Mrs. Driscoll - Pre-K4B Messages and Homework

 

 

 

Kindergarten is an orientation to school. It is a time for children to grow emotionally, socially and acquire academic skills for the future.

 

A child is likely to approach kindergarten tasks with confidence if he or she can handle most of the following tasks from the checklist below:

 

 

__My child can recognize and write his or her name.

__My child can tell a story by looking at the pictures.

__My child can hold a book and turn the pages without damaging the book or the pages.

__My child can listen to stories without interrupting.

__My child can predict what will happen next while I read a story to him or her.

__My child can identify his or her birthday.

__My child can identify most upper and lower case letters.

__My child can write most upper and lower case letters

__My child can draw a person with several recognizable parts.

__My child can hold a pencil correctly.

__My child can count to 20 and recognize numerals 1-10.

__My child can recognize colors.

__My child can draw a picture and talk about what is happening in it.

__Begins to tie shoes

__Takes care of personal needs (zips, buttons, unbuttons, opens food, etc.)

 

*Read, read, read, read, read!

*Count things out.

*Have your child be an active participant in home activities.

*Encourage your child to draw and write. Have markers, crayons and paper readily available.

*Have your child tell you the letters he or she sees in the world around him or her.

*Help your child learn the basic names of colors. For example, ask, “Is there something blue in this room?”

Suggest summer reading:

Blackout - John Rocco ©2011 One hot summer night in the city, all the power goes out. The TV shutsoff and a boy wails, "Mommm!" His sister can no longer use the phone, Mom can't work on her computer, and Dad can't finish cooking dinner. What's a family to do? Caldecott Honor Book Age Range: 5 – 8 Years Grade Level: Kindergarten - 2

Have You Filled a Bucket Today – C:arol McCloud ©2006 Through sweet, simple prose and vivid illustrations, this book encourages positive behavior as children see how very easy and rewarding it is to express kindness, appreciation, and love on a daily basis. Age Range: 5 – Up Years Grade Level: 1 –Up

Ivy and Bean – Annie Barrows ©2007 The moment they saw each other, Bean and Ivy knew they wouldn't be friends. But when Bean plays a joke on her sister, Nancy, and has to hide quick Ivy comes to the rescue, proving that sometimes the best of friends are people never meant to like each other. Age Range: 6 – 10 Years Grade Level: 1 – 4

Larry Gets Lost in Philadelphia – John Skewes ©2013 In Larry the adorable pooch's latest adventure, he goes on vacation with Pete and the family to Philadelphia, home of the Liberty Bell and other great American historical landmarks. Age Range: 5 – 7 Years Grade Level: Kindergarten - 2

Let’s Go for a Drive - Mo Willems ©2012 Elephant Gerald and Piggie want to go for a drive, but as Gerald thinks of one thing after another that they will have to take along, they come to realize that they lack the most important thing of all. Theodore Seuss Geisel Honor Book Age Range: 4 - 8 Years Grade Level: Kindergarten – 2

Library Book for Bear – Bonny Becker ©2014 Curmudgeonly Bear succumbs to Mouse’s entreaties and discovers the joy of books in a hilarious story that fans will covet for their own library. Age Range: 4 – 7 Years Grade Level: Kindergarten - 2

Library Mouse - Daniel Kirk ©2010 One night in the library, Sam meets fellow mouse Sarah. Sam learns that Sarah is quite the explorer. She loves to scurry to the tops of shelves and explore the darkest corners of the building. Sam never climbs far up—he’s too afraid! He prefers to research subjects—such as exploration—and write about them. Age Range: 6 – 9 Grade Level: 1 - 4

Lots of Ladybugs! : Counting by Fives - Michael Dahl ©2005 Teaches young children to count to fifty by fives using the spots on the ladybug. Age Range: 4 - 8 Years Grade Level: 1 – 2 Monster Musical Chairs - Stuart J. Murphy ©2000 In this book about subtraction, written in couplets with a beat as definite as that of the rock band supplying the music, six smiling monsters are engaged in an animated game of musical chairs. The action begins when the little creatures forcefully throw chairs across the room, telling everybody to "duck." The game proceeds with chairs and monsters being eliminated one by one. Age Range: 5 – 8 Grade Level: 1 - 2

