We are working hard in Kindergarten. The children have been exposed to so many new things already. It would be very helpful if you could reinforce some of these things at home. You do not need to spend more than fifteen minutes a day practicing, and it does not have to be fifteen consecutive minutes. You can break it down into smaller increments of time.
The following are some of the things to practice:
Recognition of the letters we have worked on thus far (Aa, Cc, Dd, Ll, Mm, Nn, Pp, Rr, Ss, and Tt.
Recognition of sounds we have worked on in the initial and final positions (/a/, /c/, /d/, /l/,/m/, /n/,/p/,/r/, /s/ /t/.
High - frequency words - (See list below) The children have formally been introduced to I, a, my, the, to, go)
High-Frequency Word List (Kdg.)
I a my the go to like
he come here this me be red
no am is but it of or
for where do you look one see
what two up down we us mom
yes at in an on not want
out who are they she good and
there give little that have dad us
can by has so stop said
Telling what happens at the beginning, middle, and end of a story
Naming the characters and setting of a story.
Describing the problems and solutions in stories
Making text to self connections
Printing (correctly) the letters of the alphabet
Printing child's first and last name (correctly)
Recognition of numerals 0 - 10
Writing the numerals 0 - 10
Counting from 1-50 without any prompting
Recognition of colors
Recognition of shapes
Saying days of the week and months of the year in order
Practice tying, buttoning, zipping and snapping
Practice skipping
Your child should know his/her name, address, phone number and birthday
