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This Week in Kindergarten
Week 10
Rhyming
Rhyming
Support your child in their literacy journey by learning to rhyme. practise rhyming by taking the time to emphasize the last sound in different words and playing games!
Ending sounds are important for rhyming and for literary forms like poetry. Focusing on the ending sounds in a word can also help students gain letter-sound recognition skills.
Ending Sounds Jump
Game
Ending Sounds Jump
Kids learn how to isolate ending sounds in this bouncy segmenting game.
Year one
Reading & Writing
Game
Beginning and Ending Sounds 2
Worksheet
Beginning and Ending Sounds 2
Start your preschooler's spelling the easy way by focusing on beginning and ending sounds in simple words.
Kindergarten
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Ending Sounds Path: T
Worksheet
Ending Sounds Path: T
On this year one reading worksheet, kids circle only the pictures whose names end with a T sound as they follow the path from the cat to the bat.
Year one
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Reviewing Numbers 0-20
Reviewing Numbers 0-20
Help children take a step back and see the big picture of how the numbers they've learned fit together. Mixing up numbers less than and greater than 10 in the same activity can help them see how numbers are all just numbers.
Help students take a step back and see the big picture of how the numbers 0-20 fit together. Using a mix of numbers less than and greater than 10 in the same activity can help students see that numbers are all just numbers.
Numbers Mandala
Worksheet
Numbers Mandala
Practise counting from one to ten and create a cool and unique work of art using this mandala worksheet.
Kindergarten
Maths
Worksheet
Numbers 11 to 20 Cloud Catcher
Game
Numbers 11 to 20 Cloud Catcher
Kids hover among the clouds and try to find all the right numbers from 11 to 20.
Kindergarten
Maths
Game
Number Pyramid 11-20
Worksheet
Number Pyramid 11-20
So your child has mastered the numbers 1-10 -- what's next? How about a bright and colorful number pyramid that challenges them to tackle numbers 11-20?
Year 2
Maths
Worksheet
Ending Sounds and Letters
Ending Sounds and Letters
Remind children that letters make the same sounds whether they're at the beginning or end of a word, and that the ending sounds are the sounds they listen for when rhyming.
Create bridges of information for students by reminding them that letters make the same sounds at the beginning and end of words, and that the ending sounds are the sounds they listen for when rhyming.
Ending Sounds Cloud Catch
Game
Ending Sounds Cloud Catch
Catch clouds with the right picture in them! practise identifying ending sounds with this fun game.
Kindergarten
Reading & Writing
Game
Ending Letter Sounds
Worksheet
Ending Letter Sounds
All about a variety of letter sounds, this worksheet is just what the reading doctor ordered.
Kindergarten
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Picture the Same Ending Sound
Worksheet
Picture the Same Ending Sound
Young students work on their phonological awareness with this illustrated worksheet that helps them to focus on the end sounds in words.
Kindergarten
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Writing practise
Writing practise
During writing activities, encourage your child to listen for all of the sounds in a word. Support early writing by providing plenty of time to practise letter formation, open-ended writing, and using drawings to "tell" a story.
When students are spelling words in their writing, instruct students to say the word several times. Encourage them to listen to all the sounds in the word as they write it.
Copy It!
Worksheet
Copy It!
Yum, that looks good! Kindergarteners will love practising their handwriting using this fun food-themed worksheet!
Year one
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Alphabet Blocks: Trace the Lowercase Letters
Worksheet
Alphabet Blocks: Trace the Lowercase Letters
Children will practise tracing lowercase letters A to Z in this engaging alphabet blocks worksheet.
Kindergarten
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
My Family: Writing practise
Lesson plan
My Family: Writing practise
Family first! This lesson encourages students to think about families and how diverse families can be.
Kindergarten
Maths
Lesson plan
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