Grade: Kindergarten

Focus: Language Arts

Note: These activities will likely take more than one day to complete and can be repeated over time.

Activity #1:

Skill / Materials / Activity
Answering questions about stories /
  • Favorite bedtime book
  • Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes
  • The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle
  • Time for Bed by Mem Fox
/
  • After you’re done reading the story with your child, ask them:
Who the characters were in the story?
What the story was about?
Where did the story takeplace?
Note: If you can, read a minimum of 20 minutes a day with your child.

Activity #2:

Skill / Materials / Activity
Phonics /
  • Flash cards provided in PDF
  • Crayons
  • Paper
/
  • Print out the three sets of flashcards provided.
  • First set should be AN with individual cards labeled, F, R, P and C
  • Second set should be EN with individual cards labeled T, M, P and H.
  • Third set should be IG with B, P, W and D.
  • Each letter when added to should the AN, EN and IG should create a different word. For example, in the first set you will create the four words Fan, Ran, Pan and Can.
  • Create the words with each set, and have your child writeeach word after they successfully read the word out loud.

Activity #3

Skill / Materials / Activity
Learning the alphabet /
  • Crayons
  • Construction paper
  • Hole punch
  • Two pieces of ribbon or string
/
  • Draw an upper case “A” and a lower case “a” at the top of a piece of construction paper.
  • Have your child copy the upper and lower case letters.
  • Have your child name something that begins with an “A”. Have them draw that object below the letter “A”.
  • Repeat the above steps for every letter in the alphabet. (Note to families: Prompt children to work on 1-3 letters a day. This project will take several days to complete.)
  • When you have completed letters A-Z, punch holes along the side of the pages and tie with a ribbon to make your A, B, C book!
(Note: No child will do this in one day, this should be a project over the course of a week or so.)

Activity #4:

Skill / Materials / Activity
Practicing forming letters/ Matching words to objects /
  • Index cards
  • Crayon
  • Tape
/
  • Write down on index cards the names of objects that your child uses on a day to day basis.
  • Have them copy the word under where you write it on the index card.
  • Have a scavenger hunt through your home, instructing your child to find each object.
  • Have your child tape the index card on/above the object.

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