The Letter D is a generally reliable letter. It usually makes the “duh” sound as in dog or sad.  D sometimes makes the /t/ sound (especially when it is the suffix “ed” as in kissed) When combined with another consonant, especially the letter “g”, a grapheme is formed which sounds like /j/ (as in ledger) […]
The Letter C is an unreliable, redundant letter. It either makes the /k/ sound as in cat or the /s/ sound as in celery. It is considered redundant because it doesn’t make a unique sound. The Letter C is part of the /ch/ digraph as in chicken When C is followed by ‘e’ or ‘i’ […]
The letter B is a dependable letter. It usually makes the “buh” sound as in bat. However, it is sometimes silent (as in doubt or lamb). The rule for remembering this is that when b comes BEFORE T or AFTER M in the same syllable, it is silent. This is too advanced for kindergarten students […]
1. Draw a letter A to show your child. Introduce the idea that an A makes different sounds when it is in a word. One sound is the name of the letter — see if your child can come up with any examples of words that start with that sound, such as apron, acorn, April, ace, […]
Old MacDonald Had a Woodshop, by Lisa Shulman. Old MacDonald is building a surprise for the young animals on the farm. With a zztt zztt here, and a tap tap there, the other animals join Old MacDonald in using the many tools in her woodshop. At the end, they surprise the little ones with a […]
Magical Snowmen  1 white candlestick 1 piece of watercolor white paper Watercolor paints Paint brushes  Begin by drawing a picture of a snowman using the bottom of the candlestick (not the top with the wick). The picture of the snowman will not be seen until you paint over it with the watercolor paints. […]
1 C. salt 1/2 C. flour 3/4 C. water Large bowl Mixing spoon Crayons Light-blue construction paper Paintbrushes  Make “snow” by mixing salt, flour, and water in a large bowl. Invite student to use crayons to draw a winter scene on light-blue construction paper. Have students paint “snow” over their pictures using long brush […]
You need unbaked tube biscuits, bird seed and yarn. I gave each child one biscuit. They took a straw and put a hole through the top of the biscuit(for the hanger). They took the bird seed and pushed it into the biscuit on each side. The cooks at our school baked them for us. They […]
