Weekly Boost
This Week in Kindergarten
Week 3
Recognizing Upper and Lowercase Letters
Recognizing Upper and Lowercase Letters
Try to read books and provide other visuals that include both upper and lowercase letters.
Try to have alphabets showing both upper and lowercase letters visable in the classroom as a constant reference point for students.
Find the Letters
Worksheet
Find the Letters
Kids identify the letters A, B, C, and D in this worksheet.
Kindergarten
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Beach Letter Matching
Lesson plan
Beach Letter Matching
Get your hands dirty with some beach matching! Use this hands-on activity to help your students match upper- and lowercase letters with sea creatures and bubbles.
Kindergarten
Reading & Writing
Lesson plan
Alphabet Demolition: D, Q, S, U
Game
Alphabet Demolition: D, Q, S, U
Early readers use letter recognition skills to knock down an old building.
Kindergarten
Reading & Writing
Game
Playing with Numbers 1–5
Identifying and Ordering Numbers 1–5
Numbers are all around you. Encourage your child to find numbers everywhere from license plates to clocks. For an added challenge, see if your child can find numbers in order.
Encourage students to keep their eyes open for numbers all around them. What part of the room or school has the most numbers? Special bonus points for any students who can find numbers in order!
Five Busy Little Bees
Lesson plan
Five Busy Little Bees
Buzz, buzz! Can you count the five busy little bees? In this bee-themed lesson on counting and number recognition, students will use bees to learn how to count the numbers one through five.
Kindergarten
Maths
Lesson plan
One-By-One Gumballs
Worksheet
One-By-One Gumballs
Kids count and colour in this one-to-one correspondence worksheet.
Kindergarten
Maths
Worksheet
One-to-One Circles
Worksheet
One-to-One Circles
Kids fill in circles to practise counting in this maths worksheet.
Kindergarten
Maths
Worksheet
Early Literacy Skills
Early Literacy Skills
Try to spend time reading with your child every day. Find a cozy spot and develop a reading routine. Demonstrate to your child how you track words across a page and from the top to the bottom as you read.
Establishing good reading practices early on can help children their whole lives. Demonstrate to students how you track words across a page and from the top to the bottom as you read.
Pointers!
Lesson plan
Pointers!
Seeing things one word and letter at a time is a lot easier when students can point at them with fun pointers!
Kindergarten
Reading & Writing
Lesson plan
EL Support Lesson: Magic Pointer Fingers
Lesson plan
EL Support Lesson: Magic Pointer Fingers
This lesson plan will introduce your ELs to one-to-one correspondance when reading. This is a great stand-alone lesson or a can be used as a pre-lesson for the **Pointers!** lesson plan.
Kindergarten
Reading & Writing
Lesson plan
My Cast: Level AA
Story
My Cast: Level AA
This levelled book about getting a cast is a great way to pass the time if your child needs to rest up after a tumble on the playground.
Kindergarten
Reading & Writing
Story
All About Me
All About Me
Encourage your child to write and draw about all their favorite things!
There is no topic more interesting to young students than themselves! Beyond just illustrations, encourage students to try writing their own name, a skill they may need to practise all year.
All About Me, and You!
Worksheet
All About Me, and You!
What's the preschooler's favorite subject? Himself! Kids love questions about themselves, but this worksheet also has your kid finding out about someone else.
Kindergarten
Social studies
Worksheet
Learning About Me
Lesson plan
Learning About Me
In this lesson, students will learn about how they are different from each other. They will then write about themselves! This lesson would fit in perfect with an "All About Me" theme.
Kindergarten
Reading & Writing
Lesson plan
All About My Hair
Worksheet
All About My Hair
Don't do this worksheet on a bad hair day! It's all about you and your hair.
Kindergarten
Social studies
Worksheet
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