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K-3 Early Elementary Alignment Resources
The New Jersey Department of Education is committed to advancing a comprehensive and seamless educational continuum from early childhood to the early elementary grades. The resources provided reflect current research-based practices and support efforts to implement learning experiences for New Jersey students that are developmentally informed, rigorous, and aligned to the New Jersey Student Learning Standards (NJSLS).
Resources
Introduction to the Kindergarten Consortium Session Recordings:
These recorded presentations highlight key topics from the Kindergarten Implementation Guidelines and are intended to support deeper exploration and discussion, either individually or within a group setting. These sessions are intended for administrators, teachers, and/or instructional coaches to support developmentally appropriate practices in kindergarten classrooms.
Guiding Questions and Next Steps from the Kindergarten Consortium Sessions—This linked chart will enable educators to capture thoughts and reflections after viewing all four sessions. Additionally, each session contains optional reflective guiding questions. These guiding questions can be discussed after the presentations as a group, whether in PLC or grade level meetings. Please take a few minutes to complete this brief survey after you have viewed the resources included on this webpage. Your feedback will provide us with additional ideas from the field to impact future resources.
Social Emotional Learning (SEL) in Kindergarten
Explores why Social Emotional Learning is essential in kindergarten and equips educators with best practices, ideas, and resources to nurture young learners’ SEL growth.
Social Emotional Learning in Kindergarten YouTube Video
Scheduling the Kindergarten Day
Highlights the research based reasons why intentional scheduling is key to fostering a positive and productive kindergarten learning environment.
Scheduling the Kindergarten Day YouTube Video
School Structures Supporting High-Quality Kindergarten Programs
Highlights the foundational structures that must be in place—both within classrooms and across school settings—to ensure high quality kindergarten programs.
School Structures to Support High Quality Kindergarten Program YouTube Video
Movement and Engagement in Kindergarten
Explores a variety of approaches to get students moving throughout the day—whether in the classroom, on the playground, or during other moments that invite physical activity.