Homework Helper    

Dear Parents:

Below I have listed some activities that can be done at home to supplement what we do in the classroom.  While some of these tasks are self-explanatory, under some of the activities I have listed easy ways to complete these goals at home.  Any extra practice you could give your child at home will be very helpful.  If you have any questions, feel free to ask!  Thanks for everything that you do!

 General Knowledge:

• practice birthday, phone number, address, days of the week and months of the year
      sing calendar songs
      talk in the car

• write first and last name correctly with upper and lowercase letters

• practice cutting, pasting, and tracing
      draw and trace hands and feet and cut them out
      make holiday decorations

 Reading Skills:

• recognize and write upper and lowercase letters
      make a memory game with index cards and letters
      use labels to help kids recognize letters
      sing the ABC song

• identify and make letter sounds
      help kids sound words out with letter sounds

• listen and predict about stories
      at the end of a page, ask what will happen next?

• retell stories in the right order

• read with your child
      visit the library
      ask your child about their favorite part of stories you read
      ask if the story is real or pretend, and why they think so

Math Skills:

• recognize numbers 0-30
      keep a calendar handy

• count by 10’s
      make snacks: then count 100 pieces of cereal or raisins

• group objects into sets
      sort objects in the house by color, shape, or size

• identify more, less and equal

• identify coins
      let the kids count your change at the end of the day

• identify first, second, third, etc.
      make number cards for kids to put in the right order

• identify shapes (circles, triangles, squares and rectangles)
      find shapes in the house or while driving