WE ARE STRONGER TOGETHER

The main goal in my classroom is working together (teacher + parent) to reach the ultimate success for EVERY student.

I have pulled some resources that you might find helpful during the year! Learning new language skills is a hallmark of kindergarten. Your child will learn about the alphabet and its role in reading. Your child will practice rhyming, matching words with beginning sounds, and blending sounds into words. Practice with these types of activities is a powerful step toward learning to read and spell correctly. The size of your child’s vocabulary is another key factor in his or her ability to read and comprehend books and stories. Your child also will begin to experiment with writing and will be encouraged to use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing letters to share information, ideas, and feelings.

https://www.pta.org/home/family-resources/Parents-Guides-to-Student-Success/kindergarten

ELA:

• Read with your child every day, books like Are You My Mother by P.D. Eastman or Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss. Ask your child to explain his or her favorite parts of the story. Share your own ideas.

• To find more books for your child to read, visit www.corestandards.org

• Encourage your child to tell you about his or her day at school. Keep paper, markers, or crayons around the house for your child to write letters or words or draw a picture about his or her day. Have your child describe the picture to you.

• Play word games like I Spy, sing songs like Itsy Bitsy Spider, and make silly rhymes together.

Math:

• Look for “word problems” in real life.

• Some kindergarten examples might include:

• Play “Write the next number.” You write a number, and your child writes the next number.

• Ask your child questions that require counting as many as 20 things. For example, ask, “How many books do you have about wild animals?”

• Ask your child questions that require comparing numbers. “Who is wearing more bracelets, you or your sister?” (Your child might use matching or counting to find the answer.)