Count Down to Kindergarten

Session 1- Nice to meet you Bring “Me” box or bag Pens Paperwork for parents Go over policies for lateness and absents Let them know a parent needs to stay present during entire visit Session 2- English Alphabet song Talk about the benefits of reading with your child/ snuggling while reading Read Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and use the letter blocks to match the letters in the book. As they match a letter tell them the letter name and what it “says” Use the journal to write the childs name and see how many letters they can write on their own. Use the dry erase board to practice letters and name Session 3- Math One, Two, Buckle My Shoe Read Ten Black Dots Introduce unifix cubes, talk about their color and shape, count them, count to the childs age, make a tower and ask the child to make one that is taller or shorter than the one you made. Make patterns. Use prepositional words.. can you put a blue cube on “TOP” of the red cube? ECT Use them to measure items such as your hand, pencil, crayon ECT Do floor puzzle talk about the colors, numbers, shapes, foods, animals ECT Session 4- Science Five little speckled frogs Read my five senses Sight- Magnifying glass to inspect items (rock, flowers, seashells, grass, feather, leaves, seeds, ect.) Touch- Cut different types of materials (Paper, plastic, wood, metal, fabric, ect.) let the student feel the material with eyes closed to see if they can identify the materials based on touch. Taste- Gold Fish (Salty), Fruit (sweet), lime (sour), dark chocolate (bitter) what does each one taste like describe what you are tasting Smell- describe what you smell (coffee, lime, cinnamon, flower) Hear- play animal sounds to see if they can guess what animal makes that sound Session 5- Social Studies The more we get together Read the crayon box that talked Draw a picture of your room tell me about the different things inside. Bed, toys, clothes, dresser, ECT Look at a real map of Duncan. Point out land marks. Show the American flag. Talk about what the things on the flag stand for. Talk about rules at school Talk about the authority figures at school and in our community Session 6- Tour Classroom/ Meet their teacher Related Arts Rooms Playground Meet Dr. Z and Mrs. Knox