February 28 - County-Wide Writing TestSkills We Are Working Onsaying the "days of the week"
Rote counting to 100
numbers 1-30 recognizing them and writing them
Able to say what is "one more than.."
Comparing numbers (more/less/the same)
Able to write and build sets of numbers 1-20
Able to read graphs
Ordinal Numbers thru 1st-10th
All students should know all 26 letter sounds and be able to "name the letter"
Students should be able to :
read all classmates names
read 8 basic color words
measure items with non-standard units
compare the lengths/widths of two items
recognize the following sight words:
I a is like you see have can to the with we it in was this and my
read and write simple CVC words (hat,sit,tub,bed,hot)
Comprehension and retelling skills
As we move out of our Book and Print Awareness Skills and into our DRA reading levels, comprehension of a story becomes a major focus. Please use every story you read with your child as an opportunity to name characters, sequence important events, and talk about the story. Books need to be more than a spoken word.
Please continue to read nightly and ask questions!!
Writing
CVCs -- Students should be able to listen to short three-letter words and stretch the words to listen to all beginning, middle, and ending sounds. It is an important skill to transfer these sounds from the spoken word to paper.
Detailed Drawings - By this point in kindergarten, children should be using markers and crayons to draw a DETAILED picture to convey a message. Drawings shoould include a character (most likely themselves), details to show where they are, details to show what they are doing, and be neat enough for others to notice what is going on. Be thorough and colorful!
"Readable" Sentences - All drawings should be accompanied by at least one (but hopefully two!) sentences. Pay close attention to capitals at the beginning, punctuation at the end, and spaces between SOUNDED OUT words. Students should be able to write beginning and ending sounds for all words but should try for some, if not all, of the medial sounds, too!
Write a story,draw a picture about something fun your family has done!
Capital at the beginning! Period at the end! Spaces in between!
Please check out the web sites listed below for great practice at home.
OUR LUNCH TIME IS 11:55
Basic Kindergarten Skills
...you can work on at home!
tying shoes zipping coats
home address home phone number
formation of uppercase and lowercase letters
birthday days of the week
months of the year writing last name
