Kindergarten

Letter Recognition

Read Aloud: 

• • Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

Learning Activities:

• • Starfall

Songs:

• • ABC Dance Medley

  • Alphabet Song

Name Recognition & Writing

Read Aloud: 

• • Chrysanthemum

Ways to Practice:

• • Magnetic Letters

  • Letter Stamps

  • Shaving Cream

  • Sidewalk Chalk

  • Playdough

Rhyming & Readiness

Read Aloud:

• • The Night Before Kindergarten

  • The Pout-Pout Fish Goes to School

Songs:

• • Make a Rhyme, Make a Move

Emotions

Read Aloud:

• • The Kissing Hand

  • Franklin Goes to School

Learning Activities:

• • Whale Breath

  • Bear Breath

  • Bee Breath

  • Snake Breath

  • Bunny Breath

Counting

Read Aloud: 

• • Count the Monkeys

  • Count the Crocodiles

Learning Activities:

• • Practice one-to-one counting while playing board games and cleaning up toys

Songs: 

• • Count to 20 and Workout

Writing Numbers

Ways to Practice:

• • Sand

  • Shaving Cream

  • Playdough

Learning Activities:

• • Moose Math

  • Native Numbers

Shapes

Read Aloud:

• The Button Box

Learning Activities:

• • Make pictures with shapes

  • Take a real-world shape scavenger hunt

  • Sort toys/household items by shape, color, and size

Rules & Routines

Read Aloud:

• • How do Dinosaurs go to School?

Discussion Question:

• • What are some ways you can show you are ready to learn at school?

Address & Phone Number

Read Aloud:

• • Me on the Map

Discussion Question:

• • How would you describe where you live or how to contact your parents in the event of an emergency?

Needs & Wants

Read Aloud:

• • A Chair for my Mother

Discussion Question:

• • What is the difference between something you need and something you want?

Long Ago & Today

Read Aloud:

• • I am Jackie Robinson

The above book is part of a series that covers many historical figures. Check out the others, too!

Discussion Question:

• • How was life different in the past? Talk with a parent or guardian and ask them about their childhood.

Community Helpers (Jobs)

Read Aloud:

• • Clothesline Clues to Jobs People Do

Discussion Questions:

• • What are some jobs of people in the community?

  • What jobs do people in your family have?

Five Senses

Learning Activities:

• • Go for a walk practicing using all 5 senses

  • Have a snack of popcorn and identify the touch, taste, smell, sound, and sight of it

Seasons

Learning Activities:

• • Look through family photos and discuss changes in clothing, weather, temperature, etc.

Animal Life

Learning Activities:

• • Take a trip to a farm

  • Do a virtual farm visit

Germs

Read Aloud:

• • Germs Are Not for Sharing

Learning Activities:

• • Practice washing hands

  • Practice mouth covering when sneezing or coughing