"All Students Can Learn And Be Successful"

^{The clock is ticking, and Kindergarten will begin soon!}

^{Practice these things if you want to get a head start:}

^{Be sure all vaccinations are current since you will be asked to provide}

^{an immunization record when your child is enrolled (if he or she did not enroll during}

^{Kindergarten Screening in May).}  

Click on this link to read a variety of online books with your child!

Listen to  The Alphaboogiewoogie

Things we will be working on...

Kid Writing Journals  

 Children learn to connect each letter

or word with a sound and how to express

themselves on paper--even when we do

 not know the "big people" way of writing.  

         Watch for Decodable Readers from our new Scott Foresman Reading Street Series

Daily Phonics Focus

Supported by the most current research on reading instruction, phonics is fun, active and multisensory.  We will be making words using motions to represent the letter sounds! Please ask us to spell for you! It's a fun game to play at home too.

Rainbow Word Wall

This year, as an incentive for students to learn sight words more rapidly, the words will "live" on the color stripes of our classroom rainbow.  Students will earn points and prizes as they master each set of words.

Here is a book about a Puppy named Truman to read with mom and dad!

Choose from several interactive activities that help reinforce the

Missouri Educational Goals for Kindergarten!

The following are books I have read or purchased to use in my own classroom.  The Daily 5, by Gail Boushey and Joan Moser is a new publication that is sure to be a top literacy model book! If you are new to teaching, in my opinion, the following are must reads when it comes to defining and implenting a successful literacy routine in the classroom.  Check these out from your local library, or purchase new (or used) from amazon.com.

Some Resources That Model Best Practices in Teaching

		Four Blocks Literacy Model
I use this Every Week	Butterfly Park Phonics
		GreatMusic Resources: http://drjean.org Personal Faves:   Kiss Your Brain All Day Long http://philhartmann.com Math All Around Me Piggy Tales Alphabet Zoo

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