https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady Point Pleasant Elementary School, Glen Burnie, MD en-us 2018-10-17 21:39:31 UTC 2023-08-22 01:53:33 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/325317889/9a100020b1edb553263c662dee0fe2c5/PPESPanther__2_.jpg PPES https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294115800 2018-10-17 21:49:26 UTC https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294115800 PPES https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294117003 Anne Arundel County Public Library offers many free story times for children and their families. They even offer a sensory story time, a bilingual story time, and a music and movement story time.]]> 2018-10-17 21:56:13 UTC https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294117003 PPES https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294118657 Preschool Story Time is every Tuesday at 10:30]]> 2018-10-17 22:05:20 UTC https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294118657 PPES https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294128649 Kindergartens are expected to know their colors when they walk in to school of the first day. Help them to learn by going on color hunts! You can do this at the park, at the grocery store, or even in your own home. It's a great rainy day activity!]]> 2018-10-17 23:07:09 UTC https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294128649 PPES https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294129059 Sorting is an important early math skill. Sorting toys by color, size, or shape is a great way to practice this skill while also learning about colors, sizes, and shapes!
(http://thislittlehomeofmine.com/lego-color-sort/)]]> 2018-10-17 23:10:24 UTC https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294129059 PPES https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294129602 Your child will be doing a lot of writing, coloring, and cutting in Kindergarten. Help them get ready by strengthening those hand muscles with playful activities.]]> 2018-10-17 23:13:49 UTC https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294129602 PPES https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294129917 Provide your child with lots of opportunities to practice their cutting skills. Take them outside to "cut" the grass. Grab a bundle of flowers and leaves, or gather other interesting materials from around the house such as tin foil and junk mail. Let your child cut the materials up as much as they would like. This activity serves the dual purpose of strengthening their hand muscles while they also practice their scissor skills. ]]> 2018-10-17 23:16:13 UTC https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294129917 PPES https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294130530 Kindergarteners need to know their shapes and there are a lot of fun ways to teach them. Take some black paper and toy cars and build shape highways for your little one to trace and play!]]> 2018-10-17 23:20:31 UTC https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294130530 PPES https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294131117 Preschool age children are epic snackers! Before letting them chow down on their Cheerios or Goldfish, have them count them first!]]> 2018-10-17 23:24:12 UTC https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294131117 PPES https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294131371 Use a dry erase marker to write letters on your window. Call out a letter and ask your child to erase the correct one. It's so simple, but they will love it!]]> 2018-10-17 23:26:00 UTC https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294131371 PPES https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294134972 Use old egg cartons and magnetic letters to teach your child their letters.]]> 2018-10-17 23:51:09 UTC https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294134972 PPES https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294135682 Use dot paint or stickers to trace the shapes in these free printable worksheets.]]> 2018-10-17 23:55:59 UTC https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294135682 PPES https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294136010 Kindergarteners are expected to know how to spell and write their names. There are lots of fun ways to help them practice. Take a photo of your child and write their name at the bottom. Then have them put the "puzzle" back together and learn to spell their name at the same time!]]> 2018-10-17 23:58:09 UTC https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294136010 PPES https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294136355 2018-10-18 00:00:31 UTC https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294136355 PPES https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294136516 2018-10-18 00:01:30 UTC https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294136516 PPES https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294136905 Learning the sound each letter makes is an important early reading skill. Help your child learn their sounds with these fun and free printable coloring pages! Make sure you enunciate the beginning sound of each object to really help your little one begin to recognize it.]]> 2018-10-18 00:04:09 UTC https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294136905 PPES https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294137324 Understanding what patterns are and how to create them is an important early math skill. Use what you have around the house to create simple patters. These free printable worksheets are a great way to teach your child about different types of patters.]]> 2018-10-18 00:07:01 UTC https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294137324 PPES https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294137744 Get creative with what you have around the house. You can use toy cars to teach your child their letters or how to spell their name.]]> 2018-10-18 00:09:54 UTC https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294137744 PPES https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294138216 2018-10-18 00:12:12 UTC https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294138216 PPES https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294138413 If you have a cookie sheet and some letter magnets (which are also sold at many Dollar Stores) you can print off this letter sound matching sheet and help your child learn their letter sounds.]]> 2018-10-18 00:12:41 UTC https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294138413 PPES https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294139476 There is a lot of writing to do in Kindergarten. Give your child some extra help with these free printable practice sheets.]]> 2018-10-18 00:16:09 UTC https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294139476 PPES https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294140120 Children entering Kindergarten are expected to know the uppercase and lowercase forms of letters. Once your child has learned to identify uppercase letters, begin to introduce them to lowercase.]]> 2018-10-18 00:18:20 UTC https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294140120 PPES https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294140413 2018-10-18 00:19:26 UTC https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294140413 PPES https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294142728 2018-10-18 00:25:55 UTC https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294142728 PPES https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294144072 Use inexpensive dot stickers and transform those old paper towel rolls into a literacy activity that can help your child recognize their letters.]]> 2018-10-18 00:30:09 UTC https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294144072 PPES https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294145018 Use your child's toys to help them learn their letter sounds.]]