Monthly Archives: October 2009

Young children start out liking math and somewhere along the way the interest begins to fade. There are many things you can do at home to stimulate a love for math. Read books with an underlying math theme Literature for … Continue reading →

Make 15 minutes go a long way. Try these quick reading activities (compiled by the National PTA) with your younger kids. 1. License to read. On car trips, make it a game to point out and read license plates, billboards, … Continue reading →

I came across these simple tips for encouraging math talk and math activities in your every day conversations with your Kindergarten child. Talking to Your Kindergartner and about Math by Vito Perrone Cut out cardboard squares, triangles, and circles (five … Continue reading →

Most Kindergarten teachers and most Kindergarten parents are getting ready to meet at their first, or only Parent Teacher Conference.  The one thing that teachers want parents to know is: BE ON TIME for your conference and be considerate of your … Continue reading →

Yesterday I talked about making short patterned books for the early reader and writer.  For more detailed information, please read yesterday’s blog and remember that only 1 sentence starter should be used per book.  The same sentence starter should be … Continue reading →

Your Kindergarten child is just about finishing the first quarter of school. Soon you will be headed to a parent teacher conference to hear about your child’s strengths and to discuss goals for the second quarter. One popular second quarter … Continue reading →

I take my Kindergartners out for recess every day of the week except on Mondays.  We have a very fancy playground for the children to climb on, crawl through, slide down, or swing on.  The children are great climbers, crawlers, … Continue reading →

How They Grow Emotionally in Kindergarten Your child 5 year old child will experience enormous physical and emotional growth this year. We focus on the physical because we can measure it and see it but we cannot measure the emotional … Continue reading →

The children in my Kindergarten classroom have the opportunity for indoor play every day that they come to school.  I am all too well aware of the Reading Readiness, Math, Language Arts, Science, Social Studies that I am required to … Continue reading →

When we clean up in our classroom, the children are expected, and required to clean up after themselves.  This seems pretty simple, you make the mess, you clean it up.  However, this is a new concept for many Kindergartners who … Continue reading →