Monthly Archives: July 2011
First Grade Readiness
This is the time of the summer when many children are starting to get excited or anxious about going back to school. School supplies are on sale and children are hearing their friends talk about school. For those of you … Continue reading
Filed under First Grade, Maturity
Open Ended Questions
Parents are hearing more and more about asking their young children open ended questions. These types of questions encourage your child to think and give a thought out answer and not just nod their head, say a quick yes or … Continue reading
Filed under First Grade, Kindergarten, Language Arts, Open Ended Questions
Writing on Lined Paper
Learning to write within a specific space on lined paper is a developmental skill that improves in first grade. Kindergartners should never write on lined paper, it is a skill that they are not developmentally ready for. Most 5 and … Continue reading
Filed under First Grade, Kindergarten, Writing
Word Families
One of my most frequented blogs is when I wrote about Nursery Rhymes. http://kindergartenteacherclaire.wordpress.com/2009/07/30/lifelong-benefits-from-learning-nursery-rhymes-and-poetry-at-a-young-age/The research could not be more clear that young children who have the ability to not only hear rhymes, but to create rhymes as well, make a … Continue reading
Filed under First Grade, Kindergarten, Nursery Rhymes, Reading
Library Books
Summer is the perfect time to take your child to your local library. Many libraries offer incentives to children for their summer reading and you might want to check this out. It is also a good time for your child … Continue reading
Filed under First Grade, Kindergarten, Library, Responsibility
Math Facts
More and more schools are finding alternate ways to have children practice math facts. The days of drill sheets and workbook pages are disappearing…or should be, as there are other ways for your child to practice math facts. One alternative … Continue reading
Filed under First Grade, Kindergarten, Math
Organizational Skills Needed For First Grade
Learning to be organized is quite a challenge for a new first grader. Organizational skills need to be taught and reinforced daily by both parents and teachers. Many of these first grade children are coming from Kindergartens where they had … Continue reading
Filed under First Grade, Responsibility
Journal Writing In First Grade
It is never too early for your child to develop the love of writing. He/she will be writing every day in first grade and there will be lots and lots and lots of it. Young children need help thinking about … Continue reading
Filed under First Grade, Kindergarten, Writing
Books For A Beginning Reader
It is very challenging to try and find books for the early reader. Children are anxious to read but finding a book that will encourage success is difficult. Your child is just learning about short and long vowels and needs … Continue reading
Filed under First Grade, Improving Reading Skills, Kindergarten, Reading
Favorite Book – Tell Me About It
One test of a child’s ability to recall is to ask him/her to tell you about his/her favorite book. This question is usually met with blank stares when it is asked of first graders. They look at you hoping that … Continue reading
Filed under First Grade, Kindergarten, Reading
