Use Alphabet Reading Comprehension Workbook to build student reading comprehension skills using the Alphabet Stories.
Using this Sight Words Reading Comprehension Workbook, students build their reading comprehension and phonics skills while reading sight words.
Using Consonant Sounds Reading Comprehension Workbook, students can have all of the passages about different consonant sounds all in one workbook.
UsingCharacter Reading Comprehension Workbook, students can have all of the passages about different life science topics all in one workbook.
Using this Vowel Sounds Reading Comprehension Workbook, you can have all of the passages about different vowel sounds all in one place.
Kindergarten Reading Comprehension Workbook Volume 1 includes fifty of our premium Kindergarten level reading comprehension stories, test questions, and progress reports.
Using Chrysanthemum Worksheet, students read Chrysanthemum and describe what she says and does when her school friends make fun of her adored name.
Using Arthur's TV Trouble Worksheet,students retell the story by describing the story elements of any given story to build their reading comprehension.
Big learning for little hands
Preschool is all about building the foundations through play. Kids learn letter names, starting with the letters in their own name, and begin hearing the sounds letters make. They count objects one by one, recognize small groups at a glance (that's subitizing!), and learn shapes, colors and patterns. They also build fine motor skills by cutting, coloring and gripping a crayon, and learn to take turns and follow routines. The magic moment is when a 4-year-old points at a sign and shouts "That's my letter!"
Little learners need short, joyful, hands-on moments. These are the ones we use every day.
Play the counting songs at circle time and have kids hold up fingers as they sing. Move to counting real objects right after: blocks, crayons, friends in the circle. Song first, objects second.
Why it works: a catchy, repeating tune gives the brain a hook to hang words on, so sung text is remembered better (Wallace, 1994).
Try it withCounting Songs (Classic Video Collection)VideosOpen it →Flash a subitizing card for just a second and ask "How many dots?" Kids learn to see 3 or 4 without counting one by one. Start with 1 to 5 and grow from there.
Why it works: children learn more from words and pictures together than from words alone (Mayer, 2009).
Try it withSubitize 1 to 10 Flash CardsFlash CardsOpen it →Pick one letter a week and play its game every day. The Letter C Game has kids finding C and its sound in a playful way. By Friday, they own it.
Why it works: in a well-known study, a few short sessions of a simple number board game measurably boosted young children's number skills (Ramani and Siegler, 2008).
Try it withLetter C GameGamesOpen it →For preschoolers, play IS the learning.
VideosPlay the Seasons Song and have kids act out each season: shivering, splashing, raking leaves.
Open Seasons Song (Animated Music Video) →
WorksheetsFill in the blank calendar together each morning. What day is it? What's the weather?
Open Blank Calendar →
ActivitiesKids match uppercase letters to their twins. Tape cards around the room for a letter hunt.
Open Alphabet Uppercase Letter Matching Activity →Teacher favorites right now: Alphabet Reading Comprehension Workbook, Sight Words Reading Comprehension Workbook and Consonant Sounds Reading Comprehension Workbook.
Most kids entering kindergarten can recognize many letters, write their name, count to 10 or beyond, and know basic shapes and colors. Social skills like taking turns and following simple directions matter just as much.
Through play, songs, movement and hands-on activities. Short, repeated experiences work better than long sit-down lessons.
A few simple ones can help, especially for fine motor skills. But games, songs and hands-on activities should do most of the teaching at this age.
Start with the letters in their name. Sing alphabet songs, point out letters on signs and labels, and play quick letter games. Keep it fun and short.
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