How do you teach rhyming to your pre-schooler? Rhyming is an important pre-literacy skill and is part of the foundation that future reading skills are built on. But, teaching rhyming doesn’t have to be complicated! My favorite ways to work on rhyming is to enjoy lots and lots of rhyming songs and stories together! Oral […] Read more…
Do you learn about 3D Shapes (or geometric shapes/solids) in your class? We love learning new vocabulary and my students really enjoying saying things like “cylinder” and “rectangular prism”! We have a set of geometric solids in our class that we use to introduce the name of the solids and then we go on a […] Read more…
I love using mini books with my emergent readers. These books with repetitive text are great for youngsters who are developing an understanding of the printed word. Books like this help the child improve her understanding of the concept of words, gain familiarity with the left-to-right orientation of reading (in English), and more. This mini […] Read more…