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Kindergarten Connection

Home and School Connection

There are many ways you can prepare your child for the wonderful world of reading. 
 
  • Stretch words out to see if your child can put the sounds together to figure out the word.  Also, have your child stretch out words to hear the sounds in the word.  This is a big help when writing! Click here and check out this fun short vowel web site! 
  • Practice knowing the letters of the alphabet and the sounds each letter makes.  Reinforce our Letter of the Week at home by finding things that begin with the letter's sound and writing words that begin with the sound. 
  • Practice reading and writing our color words. 
  • Display the sight words around your home, in your car, and anywhere your child spends time.  Have your child read them to you often-just a few minutes a day makes a big difference!!  Can they recognize and read the word in under 5 seconds?  Can they find the words in books you are reading?  
  • Read with your child each day, and have your child read to you when they are ready.  Dedicate 15 minutes each day to reading-a little bit of time can make a BIG DIFFERENCE! 
  • Create a quite environment free from distractions-this will greatly help them focus on their job of reading!

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Our Kindergarten Sight Words so far are.....
  • a
  • am
  • at
  • can
  • cat
  • dad
  • go
  • have
  • I
  • in
  • it
  • mom
  • me
  • my
  • no
  • see
  • the
 
We continue to add new words each week....check back often!!   

There are many ways you can help your child prepare for the world of math.....
 
  • Practice counting objects with your child.  Have fun and be creative with this-show your child counting can be fun!!
  • Recognize and read numbers all around you.  We are surrounded by numbers-they are everywhere we go!  Point numbers out to your child and practice reading them.  Watch out-pretty soon your child will be pointing them out to you!!  To challenge them, see if they know which number comes before and after the number they find!
  • Find patterns in the world around them.  We practice the ABAB, AABAAB, ABBABB, and ABCABC patterns in Kindergarten.  Can the form these patterns with objects around your house?
  • See how many shapes your child can find when you are out and about.  Can they tell you the names of the shapes they find?

Click below to find wonderful reading and math websites!!
Here are some wonderful Math websites you and your child will enjoy!