Kindergarten

Learning Goal Practice Ideas

(goal number correlates with practice number)

 

Math

  1. Count while riding in the car, cleaning up toys, getting ready for bed, etc.
  2. Practice counting things (count how many steps to the top/bottom of the stairs, how many bites it takes to eat something, how many days “until”).
  3. Practice reading numbers (on a calendar, numbers on a clock, street signs, numbers in a book, flash cards).
  4. Practice writing numbers on a chalkboard, whiteboard, with shaving cream, in sand, etc.
  5. Compare sets of toys, food items, shoes, etc. Who has more or less?
  6. Look for, identify, and describe shapes everywhere you go (street signs, objects in the house, at the park).
  7. Use manipulatives to do addition and subtraction problems (food, toys).
  8. With objects or numbers show ways to “make” 5.

 

Reading

  1. Practice letter sounds with flashcards, games, and our ABC Chart.
  2. Practice letter names with flashcards, games, and our ABC Chart.
  3. Sound out words when reading and writing.
  4. Practice reading and writing our star words, play star word concentration, flash cards, etc.
  5. Talk about the parts of a book before you read (front and back cover, title, blurb, spine, title page, print goes left to right, and punctuation).
  6. Read a story and retell in sequence what happens at the beginning, middle, and end, including key details.
  7. Read your favorite book and tell someone in your family what it’s about.

 

Writing

  1. Practice writing alphabet letters and words in a straight line going left to right.
  2. Practice writing your first name using a capital at the beginning and lowercase for the rest of the letters (on paper, in sand, with play-dough, food, and shaving cream).
  3. Get a writing notebook/journal, gather writing ideas, and pick a story and write more than one sentence about the same topic.
  4. Practice writing star words by doing rainbow writing and writing them in your notebook/journal.
  5. When writing in your notebook/journal be sure to use your ABC Chart and fingerspell any unknown words.
  6. When writing in your notebook/journal also include finger spaces, capital letters at the beginning of a sentence, and punctuation at the end.