This page will include the skills and concepts we are focusing on currently. I will move items down to a review section after the inital introduction to a concept.  We are always reviewing and building on the skills we've already learned! :) 

• Letter - Recognition, Wrting and Sound Hh

• Proper pencil grip & writing their own name

• Speaking in complete sentences (specifically when answering a question)

• Letters build words, and words build sentences. Sentences need capitalization and punctuation.

• Number recognition, counting objects, & writing: 5

• Vocabulary: big, large, medium, little, small, over

• Story Comprehension: Making predictions and drawing conclusions

• Fine Motor Skills:

  • Coloring inside the lines (Coloring slowly with small movements around the edges "build up that wall on the edge." Then they can color the inner area a little quicker.)

  • Holding and writing with a pencil
  • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Cutting with scissors (following these rules: scissors are "tools, not toys," cut away from your belly, "thumbs up" when cutting with scissors, make small cuts (Don't close all the way, then open and slide to make a smoother cut.)

Review:

• Letter - Recognition, Wrting and Sound - Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg

• Number recognition, counting objects, & writing: 1, 2, 3, 4​​​​​​
• Vocabulary - Dot, Line, Under, Underline, Across, Same, Different, Similar
• Story Comprehension: Begining, Middle, and End of a story

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Activities: 

• Daily online kids' calendar (used in class)
• Daily kids' weather (used in class)
• Letter tracing (Great practice for writing letters!  It is perferable to do this activity on a touch screen WITH a stylus so it is similar to writing on paper.)
• Connect the Dots Alphabet 

Games: 
Letters

• Letter order 
• Memory Letter Match (Sound needs to be on for game)

• Counting Fish

Songs: 

• 12 months in a year  
• 7 days of the week 
• ABC Mouse Letter Songs: Link to playlist of ALL letter songs.
• Letter Factory Letter Sounds song