Below are direct links to some FREE phonics flashcards and mini-posters. I hope you find these helpful when working with your child. If you are unable to print from home please let me know and I can print black and white copies for you at school.
Flashcards:
Beginning Blends
http://www.mes-english.com/phonics/files/begblend_flash.pdf
Ending Blends
http://www.mes-english.com/phonics/files/endblend_flash.pdf
Digraphs
http://www.mes-english.com/phonics/files/digraph_flash.pdf
Digraph Vowels
http://www.mes-english.com/phonics/files/digraphvowel_flash.pdf
R controlled vowels
http://www.mes-english.com/phonics/files/rcontrolledvowels_flash.pdf
“Posters”
Beginning Blends
http://www.mes-english.com/phonics/files/begblend.pdf
End Blends
http://www.mes-english.com/phonics/files/endblend.pdf
Digraphs
http://www.mes-english.com/phonics/files/digraph.pdf
Digraph Vowels
http://www.mes-english.com/phonics/files/digraphvowel1.pdf
R controlled vowels
http://www.mes-english.com/phonics/files/rcontrolledvowels.pdf
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Leveled Reader Databases
Please remember that books for reading independently (without teacher support) are best selected from a lower level. We are using the Guided Reading Levels (A-Z) in our classroom. Please e-mail me or respond to this post if you have any additional questions. I hope you find these sites helpful in leveling some of the books in your child's personal library. Enjoy!
http://bookwizard.scholastic.com/
http://books.atozteacherstuff.com/leveled-books
http://www.fountasandpinnellleveledbooks.com/default.aspx (There is a charge for the use of this site.)
http://bookwizard.scholastic.com/
http://books.atozteacherstuff.com/leveled-books
http://www.fountasandpinnellleveledbooks.com/default.aspx (There is a charge for the use of this site.)
Sight Word Help!
A BIG THANK YOU to those of you who are studying those sight word lists I sent home last week. Several children have been BEGGING for quizzes and earning those stickers left and right.
The spelling city website offers games to help learn sight words. This site can also quiz your child on the words. I hope you find this helpful!
http://www.spellingcity.com/dolch-words.html
The spelling city website offers games to help learn sight words. This site can also quiz your child on the words. I hope you find this helpful!
http://www.spellingcity.com/dolch-words.html
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
DoDEA Curriculum
Just in case you didn't catch it in the previous newsletter, this is the website where you can see the standards for all grades.
http://www.dodea.edu/curriculum/
Choose a subject, click standards (it's a tab towards the right of the screen), then click K (or any grade you're curious about).
These standards are what your child is responsible for knowing by the end of the year.
http://www.dodea.edu/curriculum/
Choose a subject, click standards (it's a tab towards the right of the screen), then click K (or any grade you're curious about).
These standards are what your child is responsible for knowing by the end of the year.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Math Terminology
Our Math Terminology
These are the math terms that are age appropriate for kindergarten
Adding “togetherwith”
3+2 would be read “3 ogether with 2”
Subtracting “take away”
3-2 would be read “3 take away 2”
Multiplying “taken _ times”
3x2 would be read “3 taken 2 times”
Division “shared out _ times”
15 divided by 3 would be read “15 shared out 3 times”
YES some of the kids in our class are ready to start multiplying and dividing using manipulatives! If you would like a demonstration on how I will be teaching any of these things come on by during one of my breaks (11:00-11:45am or 1:45-2:10pm) or after school!
These are the math terms that are age appropriate for kindergarten
Adding “togetherwith”
3+2 would be read “3 ogether with 2”
Subtracting “take away”
3-2 would be read “3 take away 2”
Multiplying “taken _ times”
3x2 would be read “3 taken 2 times”
Division “shared out _ times”
15 divided by 3 would be read “15 shared out 3 times”
YES some of the kids in our class are ready to start multiplying and dividing using manipulatives! If you would like a demonstration on how I will be teaching any of these things come on by during one of my breaks (11:00-11:45am or 1:45-2:10pm) or after school!
