Important Days to Remember

Tuesdays:  Library

Wednesdays:  Music

Thursdays:  Art

Fridays:  PE

Guidance (once a month)

Lunch: 12:15-12:45

What can you do to help your child at home???

*Ask your child daily what they are learning about in school!
*Read to and with your child daily! Ask questions when you read.

 

Here are some great questions to ask:

 

Who are the characters in the story?

Where is the story taking place?

What happened in the beginning, middle and end of the story?

What was your favorite part and why?

What was the problem in the story and how was it solved?

What does this story make you think of?

Is this book like another book you've read?

Please remember to read with your child 15 minutes daily!!! It is so important that they read everyday!!! 

IDEAS:

Let your child help you write the grocery list. This gives them more practice with writing, and we can never get enough practice.

Have your child write you a letter instead of always "telling" you about their day. Again, this gives them more practice with writing.

Have your child count various objects in your house. (1-30)

Have your child sort things by color, shape, size, and by their own rule (such as, things you wear, eat, play with, etc.)

Find patterns in your home and let your child help you. Also, see if your child can continue/extend a pattern that you create.

Kindergartners can ALWAYS use...

Zip-Loc baggies, all sizes!

Glue Sticks

Shaving cream

Baby wipes

Napkins

Clorox wipes

Prizes

Cotton Balls

Play-doh brand dough

Thank you so much for your support!

What are we learning about in Kindergarten?

*Letter sounds/zoo phonics

 *Book and Print Awareness

 *Numeral Recognition and Formation 1-30

 *Counting one-to-one correspondence

 *Rote counting 1-30

*Color words

 *Days of the Week

 *Months of the Year

 *Sorting and telling the rule

 *Same & Different 

Math

When working with your child at home making their numbers, use these catchy rhymes to help you!

Reading Language Arts

This program teaches kids to read, write, and spell. The Zoo-phonics Program teaches the alphabet using a cast of Animal characters and sounds, and a body movement that directly relates to the Animal/Letter, allowing children to utilize the alphabet immediately

A - allie alligator, B - bubba bear, C- catina cat, D - deedee deer, E - ellie elephant

        F- francy fish, G - gordo gorilla, H - honey horse, I - inny inchworm, J - jerry jellyfish

 K - kayo kangaroo, L - lizzy lizard, M - missy mouse, N - nigel nightowl, O - olive octopus

P - peewee penguin, Q - queeny quail, R - robby rabbit, S - sammy snake, T - timothy tiger

U - umber umbrella bird, V - vincent vampire bat, W - willie weasel, X - xavier fox, Y - yancy yak, Z - zeke zebra

Reading Strategies: Distinguish between letters and numbers
Comprehension Skills:  Author and Illustrator
Vocabulary:  sentence, period, exclamation mark, question mark
Concepts of Print:  Write name, capitalize first word, end punctuation
Writing: sentences start with capital letters/ end punctuation

 Book and print awareness concepts to point out when reading to your child: Title, front and back of the book, Author, Illustrator, where to begin reading, first word and last word in a sentence, period, question mark, exclamation mark,and quotation marks. We will also learn about characters in a story and the setting of a story.

Social Studies and Science:

Weather

5 Senses

Please work on these basic kindergarten skills:

tying shoes                  zipping coats

home address          home phone number

formation of uppercase and lowercase letters

birthday          days of the week

months of the year          

writing first and last name correctly (using a capital only at the beginning)

The following words are the 25 high frequency words that your child will learn to read AND spell this year: 

of  and  a  to  in  is  you  that

it  he  was  for  on  are  as  with

his  they  I  at  be this have from  the