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Forming letters the right way round — Take-Home — Kindergarten Writes lower-case letters starting at the correct point and moving in the correct direction. This one-page Kindergarten take-home carries the two-minute check that tells you whether the skill is wobbly, then "Sky, Grass, Worm" — 10 minutes with paper with three lines drawn: sky, grass, worm, a…
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Forming letters the right way round LITERACY · KINDERGARTEN Name Date TAKE-HOME PRACTICE Writing · Kindergarten 10 minutes WHAT THIS BUILDS Writes lower-case letters starting at the correct point and moving in the correct direction. For the grown-up: say every prompt out loud. Nothing on this sheet asks the child to read or write. 1 THE TWO-MINUTE CHECK ASK "Write a, d, g and s for me." Watch the pencil, not the paper. A SOLID ANSWER Each starts at the top (or with the round part for a, d, g) and flows in one movement. Not yet Getting there Solid 2 SKY, GRASS, WORM You need: Paper with three lines drawn: sky, grass, worm, A pencil Draw three lines and name them: sky at the top, grass in the middle, worm underground. Sort letters by where they live: t is a sky letter, a is a grass letter, g dips down to the worm. Say the movement aloud as they write: "Round, up, down" for a. Three of each letter — no more. Quality collapses after three and they practise the bad version. Have them circle their own best one. Self-checking is the actual skill. SAY THIS WHEN IT STALLS "Start at the top. Say the words while your hand does it — round, up, down." Trace over a dotted letter you wrote, or write it huge in flour or foam first. Write the letter inside a real word so formation has to survive under load. IF IT'S TOO HARD IF IT'S TOO EASY Did it M T W T F Full year of take-homes: www.littleactivity.com/takehome/kindergarten www.littleactivity.com Kindergarten · Literacy
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Forming letters the right way round LITERACY · KINDERGARTEN Name Date TAKE-HOME PRACTICE Writing · Kindergarten 10 minutes WHAT THIS BUILDS Writes lower-case letters starting at the correct point and moving in the correct direction. For the grown-up: say every prompt out loud. Nothing on this sheet asks the child to read or write. 1 THE TWO-MINUTE CHECK ASK "Write a, d, g and s for me." Watch the pencil, not the paper. A SOLID ANSWER Each starts at the top (or with the round part for a, d, g) and flows in one movement. Not yet Getting there Solid 2 SKY, GRASS, WORM You need: Paper with three lines drawn: sky, grass, worm, A pencil Draw three lines and name them: sky at the top, grass in the middle, worm underground. Sort letters by where they live: t is a sky letter, a is a grass letter, g dips down to the worm. Say the movement aloud as they write: "Round, up, down" for a. Three of each letter — no more. Quality collapses after three and they practise the bad version. Have them circle their own best one. Self-checking is the actual skill. SAY THIS WHEN IT STALLS "Start at the top. Say the words while your hand does it — round, up, down." Trace over a dotted letter you wrote, or write it huge in flour or foam first. Write the letter inside a real word so formation has to survive under load. IF IT'S TOO HARD IF IT'S TOO EASY Did it M T W T F Full year of take-homes: www.littleactivity.com/takehome/kindergarten www.littleactivity.com Kindergarten · Literacy
Vocabulary Builder — Feelings LITERACY · KINDERGARTEN Name Date Draw a quick picture, then write how you will remember the word. Feelings Word Quick sketch How I remember it relieved anxious delighted lonely hopeful www.littleactivity.com Kindergarten · Literacy
Classifying Emotions LITERACY · KINDERGARTEN Name Date Read the passage, then answer the questions below. Emotions are the feelings inside you, and giving them a name makes them easier to handle. Some feel good, like happy, proud, and excited. Some feel hard, like angry, worried, or disappointed. Hard feelings are not bad; everyone has them, and they usually pass. Being disappointed is different from being angry, and saying which one you feel helps other people help you. Questions: 1 Name two feelings that feel good and two that feel hard. 2 Are hard feelings bad? 3 Why does naming a feeling help? www.littleactivity.com Kindergarten · Literacy
Opposites Matching Activity LITERACY · KINDERGARTEN Name Date Draw a line to match the opposites pairs. big up full day heavy down empty light night small www.littleactivity.com Kindergarten · Literacy
Synonyms Matching Activity LITERACY · KINDERGARTEN Name Date Draw a line to match the synonyms pairs. nice silent small angry shout cross kind quiet tiny yell www.littleactivity.com Kindergarten · Literacy
Feelings LITERACY · KINDERGARTEN Name Date Find and circle these hidden words in the grid. Q G A W X C S N K S R D N N A T W D K W V U S L G T P S X Q W O M S Y R Q W A C D R K Y H Q Y J G D M P X P S L Z F B A T N J P M T Y J X A P J I A Z A J A B R H P Y H Z M N S Z F I I S O A S L I Y R Words to find: HAPPY SAD ANGRY CALM PROUD SHY www.littleactivity.com Kindergarten · Literacy
Goals for Next Year LITERACY · KINDERGARTEN Name Date Plan it first, then write. Use the word bank. Write about: Goals for Next Year Plan it: How do the characters feel at the end? What happens first? Who is in your story? Word bank whisper howling glimmer peaceful shiny eager stubborn gloomy Now write: stuck? start with “At first…” www.littleactivity.com Kindergarten · Literacy
