WELCOME ToThe new Kindergarten2015

LETTERS AND PRINT AWARENESS How does a child learn how to read?When you Read to your child every night they pick up on reading behaviors.

Strong foundation with letters and soundsBecoming aware of words all around them

WAYS TO BUILD A STRONG FOUNDATION Multisensory learning

MovementGamesHands-onSongs and chantsVisuals

REPETITION, REPETITION, REPETITION

LETTERS AND MOVEMENT Phonics dance- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDg8ek7np98

Alphabet Twister-

Alphabet Swat-

LETTERS AND GAMES•Alphabet Memory- emphasizing the name or sound of the letter as they make a pair

•Alphabet Goldfish- make a match with lower case to uppercase

•Alphabet Zap!- alternate between identifying the name and the sound

•Computer/App games

•Alphabet Bingo

•‘Secret Password’ game

GETTING HANDS-ON WITH LETTERS•Salt

•Sand

•Shaving cream

•Rice

•Fishing for magnetic letters

•Finger paints/bath paints

•Water

•Chalk

•Play-doh

•Balloon pop

•Beach Ball toss

•Pipe Cleaners

•Letter Stamps

•Puzzles

SONGS AND CHANTS•Have Fun Teaching- https://www.youtube.com/user/havefunteaching

•The Learning Station- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dNI74FZ6Vc

•Vowel Bat-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2hXa8dbK3o

VISUALS•Flash Cards

•ABC books

•Environmental print•Grocery Store•Restaurant•Road Signs• Food Labels

•Sound Chart-

RESOURCES•Websites

•Sound Chart

•Pinterest.com

•Make it, Take it, Use it•Stop by to make a fun game for your little one