Lesson - How To Read A Story

Reading

Lesson Introduction – watch this video

Now watch here to enjoy the story! 

Writing

That was some good ideas of how to read a story…I wonder, how do I write a story?

Draw a story! In Kindergarten our pictures are our stories, or our writing.  Some of us can also label or write words to go with our picture but the focus of the picture is to tell an actual story.  I can draw a story with a dog and a butterfly. Here is a video breaking down what the process may look like for your kids.

Draw a story with a …

Toy (ball, lego, doll, barbie, action figure, playdough…)

Insect (ant, caterpillar, butterfly, fly, …)

Animal (elephant, tiger, cow, goat, dog, cat…)

Person (you, your family, a teacher, a famous person…)

These are just some of many possibilities.

Parents you can ask questions to get your child thinking about the detail they are adding to their story:

Do the items in the picture belong in the same story? What is happening in the story? Where/when is the story taking place? Who is in your story?

Why is that happening or in your story?

Make sure you add some letters/words for labels or sentences to your story!

Numeracy

Today’s lesson is more literacy based, with our reading and writing pieces.

For today’s numeracy piece, I challenge you to play a game with your family that uses cards or dice.  This builds number recognition or the ability to subitize (eg. seeing the dots on the dice and instantly knowing the number without counting). If you do not have cards or dice at home, I challenge you to make 2 sets cards with numbers 1-10 on one side.

Go Fish is an easy game to play with your kids. Watch this video if you aren’t positive what to do.

You can download a copy of the lesson from the calendar.