Kindergarten is the year when the foundation to reading is built. Students develop phonemic awareness, alphabet recognition, sight word recognition, tracking print, using context cues, and so much more! As students are developing this foundation, they need to be exposed to simple, predictable text that gives them the opportunity to practice these new skills with confidence. I created this set of simple, predictable sentences to use during the first few months of kindergarten. I created two versions, one with tracking dots and one without. Students practice reading left to right, tracking print, spacing words, sight words, using picture clues, and more. This set is perfect to place into book boxes for a familiar read to use throughout the year. You can staple them together to create a book, or use them individually. I use them as our new sight words are introduced. 

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I am always looking for new ways to teach the alphabet. We use songs, poems, slideshows, books, pocket charts, and so much more. I created this set of alphabet mats to use for morning work or alphabet centers. These would also be perfect for a small group or tutoring session. These mats are all hands-on which helps young kiddos develop their fine motor skills while being engaged in their learning. Here is what my alphabet mats look like. You can print this set in color or black and white. You choose! Now that I use instant ink by HP, I print everything in color. 

Alphabet ID-Students use playdough or other counters to find/cover uppercase and lowercase letters.

Alphabet Clip It-Students place clothespins with the correct lowercase letter written on them on the mat. These clothespins match the uppercase letters.

Alphabet Letter Writing-Students use expo markers to practice letter formation.

The beginning of kindergarten is a crazy, busy time! Those kiddos come into our classrooms with such a wide variety of skills. Some have been to preschool, and some have never had any kind of socialization or education. I created this set of Kindergarten Basics to use at the beginning of kindergarten to help fill some of those gaps. Some of the skills practiced include cutting, name writing, numbers to 5 & 10, colors, shapes, alphabet, and more. These activities can be used whole group or independently. A lot of teachers use them for morning work or literacy centers. Here are a few of the activities that I have included in this set.

Cutting Practice

Name Writing- We use our name tags as a reference.

Numbers to 5-Using playdoh and more!

 So much more!

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