Kindergarten Review
What We'll Learn This Year
Helping at Home
Students learn the vowel sounds and consonant sounds in kindergarten as well as how to blend them into three letter words. If your child still struggles with these, please see these videos to help your child NIGHTLY at home.
This video shows how your child's mouth should look when pronoucning each short vowel sound. Try these exercises of going from two vowels back and forth to practice their mouth placement.
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Your child should be able to:
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name the five vowel
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say the long and short vowel sound of each vowel in isolation and within a three CVC three-letter (consonant-vowel-consonant) word
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This video shows how to help your child practice blending consonants and vowels together quickly.
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Your child should be able to:
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blend together a consonant and vowel quickly (short and long vowels)
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How can I help my child learn the special sounds that you learn in class?
You can help your child "chop" special sounds.
How to use "flashcards" in a fun and engaging way that will leave your child wanting to practice.
SPECIAL SOUNDS
WORDS WITH SPECIAL SOUNDS
Kindergarten Review
CVC Words
Some favorites are:
Magic E Words
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Vowels and Consonants
Your child should know the difference between a vowel and a consonant. Use these games to practice:
We use this song to practice our short vowel sounds.
Your child should be able to read a consonant and short vowel together quickly. This is a blend.
Example: ba (in bad), re (in red), ti (in tip)
Your child should be able to read a consonant and long vowel together quickly. This is a blend.
Example: ba (in baby), re (in read), ti (in tight)
1st and 2nd Charts (1st Grade)
3rd Chart (1st Grade)
er/ir/ur
Some favorites are:
oi / oy
Some favorites are:
Language Games
ABC Order
Some favorites are:
Contrations
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