WELCOME To The new Kindergarten 2015
LETTERS AND PRINT AWARENESS How does a child learn how to read? When you Read to your child every night they pick up on reading behaviors. Strong foundation with letters and sounds Becoming aware of words all around them
WAYS TO BUILD A STRONG FOUNDATION Multisensory learning Movement Games Hands-on Songs and chants Visuals REPETITION, REPETITION, REPETITION
LETTERS AND MOVEMENT Phonics dance- Alphabet Twister- Alphabet Swat-
LETTERS AND GAMES Alphabet Memory- emphasizing the name or sound of the letter as they make a pair Alphabet Goldfish- make a match with lower case to uppercase Alphabet Zap!- alternate between identifying the name and the sound Computer/App games Alphabet Bingo ‘Secret Password’ game
GETTING HANDS-ON WITH LETTERS Salt Sand Shaving cream Rice Fishing for magnetic letters Finger paints/bath paints Water Chalk Play-doh Balloon pop Beach Ball toss Pipe Cleaners Letter Stamps Puzzles
SONGS AND CHANTS Have Fun Teaching- The Learning Station- Vowel Bat-
VISUALS Flash Cards ABC books Environmental print Grocery Store Restaurant Road Signs Food Labels Sound Chart-
RESOURCES Websites Sound Chart Pinterest.com Make it, Take it, Use it Stop by to make a fun game for your little one