Pre-Kindergarden Recipes
Morning Messages: Developing Concepts of Print, Word Recognition and Rhyming (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 1st
Build Your Own Poem!: Making Rhymes Based on Spelling Patterns (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 1st
Building Word Families: Making and Breaking Words in the ABC Center (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 1st
Starfall at the Computer Center: Mox's Shop Teaches the "Short o" Sound (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 1st
Writer's Workshop: Modeling and Guiding the Writing Process in Kindergarten (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 1st
Poem of the week: Developing Concepts of Print, Word Recognition and Rhyming (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 1st
Kindergarten Word Wall: Developing Print Awareness and Word Recognition (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 1st
Café Drama Center: Developing Language and Vocabulary Through Play (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 1st
Forming Letters: Verbal Prompts to Facilitate Learning (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 1st
Naming Objects from the Sound Bin: Building Awareness of Initial Phonemes (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 1st
Letter of the Week: Engaging Activities to Practice Letter Names and Sounds (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 1st
Reading Corner: Creating a Space for Students to Explore Texts
PreK
- 6th
Classroom Mailbox: Motivating Students to Write Letters to Friends (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 1st
Learning Targets: Fostering Student Success in Kindergarten (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 1st
The Conversation Station: A Center for Developing Oral Language and Vocabulary Skills
PreK
- 1st
Pick a Play Area: Developing Math, Language, and Literacy Skills
PreK
- 1st
Create a New Song!: Building Phonemic Awareness through Play
PreK
- 1st
Find That Day!: Using Days of the Week to Practice Initial Letter-Sounds
PreK
- 1st
Phonemic Awareness Read Aloud: Using Stories to Develop Phonemic Awareness Skills
PreK
- 1st
Re-Enacting Procedures: Building the Foundation for Procedural Writing
PreK
- 2nd
Stories, Actions, and Pictures: Introducing New Letter-Sounds with Jolly Phonics in Kindergarten
PreK
- 2nd
Guess My Letter: Reviewing Letter-Sounds
PreK
- 1st
Letter-Sound Hokey Pokey: Motivating Children with Songs and Actions
PreK
- 1st
Picture Writing: Using Student Art to Motivate Early Writing
PreK
- 1st
The Daily Five: Fostering Literacy Independence
PreK
- 6th
Phonological Awareness Read Aloud: Foundations for Phonemic Awareness
PreK
- 1st
Five Senses Story Reading: Building Reading Comprehension
PreK
- K
Sounds in Action: Reviewing Jolly Phonics Letter-Sounds in Pre-Kindergarten
PreK
- 1st
Corner Grocery Store Song: Foundations for Phonemic Awareness
PreK
- 1st
Interactive Story Retelling: Encouraging Retelling with Picture Supports
PreK
- 1st
Take One Thing From the Box: Foundations for Phonemic Awareness
PreK
- 1st
The Hungry Hungry Rhyming Monster: Foundations for Phonemic Awareness
PreK
- K
Silly Sound Attendance: Building Phonemic Awareness
PreK
- 1st
Awesome Alliteration: Building Awareness of Initial Letter-Sounds
PreK
- 1st
What Picture Goes with This Sound?: Listening for Beginning and Ending Sounds
PreK
- 1st
Phoneme Trees: Reviewing Letter-Sound Correspondences
PreK
- 1st
Mind Pictures: Promoting Comprehension through Visualization
PreK
- 3rd
Fishing for Syllables: Foundations for Phonemic Awareness
PreK
- K
Drumming Out Syllables: Foundations for Phonemic Awareness
PreK
- 1st
Teaching Rhyme Through Songs: Foundations for Phonemic Awareness
PreK
- K
What Rhymes With This Picture?: Exploring Rhymes Orally and In Writing
PreK
- 1st
Pound and Sound: Helping Students Hear and Blend Phonemes
PreK
- 1st
Alphabet In My Mouth!: Reviewing Alphabet Letter-Sounds
PreK
- 1st
Spelling from Pictures: Practicing Spelling by Sounding Out
PreK
- 1st
Television Stars!: Developing Oral Language Skills
PreK
- K
Where's the Sound?: Listening for Beginning, Middle, and End Sounds
PreK
- 1st
Who's That Community Helper?: Building Knowledge, Language, and Early Literacy Skills
PreK
- 1st
The Royal Treasure Chest: Practicing Syllables Using Movements
PreK
- 1st
Hear the Sound, Find the Letter!: Reinforcing Letter-Sound Correspondences
PreK
- 1st
Silly Names: Building Phonemic Awareness
PreK
- 1st
Our Class Experience: Reinforcing Concepts of Print and Writing Conventions
PreK
- K
Mystery Object Sort: Building Awareness of Initial Sounds and Letters
