For more information about Pre-K curriculum and what we are learning this year visit the RRISD Pre-Kindergarten Curriculum webpage.
Support learning at home by practicing the following with your child:
- Practice recognizing and creating patterns
- Learn basic colors
- Learn basic shapes (circle, square, triangle, rhombus, oval, and rectangle)
- Name numbers 0-10
- Count with 1:1 correspondence (download FREE number cards)
- Practice rote counting to at least 30
- Practice naming all uppercase and lowercase letters
- Practice rhyming words
- Practice holding crayon correctly (download FREE Handwriting Without Tears information)
- Practice writing Upper Case letters (download FREE Handwriting Without Tears information)
- Practice writing name in all capital letters, then Title Case (download FREE Handwriting Without Tears information)
- Introduce letter sounds (download FREE letter sound cards/activity pages)
- Practice cutting (download FREE cutting practice pages)
- Practice tying shoes, putting on clothes, and doing other activities that develop independence
- READ, READ, READ!
- Read the pictures- this is a VERY important strategy for beginning readers. Pictures hold meaning and allow even emergent readers to make sense of the story.
- Re-tell a story, retelling greatly improves comprehension
- Always ask your child questions about the story you read to improve comprehension