What We Are Learning

Specialist Schedule

Day 1: Library & Phys. Ed

Day 2: Music

Day 3: Phys. Ed

Day 4: Library & Music (and Book Buddies with grade 4!)

Day 5: Health & Phys. Ed

Day 6: Music

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Promoting phonological awareness at home

Phonological awareness refers to the understanding that words are made of sounds.

Phonological awareness is a key predictor of reading and writing success.

1. Draw your child’s attention to sounds that represent objects and animals.

2. Play listening games such as “I Spy” and “Simon Says”.

3. Emphasize rhyming and beginning sounds.

4. Sing songs and teach nursery rhymes at home.

5. Clap out the syllables of songs.

6. Read aloud rhyming books.

7. Make sound shakers with empty containers rilled with rice, macaroni, etc.

8. Read, sing, and chant the same rhymes over and over again.

9. Model how to find words that rhyme.

10. Encourage children to create their own poems and silly words that rhyme.