Many pandas are working hard to learn the concept of rhyming words. We talk about it as words that sound the same at the END. Word families help with this process especially with visual learners so that they actually see the letter patterns (although some rhyming words are not spelled the same). That leads me to the next point—kindergartners should be able to HEAR the rhyming word similarities and that is how they will eventually be assessed on that target skill. If you feel like your child can recognize rhyming words given to them, push them to produce rhyming pairs of their own. This is a great skill to practice in the car or while waiting at practice or the doctor’s office.
We have spent a lot of time doing muscle man jobs (work requiring the use of our fine motor skills…cutting, tracing, small object manipulation) and now we are pulling it all together and have begun learning the proper formation of each upper and lower case letter. You will notice that a lot of time will be spent not only forming the letters correctly but also placing them correctly on the line. Handwriting is a developmental skill and does not come easily to all right away. It is good to practice but not over do it. You will notice gradual improvement over time. Please discourage children from using any upper case letters in their names except, of course, for the beginning letter.
Our list of sight words, affectionally known as popcorn words in the panda class, has grown. At a minimum, your child should know: a, I, is, it, be, the, to, see. If you want to get a jumpstart, the next several words are: in, you, he, at, and. Children should not only recognize these words but more importantly, read them in print (sentences and stories) as well as use them in their beginning writing.
The children are loving the Halloween jokes & riddles! I hope they are making their way home to the dinner table. Not only is it fun, but children are using memory, sequencing, logical thinking and making some unusual word play connections. Just remembering that they have “homework” to share with you is a big plus. Remember, you learned to laugh before you learned to talk. Enjoy!
We have spent a lot of time doing muscle man jobs (work requiring the use of our fine motor skills…cutting, tracing, small object manipulation) and now we are pulling it all together and have begun learning the proper formation of each upper and lower case letter. You will notice that a lot of time will be spent not only forming the letters correctly but also placing them correctly on the line. Handwriting is a developmental skill and does not come easily to all right away. It is good to practice but not over do it. You will notice gradual improvement over time. Please discourage children from using any upper case letters in their names except, of course, for the beginning letter.
Our list of sight words, affectionally known as popcorn words in the panda class, has grown. At a minimum, your child should know: a, I, is, it, be, the, to, see. If you want to get a jumpstart, the next several words are: in, you, he, at, and. Children should not only recognize these words but more importantly, read them in print (sentences and stories) as well as use them in their beginning writing.
The children are loving the Halloween jokes & riddles! I hope they are making their way home to the dinner table. Not only is it fun, but children are using memory, sequencing, logical thinking and making some unusual word play connections. Just remembering that they have “homework” to share with you is a big plus. Remember, you learned to laugh before you learned to talk. Enjoy!