Please review our 4th Nine Weeks Standards to see what we are doing/learning.
There are many things parents can do with their kindergarten age children
at home that go beyond paper and pencil rote activities. Here are just a
few ideas.
*Write, write, write!! Is your child writing at home? He/She can write
grocery lists, letters to grandparents, relatives and friends, keep a journal
or diary. Your child should be able to write more than one sentence each day
about what they want to do. It is important that your child has practice
writing and practice using our sight words correctly along with writing the
sounds he/she hears in the other words. PLEASE HAVE YOUR CHILD WRITE!
* We are learning to recognize coins. Let your child sort your change.
Encourage him/her to say the name of each coin as he/she sorts. Talk about
how much each coin is worth. Practice counting a nickel and pennies.
* Help your child to notice what time it is. Try to use both digital and
analog clocks. We are learning to tell time to the hour.
* Can your child count by 10s to 100? Can he/she count by 5s or 2s? Please
practice at home!
* What day is it? Ask your child! Keep a calendar up, encourage your child
to find the day and count to the number of the day, trace or write the days
numeral in the box. Remember, calendars are great for teaching counting, left
and right, number recognition and the days of the week.
*Concentration:
Help your child learn letters, numbers or sight words.
Letters- write upper and lower case letters on small cards. Object of game
is to match upper and lower case letters. Start out with about 6 letters, as
your child is able to learn or match more, add more letters.
Numbers- follow same procedure for numbers as for letters. You may use a
deck of cards for numbers to 10. Children can match numbers that are the
same. Help with counting by having your child count the amount on each card
turned over.
Sight words- write two sets of sight words on small cards. Object of game is
to match sets of words.
*Play following directions games: Simon Says; Bring or Take: give a series
of bring or take directions. "Take your shoes to the closet, please. Bring
your coat to me." Make sure one task is finished before giving another
direction.
*Practice name writing (with an upper case at the beginning followed by
lower case). Your child may like to write his/her name in the sand with a
stick, with chalk on the sidewalk, roll it from playdough and form the
letters.
*Look for letters and numbers while in the car and on walks.
*Say nursery rhymes having your child supply the rhyming words. Be sure to
stress the words that rhyme.
*Practice saying the alphabet correctly. If you can have your child point
and clearly say each letter. Have your child point to the letters and say it
starting at Z.
*Read a favorite story. Then ask your child to tell you what happened
first, second, and last. He/She may need hints until they are use to this.
*Have your child help you cook. Point out how the ingredients are listed
in the order they are put into the mixture and that it is important to follow
the correct order.
*Improve fine motor control by letting your child use a hole punch (over
the waste basket :).
*Draw wavy lines with a marker on old newspapers to practice cutting
control.
*Reinforce understanding of starting at the left. Arrange a row of small
articles on the table and ask your child to name them. Be sure that he/she
always starts at the left and moves to the right.
You may also want to do the things below that we encouraged
throughout the year.
Please read aloud to your child every night using a variety of
literature. Be sure to emphasize the reading and listening comprehension
suggestions in the FAQ.
We are emphasizing proper pencil grip in order to help children
correctly form their numbers and letters. Please continue practicing at home.
Please help your child practice the kindergarten sight words each day.
He/She should be able to recognize, write and use the words in a sentence.
Math continues to be taught in a spiral approach in that we continually
review previosly taught skills. Remember to check the bottom of the math
papers that are sent home for extension activities. Please check the link
called "Standards Taught" to find out what we are teaching for each nine
weeks and reinforce(practice) those same skills with the children at home.
Be sure to check you child's bookbag and folder nightly. All papers
should be reviewed and reinforced each time they come home.
