Stay Engaged in Learning
Dear PreK Parents/Guardians,
Auburn School District schools are closed.
Auburn teachers build on each student's strengths, interests, and needs and use this knowledge to positively impact learning. You can expect regular communication with your child's teacher around student progress in the activities listed in the Continuous Learning Plan outlined below for PreKindergarten students.
Families must continue to maintain a daily routine during school closures; be mindful of balancing think time, work time and play time for health and well being. This may include getting breakfast and lunch from your local site. To find out where breakfast and lunch are being served, click here.
Recommended guidelines for maximum student commitment each day are 30 minutes.
Daily Instructional Time should include:
StoryTime
Activities related to the story that can be accomplished within a family’s daily routine:
Math (counting, sorting, finding shapes)
Language and Literacy (reading, rhyming, describing objects in the environment - Letter of the Week)
Craft/fine motor
Weekly Instructional Time should include:
Teacher/Specialist Google meets with families/students:
Focus on IEP priorities
Use familiar routines
Can focus on social instruction
Introduce new content:
Post to Google classroom/site (consider video model)
Phone call or Email with attachment for families with limited tech access
Extending Daily Learning:
Outdoor play
Reading with family (books of their choice)
Encourage creative and imaginative play
Music and Movement
Additional Early Learning Resources
How can families help with the learning?
Reading:
Read aloud with your child daily 20 minutes daily (ask them questions and have them point to pictures).
Sing rhyming songs.
Sing the Alphabet Song.
Practice identifying and naming letters and playing letter games (like sorting letters).
Practice identifying the beginning sounds of words.
Practice reading words found around the home (cereal boxes, labels, signs)
Practice long and short vowel (a, e, i, o, u) sounds.
Practice sight words (and, do, go, to, you, are, he, is, little, my, she, was, with, for, have, of, they, said, want, here, me, this, was, help)
Writing
Write down what your child says and read it back.
Print your child’s name on things and help your child to trace or print their name.
Have your child practice writing their name, upper and lower case letters.
Ask your child to draw a picture and write words to describe what they drew.
Practice writing letters
Math
Use number names when labeling things in the environment (“I see two dogs”).
Count or sort items throughout your day (while folding laundry, cooking, cleaning up toys).
Sort objects by size (small, medium, large).
Use position words (first, last, top, bottom) and sequencing words (first, next, finally).
Ask your child to practice counting to 20 with you.
Label colors in the environment.
Identify shapes around the house and have students describe their attributes.
Other
Describe what you are doing, seeing and hearing as you talk to your child throughout their day, including what’s coming next to help build routines.
Ask your child questions and create stories together.
Label and describe emotions of your child and other examples, such as pictures or books.
Provide creative art and imaginative play opportunities with a variety of materials found around the house.
Play games and practice taking turns.
Encourage 30 minutes per day of activity (PE/Health).
Teacher/Class Specific Assignments/Work.