PreK
- K
Consonant Blends Using Blocks: Developing Phonemic Awareness
PreK
- 1st
What's the Mystery Sound?: Building Phonemic Awareness of Beginning, Middle, and End Sounds
PreK
- 1st
Picky Puppet: Promoting Phonemic Awareness
PreK
- K
Classroom Post Office: Letter Writing for Motivation and Communication
PreK
- K
Bag of Mysteries: Using Descriptive Language
PreK
- 1st
Push the Letter-Sounds: Using Magnetic Letters to Practice Early Decoding
PreK
- 1st
Guess Who?: Introducing Letter-Sound Correspondences
PreK
- 1st
Toss the Letter Cube: Reviewing Letter-Sounds
PreK
- K
Word Trains: Developing Concepts of Print
PreK
- K
The Look and Feel of Phonemes: Multisensory Phonemic Awareness
PreK
- K
Sounding Blocks: Building Phonemic Awareness
PreK
- 1st
Match It!: Finding Beginning, Middle, and End Sounds
PreK
- 1st
What's Wrong with This Poem?: Developing Phonemic Awareness
PreK
- 1st
Dash to Your Phoneme: Active Engagement to Build Phonemic Awareness
PreK
- K
How Many Beats in Your Name?: Foundations for Phonemic Awareness
PreK
- 1st
Fun with Predictable Stories: Developing Concepts of Print
PreK
- K
Morning Sign-In: Building Math, Literacy, and Thinking Skills
PreK
- 1st
Spelling Using Jolly Phonics Actions: Practicing Letter-Sounds
PreK
- 2nd
Miming Words with Jolly Phonics: Practicing Letter-Sounds and Strengthening Phonemic Awareness
PreK
- 2nd
Inspiring Charms: Scaffolding Oral Expression and Narrative Writing
PreK
- 3rd
Sound Skills Review: Building Up to Phonemic Awareness
PreK
- 2nd
Match the Rhyming Objects!: Foundations for Phonemic Awareness
PreK
- K
A is for Alphabet Book: Using Alphabet Books to Promote Early Literacy Skills
PreK
- 1st
Concept Sorts: Developing Categorical Thinking and Expressive Language
PreK
- K
The Science Center: Integrating Science and Literacy (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 2nd
Sea Shell Counting: Integrating Mathematics and Literacy (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 1st
Fishing for Phonics: Developing Letter-Sound Correspondences (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 1st
Magnetic Letters: Making Words in First Grade (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 1st
Reading the Big Book: Exploring Concepts of Print (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 1st
Family Room: A Gathering Place for Learning (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 4th
Exciting Picture Messages: Engaging Students in the Writing Process (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 1st
Extra Special Student: Using a Vocabulary Wheel to Ask Questions (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 1st
Good Morning Song: Establishing Classroom Routine (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 1st
Healthy Me: Extending Understandings and Expanding Vocabulary (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 2nd
Home-School Connection: Practicing Letter Sounds and Sight Words (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- K
Lets Play Bingo: Practicing Letter Sounds (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- K
Literacy Centers: Promoting Literacy Independence in Kindergarten (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 1st
Keep the Beat: Developing Phonemic Awareness (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 1st
Writing Center: Using Whiteboards to Practice Spelling Words (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 1st
Learn to Read with Starfall: Using the SMART Board to Develop Letter Sounds (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 1st
Starfall: Developing Letter Sounds with an Engaging Website (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 1st
Website Word Families: Engaging Students with Starfall (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 1st
Word of the Week: Spelling High Frequency Words in Kindergarten (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 1st
Story Re-enactment: Promoting Comprehension with an Oral Retell (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 1st
Felt Board Retell: Promoting Comprehension with an Oral Retell (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 1st
Milling to Music: Integrating Music and Literacy During Transitions (Virtual Tour)
PreK
Monthly Storyboard: Promoting the Enjoyment of Writing (Virtual Tour)
PreK
Mystery Bag: Promoting Oral Language (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 1st
Question of the Day: Promoting Oral Language and Motivation for Literacy (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 1st
