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This Week in Kindergarten
Week 13
Word Families
Word Families
Practice and review CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words using word families and rhyming words.
Practice and review CVC words through word families and rhyming words. Have students play games with various word families, like "at", "am" "it" and "in."
My Word Family Book: "At" Words
Worksheet
My Word Family Book: "At" Words
Get to know the "at" word family with this assemble-yourself mini book.
kindergarten
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Word Family Puzzle: -IT
Worksheet
Word Family Puzzle: -IT
Find the pieces that F-IT with this -IT word family puzzle! Mix up the puzzle pieces and guide your little one in sounding out each letter and letter pair.
kindergarten
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Match the -it and -at Words!
Worksheet
Match the -it and -at Words!
Use this fun reading and matching worksheet to help your students practice identifying and reading short vowel word families.
kindergarten
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Addition within 5
Addition within 5
Use number bonds and counting manipulatives (e.g. pennies, buttons) with your child to support their understanding of addition.
Use number bonds and manipulatives (e.g. snap cubes) to help students practice composing numbers to 5.
Let's Add!
Lesson plan
Let's Add!
Students will get plenty of practice adding within 5 as they solve word problems with real-life contexts! Use this scaffolded EL Lesson alone or for more addition practice before teaching Ice Cream Addition to Five.
kindergarten
Math
Lesson plan
Ice Cream Addition to Five
Lesson plan
Ice Cream Addition to Five
Music, hands-on practice, and coloring by number will make this cool addition lesson a favorite! In this lesson, your students will practice adding numbers to five.
kindergarten
Math
Lesson plan
Whale Bonds
Worksheet
Whale Bonds
Students will practice adding within five as they identify the missing number on each whale number bond!
kindergarten
Math
Worksheet
Nonfiction Books
Nonfiction Books
This week introduce nonfiction to your child by reading nonfiction texts and discussing the differences between fiction and nonfiction (e.g. real vs. pretend). Use the following worksheets and activities to further explore the world of nonfiction with your child!
This week introduce nonfiction to your class by displaying a selection of books and discussing text features. Continue to explore the world of nonfiction using these engaging lesson plans, activities, and worksheets!
All About Reptiles: Level C
Story
All About Reptiles: Level C
In this leveled book about slithery, scaly creatures, kids can learn all about descriptive language, categorization, and simple life science too.
kindergarten
Reading & Writing
Story
All About Nonfiction
Lesson plan
All About Nonfiction
Use this lesson plan as a stand alone or support lesson to introduce or review nonfiction text features to your ELs.
preschool
Reading & Writing
Lesson plan
Are You a Text Detective?
Lesson plan
Are You a Text Detective?
Kindergarten students will become text feature detectives as they hunt for the different text features found in nonfiction books in this fun reading lesson.
preschool
Reading & Writing
Lesson plan
Purposeful Writing
Purposeful Writing
This week begin to introduce the concept of purposeful writing to your child using the weather! Invite your child to learn about the weather through a variety of lessons, worksheets, and activities as they practice their writing skills.
This week begin to introduce the concept of purposeful writing to your class using the weather! Invite your students to learn about the weather through a variety of lessons, worksheets, and activities as they practice their writing skills.
Weather Wheel
Worksheet
Weather Wheel
This weather wheel is a great tool for encouraging kids to practice identifying kinds of weather everyday. Use this weather wheel in your house.
preschool
Science
Worksheet
Weather Forecast for Kids
Worksheet
Weather Forecast for Kids
Mini meteorologists will love predicting the weather with this worksheet! Build logic and a sense of chronology by drawing pictures of the forecast.
kindergarten
Science
Worksheet
Rain Writing Prompt
Worksheet
Rain Writing Prompt
What's your favorite thing about the rain? This rain writing prompt gets your child to use his powers of description to write about what happens on rainy days.
1st grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
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