1. WELCOME To The new Kindergarten 2015

2. LETTERS AND PRINT AWARENESS How does a child learn how to read?  When you Read to your child every night they pick up on reading behaviors.  Strong foundation with letters and sounds  Becoming aware of words all around them

3. WAYS TO BUILD A STRONG FOUNDATION Multisensory learning  Movement  Games  Hands-on  Songs and chants  Visuals REPETITION, REPETITION, REPETITION

4. LETTERS AND MOVEMENT Phonics dance- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDg8ek7np98https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDg8ek7np98 Alphabet Twister- Alphabet Swat-

5. LETTERS AND GAMES Alphabet Memory- emphasizing the name or sound of the letter as they make a pair Alphabet Goldfish- make a match with lower case to uppercase Alphabet Zap!- alternate between identifying the name and the sound Computer/App games Alphabet Bingo ‘Secret Password’ game

6. GETTING HANDS-ON WITH LETTERS Salt Sand Shaving cream Rice Fishing for magnetic letters Finger paints/bath paints Water Chalk Play-doh Balloon pop Beach Ball toss Pipe Cleaners Letter Stamps Puzzles

7. SONGS AND CHANTS Have Fun Teaching- https://www.youtube.com/user/havefunteaching https://www.youtube.com/user/havefunteaching The Learning Station- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dNI74FZ6Vc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dNI74FZ6Vc Vowel Bat- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2hXa8dbK3o

8. VISUALS Flash Cards ABC books Environmental print Grocery Store Restaurant Road Signs Food Labels Sound Chart-

9. RESOURCES Websites Sound Chart Pinterest.com Make it, Take it, Use it Stop by to make a fun game for your little one