speckledfrog]

8 seems like a lot, but independent writing with proper punctuation is par for the course for kindergarten nowadays.

[papie]

So what was shipyard supposed to be before autocorrect? I keep trying words in my head and it is driving me nuts. lol

[papie]

May 2, 2013 17:05:01 GMT -5 sameoldash said:

May 2, 2013 17:04:02 GMT -5 papie said:

So what was shipyard supposed to be before autocorrect? I keep trying words in my head and it is driving me nuts. lol

i'm assuming "supposed".

DOH

[Deleted]

Sounds like Mia's school too. They want her going into first grade writing stories/paragraphs and reading chapter books with no assistance.


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[litebright]

I know when I visited the kindy class that DD1 will be in this fall, they were already writing multiple sentences a few months ago. She's actually "writing" them now in her second year of preschool -- but it's pretty loosey goosey on the details. She'll write a few letters out of each word in a sentence. The kindy class was working at a slightly higher level, writing a few sentences about a book they just read in class by writing least one letter of each word in their sentence, and there's not an emphasis on 100% correct spelling or punctuation.

I could see getting to eight sentences being a somewhat reasonable goal by this time next year, but to have them be perfectly punctuated and spelled seems like a lot to expect.

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May 2, 2013 17:21:57 GMT -5 vino said:

Sounds like Mia's school too. They want her going into first grade writing stories/paragraphs and reading chapter books with no assistance.


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I think this is fine if the kids are reflecting that capability but it seems awful to push that sort of expectation on an entire class.

Are they really separating kids out at this age? (a la tag) I don't know. I was reading basic chapter books on my own at that age (6, like Amelia Bedelia) but that was largely due to my parents' support and push at home, plus personal interest (chapter books are more interesting). It seems weird to me to push so much in a classroom setting so young. Feelings of inadequacy, peer pressure, etc can all hinder what they're trying to do.

My small education background isn't early ed though, this is all poorly articulated gut reactions.

[cinco]

May 2, 2013 17:16:15 GMT -5 @stpete said:

May 2, 2013 17:05:01 GMT -5 sameoldash said:

i'm assuming "supposed".

Yup.

She did it with some prompting. I get that he thinks his students are working at a higher level, but I think it's too much. She also had a sudoku like math page.

DD is in first grade, and I think that would have been a bit much for her in K, especially as a homework assignment. I'm not really a fan of intense homework at that age.

[themysteriouswife]

A had to write a story last week. It needed a beginning, middle, and end. I needed to be 5-8 sentences. She has a shit ton of homework for K.

[Tea-rific]

May 2, 2013 18:07:40 GMT -5 bricco said:

I bet this is related to implementing the new common core. Standards are being raised nationwide, and obviously the first place it has to start is in kindergarten. Students have to be able to do more than ever in this world, so if the kids ARE able to do it, good for the teacher for pushing them!

Common Core strikes again!

www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/W/K

[pantsparty]

Arrrr! That teacherrrr should walk the plank!

[dragonfly08]

Eight sentences sounds like a lot, but my kindergartener has weekly journal prompts for homework and the kids are supposed to try and write a minimum of three sentences (basically beginning, middle, end of their discussion) using proper capitalization, punctuation and spacing.  Phonetic spelling is ok, they're looking to see if the kids are recognizing the correct sounds in order as opposed to caring if they know the rule for silent e and that sort of thing...spelling tests start in first grade here.  

[balletofangels]

Even with my understanding of Common Core this is a bit much. My students are expected to write elaborated ideas (basically use the word "because" correctly), using conventional and phonetic spellings. Eight sentences is a lot.

Philosophically, I would never send something so involved as homework.

[Captain Serious]

I hope not. I know J is starting at a disadvantage, but he's still working on his letters and sounding out the most basic of words. He's not even on to sight words yet!

[UMaineTeach]

May 2, 2013 17:03:36 GMT -5 sameoldash said:

May 2, 2013 16:43:57 GMT -5 UMaineTeach said:

I can name 50/56 letters

um. i can only name 26.  (huh)

they count capital and lowercase as different letters = 52, then there is type set 'a' and print comic sans style a, and type set squiggly g and print 'g' = 54.