Mortimer’s First Garden - Karma Wilson ©2009 Little Mortimer Mouse, longing to see something green at winter's end, follows the lead of the big people and plants, waters, and weeds his last sunflower seed until; finally, with God's help and a lot of patience, he harvests his crop. Age Range: 5 - 8 Years Grade Level: 1 - 2

My Friend Rabbit - Eric Rohmann ©2002 When Mouse lets his best friend, Rabbit, play with his brandnew airplane, trouble isn't far behind. Of course, Rabbit has a solution -- but when Rabbit sets out to solve a problem, even bigger problems follow. Caldecott Medal Book Age Range: 5 - 8 Years Grade Level: 1 - 2

Nothing but Trouble: The Story of Althea Gibson - Sue Stauffacher ©2011 Althea is nothing but trouble! Everyone agrees: her mama, her daddy, her teacher, even the policeman. But when Buddy Walker, the play leader on Althea's street in Harlem, watches her play paddle tennis, he sees something more: pure possibility. Buddy buys Althea her very own stringed tennis racket, and before 4March 15, 2015  long, she's on her way to becoming a great athlete—and to proving that she's more than just trouble. Age Range: 5 - 7 Years Grade Level: 2 - 4

Puppy is Lost – Harriet Ziefert ©2011 Max's dog, Puppy, is lost! She was here, and now she's gone. Where can Puppy be? Max can't sleep! Max can't eat! He calls for her, plasters posters all over town, and searches everywhere for his beloved pet. It's not until both Max and Puppy have the same idea that they finally find each other. Age Range: 4 - 8 Years Grade Level: 1 - 3

A Sick Day for Amos McGee – Philip C. Stead ©2010 Every day he spends a little bit of time with each of his friends at the zoo, running races with the tortoise, keeping the shy penguin company, and even reading bedtime stories to the owl. But when Amos is too sick to make it to the zoo, his animal friends decide it’s time they returned the favor. Caldecott Medal Book Age Range: 5 – 6 Years GradeLevel: 1 - 2

Something to Tell the Grand Cows – Eileen Spinelli ©2004 What kind of exciting stories could Emmadine the cow tell her grandcows? About the time she swatted seventeen horseflies? Right. Or the time she chased a crow from the corn? Whoop-dee-doo. So when Emmadine learned that Admiral Richard E. Byrd was looking for a few good cows to take to the South Pole, she volunteered--boldlygoing where no cow had gone before. Loosely based on a historical event, Eileen Spinellis humorous tale of Emmadines adventures will delight young readers, while Bill Slavins bold acrylic illustrations bring this unique and heroic cow to life. Age Range: 6 – 9 Years Grade Level: 1 - 4

The Song of Francis – Tomie DePaola ©2009 Francis, the Little Poor One, is so filled with the love of God that he bursts into song, and he is joined by birds of every color. Age Range: 5 - 7 Years Grade Level: Kindergarten - 1

Straga Nona Does It Again – Tomie DePaola ©2013 Angelina is so beautiful that all the young men in the village are chasing her, but the one she has eyes for doesn’t know she exists. At his wits’ end, her father sends her to his dear cousin—Strega Nona. Age Range: 5 - 8 Years Grade Level: 1 - 3

Take me out to the Yakyu - Aaron Meshon ©2013 You may know that baseball is the Great American Pastime, but did you know that it is also a beloved sport in Japan? Come along with one little boy and his grandfathers, one in America and one in Japan, as he learns about baseball and its rich, varying cultural traditions. Age Range: 5 - 8 Years Grade Level: 1 - 3

365 Penguins - Jean-Luc Fromental ©2006 On New Year's Day, a family receives an anonymous package containing a penguin. The young narrator chases the bird around the house as it runs amok and knocks over lamps and furniture. His sister, Amy, finds a note, I'm number 1. Feed me when I'm hungry. Just as the message implies, there are more to come; by the end of the year, 365 in all. Age Range: 4 – 8 Years Grade Level: 1 - 4

We All Need Forgiveness – Mercer Mayer ©2014