early literacy
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Preschool Activities that Promote Fluency
It’s Wednesday, and here at Preschool Ponderings, that means time to focus on the standards. Every Wednesday I choose an Early Learning Standard and share a number of activities that can be aligned with that particular standard. Remember, the Standards that I use every day, and am most comfortable with are Ohio’s Early Learning Development Standards – you can review them here, however I’ve found that even if your State’s standards differ, many of these activities can still be aligned similarly. I’ve rounded up some great ideas today! Domain: Language and LiteracyStrand: ReadingTopic: FluencyIn preschool, fluency means that children use intonation and phrasing when they participate in shared reading, chants, rhymes,…
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Preschool activities that encourage reading comprehension
It’s Wednesday, and here at Preschool Ponderings, that means time to focus on the standards. Every Wednesday I choose an Early Learning Standard and share a number of activities that can be aligned with that particular standard. Remember, the Standards that I use every day, and am most comfortable with are Ohio’s Early Learning Development Standards – you can review them here, however I’ve found that even if your State’s standards differ, many of these activities can still be aligned similarly. I’ve rounded up some great ideas today! Domain: Language and LiteracyStrand: ReadingTopic: Reading ComprehensionThis standard covers skills such as being able to answer questions about a selection that has been…
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Why is Early literacy important?
Happy Week of the young Child! Each year I make sure to spend one day celebrating Early Literacy, because it is so important to children’s academic success. You hear it all the time – Early Literacy is important, we need to read to young children, children should be exposed to the written word. We all know what we are supposed to do, but more importantly, do we understand why? We all want our students, and our own children to succeed academically, but what does this have to do with reading to them when they are babies? A lot actually. 1. From a social perspective, taking the time to read to…
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How to host a great slumber party
Maybe you have spring break coming up and you’re looking for something to do with your kids at home, or maybe you just need a fun day at school to shake your class out of their winter blues. Either way, a daytime slumber party is a lot of fun and really easy to pull off without a ton of prep work. Use these suggestions as a guide for your slumber party. Stay in Your Pajamas all day! This is the best way to start the day, getting to keep your comfy pjs on really sets the mood for a fun, carefree day. Why not?! Set a few ground rules (only…
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An Easy Letter Activity for Preschool
I got to sub in a preschool classroom last week and the students were using my very first blog freebie. It’s still a great little freebie, bit it really needed an update – so I gave it one, and you can download the new version here! These are perfect for all kinds of letter recognition activities. I like to use them with letter pasta and have the children place the correct letter noodle in the box below the letter. I’ve also seen them used with letter beads, foam letters, and letter stamps. Older children can also write the letter in the box for extra writing practice. Great activities for preschoolers…
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Easy Alphabet Match Activity
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Sensory Alphabet Letters
Last year my class made sensory letters that smelled like chocolate. The kids thought they were fun to make and use for other projects. They were really easy to do and I’m going to tell you how so you can try it too! I cut cardboard rectangles and wrote a letter on each piece of cardboard. Then my kiddos traced the letters with glue (we used the glue bottles, but you could use a cup of glue and a q-tip). I took cocoa powder and mixed in it with cornstarch because cocoa powder…
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Easy Alphabet Match Activity
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Perler Bead Alphabet Letters
I can’t take credit for this idea, I saw it on 1+1+1=1, but when I saw it on my Pinterest feed, I knew I had to try and make my own set of Perler bead alphabet letters. I picked up the supplies at Ikea when I was there last weekend, and let me tell you, I had a blast playing with them. I spent the entire afternoon making fun stuff, it felt like I was 10 years old again! It took a bit of time to figure out the correct shapes for the letters, but once I got the hang of it, I was off and running. I can’t wait to…
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Easy Alphabet Match Activity
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Book Talk Tuesday – The Family Book
Now that my students have begun to come down from their Halloween high, it’s time to start thinking about Thanksgiving. I’ve always taught Thanksgiving a little differently. In my experience, young children can’t begun to understand the symbolism related to Pilgrims and Native Americans because they don’t have the background understanding of the historical value that these symbols represent. In the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving my class spends a lot of time exploring the concept of family – the people who make up our families, what it means to be a family, and reasons why families are important. These are all topics that children can easily understand and relate…
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Book Talk Tuesday – Room on the Broom
It’s time for one last Halloween book on Book Talk Tuesday! I’m linking up with Mrs. Jump’s class, and today I’m sharing Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson. This book is super cute, and a great example of rhyme. The witch keeps losing parts of her outfit, and every time she stops flying to find an accessory she picks up another animal passenger. Your students will giggle when you get near the end, as you see just how many friends she can fit on the broom. I’m sure there’s a great science/math weight and measurement activity that could go with this… give me a week or two and…
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Book Talk Tuesday – The Biggest Pumpkin Ever
I just realized that I only have two more Tuesdays before Halloween, which means I only get to choose two more Halloween books to share with you – how am I supposed to do that?! Ok, I guess it’s like triage, so today’s pick is one that I read multiple times in the weeks before Halloween. The Biggest Pumpkin Ever (by Steven Kroll) is an older book, and it’s kind of long for preschoolers, but for some reason my students request it over and over. It’s a sweet story about two mice who have been trying to grow the biggest pumpkin for the annual pumpkin festival, but each mouse thinks…