Name Game: Developing Phonemic Awareness in Kindergarten (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- K
Reading in Kindergarten: Promoting the Enjoyment of Reading (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- K
SMART Board Book Interaction: Promoting the Enjoyment of Reading With Technology (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 4th
SMART Board Riddles: Promoting Motivation for Literacy with Technology (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 1st
Sound of the Day Attendance: Developing Phonemic Awareness (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 1st
Making Apple Sauce: Learning Procedure Writing in Kindergarten (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 1st
StarFall Center: Learning and Applying Letter-Sounds in Kindergarten (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- K
Taking a Math Shapes Walk: Interactive Writing about Schoolyard Observations (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 2nd
Small Group Shared Reading: Building Motivation for Literacy and Concepts of Print in Kindergarten (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- K
Supported Dramatic Play: Building Vocabulary and Oral Language in Kindergarten (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- K
Interactive Writing in Kindergarten: Sharing the Pen to Promote Engagement (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- K
Learning Luggage: Taking Engaging Literacy Activities Home for Practice with Parents (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 1st
Seasons of Our Learning: Remembering What Has Been Done Over the Year (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 2nd
Puppets and Props: Building Oral Language by Retelling Familiar Stories (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 1st
Images and Words: Building Vocabulary Knowledge with Pictures (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 1st
Walk and Stop: Finding Letters and Common Words Around the Classroom (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 1st
Letters and Words Center: Practicing Letter-Sounds and High Frequency Words (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 1st
Meaningful Word Walls: Using Childrens Names and Familiar Sound-Prompt Pictures (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 2nd
How to Make a Fire Truck!: Launching Procedural Writing by Integrating Social Studies and Literacy (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 1st
Being Special is Important: Daily Helpers in the Kindergarten Classroom (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 2nd
Daily Read Alouds: Using Non-Fiction and Math Books in the Literacy Program (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 6th
Making it Real!: Using Sentence Strips with Pictures to Retell a Lived Experience (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 2nd
How to Make a List: Building Independence Through Modeling and Picture References (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 1st
Meaningful Attendance: Question of the Day Prompts a Written Response (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 1st
Literacy in the Math Center: Introducing Math Concepts and Vocabulary with Literature (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 1st
The Log Hotel: Launching Reading and Writing with a Science Activity (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 1st
Listening Center: Supporting Understanding with Props (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 1st
Sand Table and Flannel Board: Contexts for Retelling Stories (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 1st
Playing with Letters: Learning Letter-Sounds and Creating Words (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 1st
"Pop Corn" Words: Learning High Frequency Words that Pop Up Everywhere (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 1st
Favorite Read Alouds: Strategies for Fiction and Nonfiction Books (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 1st
Pointers and Pals: Props to Encourage Students to Find and Read Words (Virtual Tour)
PreK
Writing Around the Room: Labelling Personal Constructions and Artwork with Print (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 1st
Treasure Time: Sorting Objects Based on Initial Sounds (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 1st
Drive-Thru Blending in PreK/K: Building Phonemic Awareness and Letter-Sounds (Virtual Tour)
PreK
"Slinky" Phonemic Awareness: Stretching and Blending Words (Virtual Tour)
PreK
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