Getting Ready for the Big K!

My little guy is going to Kindergarten this coming Fall.  He was old enough to send to school last fall however, he is a tad impulsive and wanted nothing to do with school...  Keep in mind the pressures of Kindergarten too (good old common core).
Being a teacher, I was kind of bummed when he didn't want anything to do with colors, numbers, letter, etc.. My husband continued to say, "you're the reading specialist, you have to teach him his letters".  However, H had other plans.  He would rather run like a wild man around the house and neighborhood before sitting down to learn letters.. Then I was watching him play with his matchbox cars and had an idea.. I can use his cars to help him learn his letters.  He absolutely loved it!!  I was amazed at how fast he caught on to his letters, numbers, and colors.  His little sister saw it and wanted to give it a shot too.  She really loved it and even started using her princesses.
 

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We finally know most of our letters so we have moved onto blending letters.  He is great with all of his phonemic skills (for the most part).  We began reading CVC words this week.  He seems to enjoy it as long as it involves cars!!  His favorite part is flipping the flap to see if he read and blended the word properly.  This boy is definitely a tactile learner.

 I am so excited to see if my little Kindergarten friends will enjoy blending and checking their words as much as my son does.. :)
Stay tuned for a blog post on sight word ideas that have become part of our everyday remediation in Kindergarten. 

Stay warm all!! We have over a foot of snow!!!