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Ways to Support Your Kindergartener’s Growth
Here are a few ways that families can support their child’s learning and independence at home. Remember, children learn best by moving, manipulating, and discussing in authentic situations. The more movement, exploration, and conversation, the more learning. This is by no means an exhaustive list, just suggestions. Be creative!
Social/Emotional
* greet people when they first see them
* make eye contact when they speak
* listen when someone is speaking
* take deep breaths and pause when angry/frustrated/upset
* use polite language
* practice kindness
* board games/turn taking games
Personal Responsibility
* pack/unpack their backpack every day
* tie their shoes
* clean up after themselves
* set/clear the table
* make their bed
* load/unload dishwasher
Physical
* unstructured, outdoor play
* monkey bars
* somersaults
* hopping/skipping/jumping
* bounce balls
* climbing
* hiking
* ride bikes
* jump rope
ELA
* READ TOGETHER EVERY DAY!
* practice writing name, first letter capital, the rest lower case
* sing the alphabet song
* name 5 things that start with... (sound first, then letter)
* draw a picture and have them tell you/write the story
* as you run errands, find things/words that start with sounds/letters we're working on (they don’t have to read them, just recognize the letter in the word)
* act out a familiar story (use movement, voices, props, etc.)
Fine Motor
* cutting with scissors
* gluing small pieces
* coloring
* picking up and sorting small objects
* perler beads
* activities using clothes pins, tweezers, eyedroppers, etc.
* stringing beads
* dot-to-dot
Math
* count to 10, forward and backward; to 20 forward and backward; to 50; to 100; by 10s to 100; count on starting at a number other than 1
* count things around the house, pointing/grouping/
arranging to keep track (stuffed animals, candy, goldfish in a snack bag, game pieces, letters in a name, etc.)
* find shapes at home, the grocery store, while driving, etc.
* cook/measure ingredients together
* find, count, name, and write numbers to 20
* ask ‘how many if you had one more?; one less?’
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