The 10 Best Ways to Help Your Kindergartener Succeed in School
1. Encourage reading in any way you can
2. Treat your child as though he's an author
3. Make math part of her everyday life
4. Teach your child how to listen
5. Support your child's teacher and the school rules
6. Tell the teacher everything
7. Make sure your child is ready for school
8. Spend time in your child's classroom
9. Encourage responsibility and independence
10. Ask your child about school every day
The full article can be found at:
http://www.scholastic.com/schoolage/kindergarten/homework/10bestways.htm
1. Encourage reading in any way you can
2. Treat your child as though he's an author
3. Make math part of her everyday life
4. Teach your child how to listen
5. Support your child's teacher and the school rules
6. Tell the teacher everything
7. Make sure your child is ready for school
8. Spend time in your child's classroom
9. Encourage responsibility and independence
10. Ask your child about school every day
The full article can be found at:
http://www.scholastic.com/schoolage/kindergarten/homework/10bestways.htm
Pencil Grip
The following video provides a helpful song for teaching your Kinder kid how to grip a pencil! :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwuLwaTeaOI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwuLwaTeaOI
Report Card
Below you will find the links to show what the Kindergarten report card looks like and how we grade the K kids!
http://www.mci.cr.k12.de.us/reportcard.pdf
http://www.mci.cr.k12.de.us/rubric.pdf
http://www.mci.cr.k12.de.us/reportcard.pdf
http://www.mci.cr.k12.de.us/rubric.pdf
Monthly Expectations
To keep your Kindergartener on track for first grade, please refer to the monthly expectations by clicking the picture below! (if the text appears funky I'm sorry - I have fun fonts on my computer that don't always upload to others!!)
If you would like any activities that are tied more into our curriculum or if you have any questions at all about how to help your K kid please do not hesitate to contact me! :)