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************************************** | KindergartenMrs. Sisto 2007-2008
Mrs. Sisto tsisto@hope-elem.org 908-459-4242 X329 We have been working very hard over the past couple months in Kindergarten. We will continue to practice letter sounds, forming words, and writing sentences. We practice our handwriting daily! Here are some more exciting things we will be learning this year! Math: § Time and Money-calendar time, clock time and money § Geometry and Fractions-solid figures, plane shapes and fractions § Addition and Subtraction § Counting and number patterns to 100
Language Arts: § Reading-word families, sight words, nouns and adjectives, applying phonics, reading left to right, book orientation, rhyming words, beginning and ending sounds. § Spelling-using letter sounds to form words. § Writing-completing and forming sentences, handwriting, forming words.
Science: § Earth Science-soil, rocks, land, water, recycle/reuse § Physical Science-exploring matter: paper and cloth, wood and metal, working with clay, investigating water
Social Studies: § Workers-different types of jobs people have and the role they play § Where We Live-Land and water on Earth, reading maps, regions, city and farm life § Time goes by-past, present, future, use of calendar, months, day and night, stories of the past.
What you can do to help… Math · Please look at a calendar with your child and review the days of the week. · Ask your child to sing the “Days of the Week” song that we practice in class. · Have your child count pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters. Explain the value of each coin. “A penny is worth one cent.”
Language Arts-Reading and Writing · Make words using word families. · Practice reading (applying phonics) each night. www.starfall.com · Look for familiar words in your environment. · Label household items, such as, computer, clock, door, window, etc. Continued exposure to words will guide your child’s reading success! · Practice handwriting! www.handwritingworksheets.com · Practice forming sentences-use index cards: write one word on each card and mix the cards up. Have your child put the sentence together: The dog is black. The cat is orange.
Fine Motor Skills: · Work with play-doh or clay · Lacing cards · Clothes Pins-have children use clothes pins to pick up pom-poms or cotton balls. *You can also use tongs for this activity. · Cutting-practice cutting shapes, lines, etc. · Color-use crayons, colored pencils, etc. to color pictures!
Large Motor Skills: · Painting, drawing, writing (standing up) on an easel. · Running and jumping. · Throwing a ball-playing catch. · Climbing on outdoor playground equipment.
Reminders: ü Please work with your child and practice tying shoes! ü Check folder daily! ü No glass bottles-pack a healthy snack daily! ü Guide your child with homework-don’t do it for him/her. ü Review sight words-hunt for sight words in books!
Sight Words: this in on is with as a you be from his that I they for and of was to it are have he the at Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday zero one two three four five six seven eight nine ten red orange yellow green blue purple pink black me big my Word families: -at -an -ig -ug -op -ap cat pan pig bug cop cap rat man wig mug hop nap hat can dig hug top tap *Practice making words using word families!!! *We will work with other word families in addition to the provided list above-please look for “mini” books, created by your child, to be sent home. *Please read and review the books your child makes in class.
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