Natalie Alexander's Kindergarten News

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1.  Count! Count anything! Some things that you can have your child count are:
    spoons, forks in the drawer, number of flowers in the garden, number of 
    kids at the party, number of cars in line, etc.

2.  Have your child count out groups of objects into little piles.  (pennies,
    buttons, paper clips)  "Can you put 15 fish crackers in your snack 
    container for tomorrow?"

3.  Play with Scrabble letters or magnetic fridge letters.  Think of a name,
    animal, plant, etc. that starts with that letter.

4.  Play Chutes and Ladders, Hi-Ho Cherrios, Candyland, Checkers, etc.

5.  Play simple cards games such as Crazy Eights, Old Maid, etc.

6.  Provide hands on experiences related to basic facts to 10.  For example,
    "If you have two crayons and I give you two more, then how many will  you
    have?"

7.  Teach your child to dial the phone.  Make a phone book of Grandma and
    Grandpa and Cousin Fred's phone number.

8.  Teach your child to set the timer on the microwave.

9.  Discuss the numbers on a clock and start teaching time on the hour.

10. Teach your child to do simple dot to dots.  Look in coloring books for
    easy dot to dots.

11. Have your child memorize his/her phone number.  Any phone number can be
    sung to the tune of "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star."

12.Continue to provide experiences related to drawing, coloring, cutting and
   gluing in order to develop fine motor skills.  Also, continue to provide
   activities to strengthen hand muscles using Legos or Playdough.

13. Have your child do the switching of the TV channels.   Use the remote
    control to point out the numerals and name.

14.Find numbers and letters to discuss wherever you go!  Room numbers,
   elevator buttons, street numbers, road signs, price tags, business signs,
   license plates.

15.Start teaching your child to write his last name and names of other
   family members

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