There are many ways that you can help your child to read at home. Below you will find some handy strategies that are used at school. Incorporating these strategies at home, will help them become a better reader!
Finding a unique place to read is always a fun strategy. Reading in a tent, under a tree, in the bathtub or using a flashlight are some ideas. This gives them time with just you and makes it exciting and special for them. Try to find a place/time where there are few distractions. This will help them concentrate better on what they are reading.
3 Ways to Read a Book
Look at the Pictures - have your child look at the pictures to help with comprehension and to figure out unknown words.
Read the Words - have your child read any sight words they may already know. Have them sound out unknown words when ready. They should track the words with their finger as they read too.
Retell the Story - after reading the story a few times, ask your child questions about the characters in the story, the setting, and events. You can even talk about the front cover, title, author, illustrator, and the back cover.
Here is the Kindergarten Sight Word List that we will be working on throughout the year. Below I have them broken into which ones we will learn each quarter.
Quarter 1 - I, am, the, like, to, a, have, is, he
Quarter 2 - (Plus Qtr 1 words) my, we, make, for, me, with, she, see, look, are, that, of, they, you do, one, blue, was, two, four, here, go, from, yellow, what, green, where, three, five, said
Quarter 3 - (Plus Qtr 1 and 2 words) any, come, play, her, how, down, away, give, little, some, funny, were, live, know, going, find, over, again, all, new, pretty, black, good, brown, open, white, could, want, every, please, may, this, round
Quarter 4 - (Plus Qtr 1, 2, and 3 words) be, saw, our, eat, soon, walk, who, into, there, so, out, then, new, too, when, no, say, under
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Number Sense is very important in Kindergarten. It is the foundation to many other skills they will learn in Math throughout their lifetime. Below are some expected skills students should master in Kindergarten.
Classify objects by color and amount.
Extend and create patterns.
Recognize and describe 2D and 3D shapes. (Square, Rectangle, Triangle, Circle, Hexagon, Cube, Sphere, Cylinder, and Cone)
Count to at least 100 by ones and by tens.
Recognize and write whole numbers from 0-20.
Recognize number words from 0-10.
Recognize sets of 20 objects in an arrangement (like a 10 frame) without counting.
Count on from any given number between 0-100.
Give one more and one less to 20.
Recognize number as tens and ones.
Compare numbers to 20.
Make 10.
Addition to 10.
Subtraction from 10 or less.
Solve Real World Math problems using Addition or Subtraction.
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