Teach how to rhyme in kindergarten with simple hand motions. Here is one way to make rhyming orally easier to teach in kindergarten. I found myself asking, “How do I teach kindergartners how to rhyme?” And not just how to identify two words that rhyme, but to make their own rhyming...
Storytelling and reading aloud are timeless techniques that can be adapted to teach onset and rime. Choose books that have a good amount ofrhyming words. As you read, pause and emphasize the rhyming words, asking children to identify the onset and rime.You can also create stories together in ...
When I was in the Kindergarten classroom, I did not teach letter recognition in alphabetical order. I began with “name letters” as these letters hold a very important meaning to children. So for “Sammy,” he learned all about s, a, m, and y. Once children know their name letters we...
compare it with examples of when the same vowel makes a schwa sound. For instance, with the vowel “A,” you could use words like “stable” for the long A, “cat” for the short A, and “balloon” for the schwa. Explain how the vowel behaves differently in each ...
Rain Drop Art– Using watercolors, paint a few sheets of paper and then cut out raindrop shapes to create a raindrop mobile to hang the nursery rhyme from. One of my favorite things that I used Teaching in my Kindergarten classroom were theseNursery Rhymes Posters. I’ve now brought them...
Kindergarten Supply List Coordinating Activities DIY Dyed Seashells Supplies: White seashells Several containers for soaking the shells (1 for each color you plan to use) Mason jars, glass tumblers, or plastic containers work well. Food coloring ...
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By now your child is more than ready for first grade. Check with your state education department’s standards for kindergarten to be sure you have covered everything. If you haven’t, or even if you have, keep at it over school breaks, including summer break. ...
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As the son of two educators in the school system, my parents saw to it that I could read fairly well by the time I got to kindergarten. I looked at the name cards that the teacher had placed at each student’s desk space. I saw nice “normal” names like Harold, Gordon, Mary, ...