Exploring Plants in Kindergarten

We will be exploring plants for the letter Pp.  We will be following the task in the powerpoint below during class as a whole.  You will share your thought from our adventures each day on planting seeds and trees.  Let others know just what you learned from your experiment. Then we will all come back here when our project is complete and share our final and favorite thoughts.  Enjoy the adventure.

Expolring Plants

Working hard in the garden is what we do best.  Look what comes from our hard work and rest...

A tree we planted to help clean our air, our class decided to plant a pair.

What did you like best from our projects?  What other ways can you help our community?

Amazing Alphabet Adventures

Introduction:

This Webpage was designed for kindergarten students and upcoming kindergarten students. It is a fun and interactive way to learn letters and sounds. Learning letters is an important skill that is needed to help them learn to read. There are several interactive task and games that will help increase letter recognition. Your child/student will need your assistance on some of these links but they will have a lot of fun and enjoy their journey on an Amazing Alphabet Adventures.

Students when you have completed your journey you should be able to do the following:

1. I can name all the letters in the alphabet: capitals and lowercase.
2. I can match all consonant and short-vowel sounds to appropriate letters.
3. I can blend vowel-consonant sounds orally to make words.
4. I can distinguish letters from words.

Your Tasks:

You are on an amazing world adventure to find all the letters of the alphabet and their amazing sounds. Start at the beginning and make your way through the adventure to discover how amazing letters can be and how important they are in your reading journey.

An adult will need to help guide you through the various activities to complete. Your goal is to fulfill the following items at the end of your journey. By reaching your goals you will be a better reader and writer.

1. Follow directions when working on computer activities.

2.  Identify the letters of the alphabet and their sounds.

3.  Match capital and lowercase letters.

4.  Identify letters and place them in the correct order.

The Process:

Start with the first website and complete the games for each of the letters of the alphabet. These sites are in an order so that students will be challenged as they move through each of the activities. Start with number 1 and make your way through the end.

1. Lets have a fun exploring letters and their sounds on Starfall. This fun filled page will fill your brain with knowledge. When you see the page of alphabet I want you to click on a letter and pay close attention to what happens with the letter and sound.

2. I really enjoyed learning about all the letters and sounds, but lets try a little more. Lets go over to The Learning Planet and see if we can't find something more exciting. When you get to the learning planet click on the green arrow to begin the game. Once the game begins use your mouse to pick the letter you want to begin with, but make sure you go through each letter.

3. Now for a little more, lets’ take a walk downSesame Street and look for letters. Big Bird, Elmo, Cookie Monster, Bert, and Ernie are all waiting for you. When you get to Sesame Street use your mouse to click on the red ABC sign to begin. Once you are in the game you have to click on a picture in the frame to begin. Remember to look hard to find ALL the hidden letter. Use your mouse to click on the letter once you find it.

4. You have done so much, so lets see just how much you have learned. ABC Order will push you to your limits but at the same time make you smile at how smart you really are. When you get to the site use your mouse and click on the green arrow to start your journey. Use your mouse to click on the letter that comes next.

5. If you're looking for one more sqeekey thing to do try check out ABC Mouse for a good time. This is one fun game sure to do your brain good. Click on a letter then to the right click on the game symbol to start the game. Have fun and try the other links on this page to put your brain to the test. Remember you are smart and can do it!

Conclusion:


Did you enjoy your amazing alphabet adventure? I hope you did! Remember being able to recognize all your letters and sounds is an important skill. Letter recognition is the first and most important step in your journey to reading. I hope you come back often to keep developing your letter recognition skills at Amazing Alphabet Adventures.

Credits & References:

I would like to give special thanks to Starfall, Learning Planet, Sesame Street, and ABC Mouse for the use of their websites in the construction of this interactive Webpage.

The Letter Ff

Today we will be learning a new letter and its sound.  Letters and sound help us to read and write so they are a very important part of our growth.

Our Amazing Letter today is the letter Ff.

Check out the Letter Ff at work.

Letter Ff
Letter Ff Song
The working letter Ff


The letter Ff is used in many words, below are some pictures that begin with the letter F.  

fish

frog

family

Now look around your house and see how many things you can find that begin with the letter Ff, then write down every item you found in your Letter Journal and draw a picture for each. 

Please take the time and practice writing and saying the letter Ff.  Print out and use the worksheet below to practice writing both uppercase and lowercase Ff.

The Letter Ff Practice

Remember when you are out of the house with your family see how many things you can point out to your parents that begin with the letter Ff.

Until Our next Amazing Letter Adventures

Have a fabulous Day!

Mrs. Ross