Learning Experiences

Blending sounds together and breaking sounds apart are fundamental skills for reading and spelling. In this video we practice verbally so the kids can learn skills to apply to reading and spelling.

 

Review 3D shape names and attributes with this video.

In this video we tap and spell words with digraphs. You can also try this with different words to keep practicing spelling with your child. Be careful when choosing words because many words have odd vowel sounds. For example “wash” would not be a good word to practice because “a” is saying “awe”.

Here is a link to a great article that describes an easy way to help your child not interrupt when they need to talk to you. It takes a little practice but really works! I would just pretend a role play to try it out.  Another great way to help your child practice is by following the same process when they are busy and you need their attention. I can’t believe I forgot to teach this to the kids at school this year(I usually do). Hope this helps at home!

Here is a video showing the kids how it is done!

 

In this video we remind ourselves how long and short vowels sound, then apply the knowledge to reading vowel consonant e words.

In this video I share a science discovery I made in my yard. Here is a Mystery Science video for the kids to learn more about my discovery.

Kindergartners learn to count a variety of ways. This video helps the kids practice the most important counting we practice in kindergarten.

• Counting by 1s to 100
• Counting by 10s to 100
• Counting backwards from 10 to 0
• Starting on random numbers and counting on by 1s.

This video can be used daily if your child hasn’t mastered these ways of counting. Or just a few times a week to help them maintain their skills. If your child has mastered these types of counting, I am making a counting challenge video later this week.

There are so many ways for kids to practice reading! Reading on a daily basis is one of the most important things you can do to help your child improve as a reader. Reading at home can be tricky for beginning readers and their families because the books you have may not match your child’s current reading skills.

Here are a couple of resources for printable books your child can read independently.

Book Builder– I have not used this personally but another Beu teacher uses it for her own kids and has had a good experience. You can make personalized books to print for your child.

Hubbard’s Cupboard Printable Sight Word Books– This is a home school sight with printable books and activities. It does have some religious resources (just FYI) that would be appropriate for some home school situations but not public school.

Hubbard’s Cupboard Printable Word Family Books

 

Here are a few ideas for how to have your child read with books that they are not able to read yet. This would be many of your average picture books. 

• Look at the pictures and make up the story or retell the story.
• Go on a “letter hunt” or “sight word hunt” and have your child scan the text for a specific letter or sight words.
• Read aloud to your child, pointing to each word, and stop on words you know they can read like sight words.
• Echo Read- You read a short phrase or sentence while pointing to each word. Have your child point and echo your reading.

As always, it is also great for your child to listen to you read to them! You can also have them log in to the CPS portal and listen to things being read to them on Pebble Go!