Don't forget to finish your summer homework!!!
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
10 ways to become a better reader
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Monday, August 6, 2012
Fun with letters
There are several different sites I use when wanting to add a little fun to a worksheet.
Here are a few of my favorites:
Spell with Flickrr
is one I've been using for years. It's super simple- just type in the
words you'd like and it's searches through Flickr's pictures to find
letters for you. If you don't like one of the letters, just click on it
to get a different one. Each of the letters must be saved individually
by right clicking or you must take a screen shot of your word.
GeoGreeting
is a fun letter site. On this site you simply type in a word and it
finds buildings that when photographed from above, look like letters.
Such a neat idea!
IconScrabble is a letter site that uses common icons for letters.
You just type in your word and icons with those letters pop up!
Sunday, August 5, 2012
B, D, and P
Here is a fun fish bowl sorting game aimed at helping students who struggle with p, b, and d confusion.
Students
sort the lettered fish into the correct bowls after hearing the sound
spoken aloud.
Some of the kids still struggled with these letters at the end of the year. This would be a fun game to play for a few afternoons to help your child learn these letters.
Saturday, August 4, 2012
Beginning Sound Game
I wish I found this last year .... such a fun game. So a HUGE skill in the first months of kindergarten is hearing the beginning sound. This is actually a skill that we test throughout kindergarten. Please play this game with your incoming kindergarten student. If students have this skill it makes reading SOOOO much easier.
Nine Squares is an activity where students have a choice of nine pictures. They need to identify which one begins with the sound given. They can even roll the arrow over the picture to hear the beginning letter sound. Once all nine are identified, a picture is revealed.
The Painting Game is a game where
children match pictures with sounds. It focuses on initial sounds.
Students listen to the word and chooses the word that begins with the
same sound. They can even roll the arrow over the picture to hear the beginning letter sound.
Rubber Ducky is a matching game where students must match the sound to the letter on the rubber duck.
Each of these games has oral directions that can be used or turned off.
Friday, August 3, 2012
Counting
So you can tell that Miss Thompson has found TONS of online resouces. These are all about counting. They would be great for a younger sibling. I know many of the kindergarten kids (now first graders) have younger siblings. Practice some counting skills!!!
There are so many great online activities for students who need practice counting.
Here are just a few!
Big Count is a great place for students to practice counting by 1's, 2's, 5's, or 10's.
Thursday, August 2, 2012
More Word Work
Walls of Words is another fabulous site for practicing sentence building with students.
You can choose between a 5 word or 7 word sentence.
You are then given a set of words and your job is to unscramble
the words to make a complete sentence and add the
correct punctuation before the timer runs out.
If your sentence is correct the builders will come out and
help you finish the wall and you'll get a new set of bricks.
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