Miss Bindergarten Takes a Field Trip by Joseph Slate

Point to and ask what the letter is:  Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz

Ask what sounds the letters make.  Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz

Practice reading these words.

I                 am            the            little     

mom       dad        cat         dog

Words to practice using around the house:

bakery, post office, fire station, library, park, chaperone

We are learning to classify and categorize how certain things are alike in the story.

Talk about the sequence (first, next, last) of the story in the books that you read to your child.

Predict what could happen in the book before you read to your child it by looking at the cover.

We are learning to retell a story by looking at the pictures.

We are discussing what we can do.

Practice printing the letters on lined paper.

Practice printing first names on lined paper.

Practice making the strokes going down.

We are learning that rhyming words are words that sound the same except at the beginning.

We are listening for the beginning sounds in words.

We are looking at the number of syllables in a word.

We are learning that sentences begin with a capital letter and end with a period.

We are learning to dictate sentences.

The children are completing sentences.

We are writing our names the “Kindergarten” way.  ( large letter and then small letters for the rest)

We are labeling our work in our daily journal. 

We are listening for rhyme and rhythm.

We are learning to expand our vocabulary.

We are describing what we can do.

We are learning to be good friends.

We are learning are learning about community helpers.

We learn about how people in the community cooperate.

.We are learning about our senses.

We are observing the effects of weather.

We are practicing doing the Sign of the Cross.

We are working on the following prayers:    Bless us, O Lord

                                                                       Glory to the Father

                                                                       Hail Mary

We are learning how to use our Rosaries and are learning proper church behavior. 

We are learning about Noah’s Ark. 

·        one-to-one correspondence

·         discussing the terms: more, less, fewer 

We are learning to log on by ourselves.  We are learning to type in our user name and password.  We then log on to internet explorer.  We are learning to go to favorites and click on the two sites listed below.

We are working on Shape Activities:  See Math Online Games

We will be working on rhyming words. 

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bll/reggie/index.htm

http://pbskids.org/sesame/elmosworld/index.html  

We will be working on beginning sounds.

http://www.kiddonet.com/gb/flash/phonics/Intro.html

http://pbskids.org/lions/videos/hungup.html

http://www.starfall.com/n/level-k/index/load.htm?f

http://teacher.scholastic.com/clifford1/flash/phonics/index.htm

TLC Art Activities with Mrs. Bender

Play Dough Beginning Sounds Letters

Chicka Chicka Boom Listening Center

Chicka Chicka Floor Mat Letter Puzzle

Boom Boom Flashcard Game

Chicka Chicka Beginning Sounds Play Dough Fun

Coconut Tree Book-Trace the Letters

Chicka Chicka Alphabet Puzzle

Chicka abc Magnet Trees

Listening Center:  Chicka 123

Color by Number Chicka Worksheet

Chicka Math Roll

Number Butterflies Book

Number Word Puzzles

Match the Number Game