Homework
In Kindergarten, we use homework calendars for our homework assignments. You will get a calendar with about 20-25 different homework activities. These assignments might be anything from your child practicing writing his/her name to making the ABC's out of play dough. Any work that your child does, should be done in their homework journal. On the calendar, you mark the choices that your child made and then return it to the teacher. We always try to make these activities super fun and easy! This way your child will enjoy his/her homework, while still practicing the skills that we are working on during the school day!
*Read for 30 minutes every night (write book titles in the agenda).
Here are some other things you can do at home with the books you read:
*Read the title and make predictions
*Take a picture walk to preview the story
*Discuss the characters, setting, problem, etc.
*Sequence the events from beginning to end
*Look for sight words in the book
*Draw a picture and label it with words
*Retell the story or draw a picture of your favorite part
*Have your child copy the title into the planner
*Practice sight words daily:
*Write in shaving cream, pudding or paint
*Form from play dough, yarn or pipe cleaner
*Play a matching game (Go Fish, Memory) using flash cards
*Play a word game (Hangman) for recognition and spelling
*Type them on the computer in funny fonts
*Rainbow write them using multiple colors
*Spell them out using stamps, stickers or Alpha-Bits cereal
*Use them to write sentences (I see the cat. I see the dog.)
*Hunt for them in newspapers or magazines.
End of the year:
Beginning 4th Quarter Kindergarten will no longer use a homework calendar. Instead, we will send out a list of the end-of-year expectation for Kindergarten students. Please contact your child’s teacher with any questions about what is best to work on.
Literacy:
*100 sight words
* Students should be able to write 4 sentences about one topic
*Students should be able to read a level D book
*Students should be able to write all upper and lower case letters
*Students should know all letter sounds
*Students should be able to recognize all upper and lower case letters
*Students should be able to retell story events. (For example: students should be able to retell “The Three Little Bears” beginning, middle, and end.)
Math:
*Math facts to 10 (addition and subtraction)
*Students should be able to count to 100 by 1’s and 10’s
*Students should be able to recognize both 2D and 3D shapes
*Students should be able to recognize numbers 0-20
*Students should be able to write numbers up to 20
Videos/Websites:
· Razkids.com
· Dreambox.com
· ABC Mouse
· Starfall.com
· Compass Learning