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Homework Help
Homework reinforces the skills taught at school. It also gives you, the parent, an idea of your child's academic level. If you notice a problem with your child's homework (too hard, easy, one problem in particular was really struggled with, etc) then please always send in a note to let me know. Below is a link about how parents can help their kids be successful in school. I hope each of you gets to read the WHOLE article- it's got great information!!
http://ag.udel.edu/extension/fam/FM/issue/successschool.htm
http://ag.udel.edu/extension/fam/FM/issue/successschool.htm
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Touch Math is fun!
We are learning Touch Math. This is a method I learned as a child and then was trained in as an undergrad. I still use Touch Math to this day when balancing my check book! Read below for some more information. I have sent home our first packet with the Touch Points on the numbers. Practice these with your children! We will continue mastering our touch points in a variety of ways and using them to learn addition and subtraction. This especially comes in handy with two and three digit problems!
"Trademarked TouchPoints.The secret to TouchMath is simple. In fact, it can be summed up in one word: TouchPoints.Each numeral from 1 through 9 has TouchPoints corresponding to the digit's value.
Numerals 1 through 5 have single TouchPoints
Numerals 6 through 9 have double TouchPoints
As students count the TouchPoints, they associate numerals with real values. They learn that a numeral (3, for instance) is not just a squiggle on a page. It represents a quantity such as three apples, three ladybugs, three buttons or three TouchPoints.
Using pictorial objects and our trademarked TouchPoints, we teach young children to associate numerals with real values (number quantities).Touching/Counting Patterns.Students count aloud as they touch the single TouchPoints once and double TouchPoints twice. This multisensory approach engages students on auditory, visual and tactile/kinesthetic levels. To ensure that students arrive at the right answer, it is important that they touch the TouchPoints in the correct Touching/Counting Pattern for each numeral. The Touching/Counting Patterns are shown below. Counting is the key.Computations are easier using TouchMath because all basic operations are based on counting. In TouchMath addition, students count forward. In subtraction, they count backward. In multiplication and division, they count in sequences. Students touch, count and repeat each problem and answer aloud to reinforce fact mastery."
"Big results for little people. 'It's easy to teach math by rote, but it doesn't become concrete and internalized," comments Lisa. "With TouchMath, however, children learn that 2 is not just a number; it is a concept, a quantity. Students can apply this knowledge to any skill and graduate to higher levels of math without being apprehensive. We're introducing 3-column addition with regrouping to our kindergarteners and it's not a struggle for them.' "
**excerpts taken from the Touch Math website: http://www.touchmath.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=about.how
"Trademarked TouchPoints.The secret to TouchMath is simple. In fact, it can be summed up in one word: TouchPoints.Each numeral from 1 through 9 has TouchPoints corresponding to the digit's value.
Numerals 1 through 5 have single TouchPoints
Numerals 6 through 9 have double TouchPoints
As students count the TouchPoints, they associate numerals with real values. They learn that a numeral (3, for instance) is not just a squiggle on a page. It represents a quantity such as three apples, three ladybugs, three buttons or three TouchPoints.
Using pictorial objects and our trademarked TouchPoints, we teach young children to associate numerals with real values (number quantities).Touching/Counting Patterns.Students count aloud as they touch the single TouchPoints once and double TouchPoints twice. This multisensory approach engages students on auditory, visual and tactile/kinesthetic levels. To ensure that students arrive at the right answer, it is important that they touch the TouchPoints in the correct Touching/Counting Pattern for each numeral. The Touching/Counting Patterns are shown below. Counting is the key.Computations are easier using TouchMath because all basic operations are based on counting. In TouchMath addition, students count forward. In subtraction, they count backward. In multiplication and division, they count in sequences. Students touch, count and repeat each problem and answer aloud to reinforce fact mastery."
"Big results for little people. 'It's easy to teach math by rote, but it doesn't become concrete and internalized," comments Lisa. "With TouchMath, however, children learn that 2 is not just a number; it is a concept, a quantity. Students can apply this knowledge to any skill and graduate to higher levels of math without being apprehensive. We're introducing 3-column addition with regrouping to our kindergarteners and it's not a struggle for them.' "
**excerpts taken from the Touch Math website: http://www.touchmath.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=about.how
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