PLAY
Play time is learning time.
It is a time for deep concentration.
It is our thinking time - language time - problem solving time - memory time - planning time - investigating time - organizing ideas time - etc.
HAVE YOU SPENT ANY TIME THIS WEEK PLAYING WITH YOUR CHILD?
Children work hard at play.
It is a very valuable time of a young one's day.

READING
Reading is a very important skill for our children to learn. It is important to read to your child on a regular basis. Having books, magazines, newspapers and writing materials around the house creates a reading atmosphere. Our children's actual experiences with people, places, and things that they see or read about, can motivate them to read and understand what they are reading.
Read to your child stories, signs, cereal boxes, letters, road signs, etc. Have fun reading something everyday.

MATH
Numbers are all around us. "How much" and "how many" are a fact of life. Many experiences occur before children begin to do what most people think of as math (adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing). Children will learn to talk about numbers before they learn to recognize and reproduce them. Children will learn number names before they learn number order.
Point out numbers in everyday situations and talk about "how many" or "how much."

WRITING
Writing is a skill we will use to help us communicate with others. Talking, listening, reading and writing all work together to help children express their ideas. Children need to experiment with writing the alphabet letters, as well as seeing other people write.
Please support and encourage your child's efforts. Don't forget that many children still reverse letters in second and third grade. Don't expect children to do it perfectly.
Remember we are all learning.

 

This page was last edited on: 09/06/2007 06:26 PM