> 2018-10-18 00:34:36 UTC https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294145018 PPES https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294149099 Another fun way for your child to learn their letters while also exercising those all important hand muscles is to play this uppercase/lowercase hole punch activity.]]> 2018-10-18 00:57:34 UTC https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294149099 PPES https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294149415 Who says you need a pen and paper to write? Reluctant writers will love practicing in writing trays. Use sprinkles, sugar, salt, sand, flour, or whatever else you have around the house to create your own writing tray for your little one.]]> 2018-10-18 00:59:23 UTC https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294149415 PPES https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294150119 These free letter hunt activities give your child practice identifying letters while also introducing them to letter-sound association.]]> 2018-10-18 01:03:17 UTC https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294150119 PPES https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294150677 Here are some more ideas for snack math!]]> 2018-10-18 01:05:58 UTC https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294150677 PPES https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294151218 Reluctant writers will love "painting" their letters with cotton swabs.]]> 2018-10-18 01:08:41 UTC https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294151218 PPES https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294151837 Have your child use cotton swabs to erase letters on a white board or, if you don't have one, your glass window! By erasing the letters, children are actually practicing how to write them while also building the muscles in their hands.]]> 2018-10-18 01:11:33 UTC https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294151837 PPES https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294152340 Learning to write your name takes a lot of practice. Have your child practice one or more of these 10 ways to write your name.]]> 2018-10-18 01:13:32 UTC https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294152340 PPES https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294153430 Before children learn to read, they need to know how print and books function. While reading to your child, take a minute or two to ask them questions about the book. Where is the cover? Can you show me where to start reading? Who is the author? Building your child's understanding of how print functions will benefit them greatly as they begin to learn how to read in Kindergarten. Check out this great list of what children need to know about print from A to Z.]]> 2018-10-18 01:18:31 UTC https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294153430 PPES https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294154605 Children love to hear their grown-ups sing, and children's songs are a great way to help them learn to identify sounds in the English language. Try any one of these 20 songs that have the added benefit of helping your child gain early literacy skills.]]> 2018-10-18 01:25:07 UTC https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294154605 PPES https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294155744 Reading to your child is a great way to bond with them. Children are relaxed when a loving adult reads them a story. Reading to your child has the added benefit of increasing their vocabulary and their understanding of how print functions. If you are looking for some good books to read to your little one, check out some of these popular titles.]]> 2018-10-18 01:30:30 UTC https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294155744 PPES https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294156794 These picture books are definitely worth reading.]]> 2018-10-18 01:34:35 UTC https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294156794 PPES https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294157170 If your child is just learning to identify the names of letters, alphabet books are a great place to start! Exposing children to letters early and often will definitely pay off when they enter Kindergarten.]]> 2018-10-18 01:36:14 UTC https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294157170 PPES https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294157502 2018-10-18 01:37:51 UTC https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294157502 PPES https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294489102 2018-10-18 16:50:54 UTC https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294489102 PPES https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294490563 2018-10-18 16:53:14 UTC https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294490563 PPES https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294529859 Children entering Kindergarten need to know their numbers. They need to know how to identify them, how to write them, and the amount they correspond to. Have your child use stickers, bingo markers, or crayons to complete these worksheets to learn their numbers.]]> 2018-10-18 17:55:02 UTC https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294529859 PPES https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294547668 2018-10-18 18:17:07 UTC https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294547668 PPES https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294548982 This book is a classic. Read your child this beloved story and have them color right along with it. This serves as a literacy activity and a fine motor activity while your little one also learns their colors!]]> 2018-10-18 18:19:22 UTC https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294548982 PPES https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294550394 2018-10-18 18:21:57 UTC https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294550394 PPES https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294551136 Get a book in their hand that has the added benefit of teaching them about color.]]> 2018-10-18 18:23:26 UTC https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294551136 PPES https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294551777 Painting is a great way to experiment with color and to see what happens when colors are blended.]]> 2018-10-18 18:24:43 UTC https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294551777 PPES https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294552566 2018-10-18 18:26:24 UTC https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294552566 PPES https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294555441 2018-10-18 18:31:22 UTC https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294555441 PPES https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294556942 Use alphabet cookies or other alphabet themed foods to teach your child their letters.]]> 2018-10-18 18:33:46 UTC https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294556942 PPES https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294613227 Oral language development is a foundational skill children need to have to be good readers, writers, and effective communicators. So, get them talking with these fun activities and conversation starters. Don't be afraid to ask them deeper questions. You might be surprised with what they are able to tell you!]]> 2018-10-18 20:58:41 UTC https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294613227 PPES https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294613441 2018-10-18 20:59:24 UTC https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294613441 PPES https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294614201 2018-10-18 21:02:13 UTC https://padlet.com/PPES/KindergartenReady/wish/294614201