Teaching kindergarden kid to associate flowers, fruits n veg. to letters.?
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Q quiche quail quark er oats Quinta salmon quinine water\nU upside down cake \nV veggies or violets\nY yams yellow squash\n just a few need more post another question or check Clyde's..... friend penny {words and letter site} I may have more there
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Alphabet coloring pages, alphabet puzzles, alphabet picture books, pick a letter a week and tape the letter on objects in the house that start with that letter, ones that your child sees alot, each time you pass that object with him/her point it out, maybe harder with some letters than with others.
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Bring in things that preschoolers would like. Things like cookis and different kinds of candy. show them the object tell them the shape and why. Doing activities with stuff that preschoolers like helps them memorize it.
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Hi, I was an early childhood major so hopefully I can help you out.  Kindergarten is becoming increasingly academic.  Working with him is a great idea!  However, preschoolers were not made to sit down and do worksheets.  Try to play some active learning games with him, that engage him and make him think.  Read, read, read!  Read to him everyday.  Try to ask him a lot of open-ended questions.  Preschoolers need to discover for themselves (with close supervision).  If he wants to know where mud comes from, make it.  You can also practice writing letters with him in the sand, by cutting letters out of magazines, using seeds and glue...anything you can think of.  Worksheets are good in some cases but there are a lot more things you can do that are more "developmentally appropriate".  I have included two links in the resource section that you should visit.  These are excellent and free publications from the United States Department of Education based upon years and years of research that would be perfect for you to read.\n\nHope that helped!
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For learning her ABC's, you can use any computer really. I would recommend including a Touch Screen, and a one-button mouse with your purchase, to make interaction with the computer much easier for her. You must be VERY patient with her regarding her learning to interact with the computer, and with her learning the content of the programs. \n\nWhat country are you in? If you are in the United States, then even if your daughter is on a "Life Skills" certficiate track at school, she should have goals relating to learning reading (actually, goals relating to each of the core academic subjects). Talk with your daughter's special education teacher about which goals tie in to the reading/language arts state standards and benchmarks. No Child Left Behind and the new reauthorization of IDEA requires that she have academic goals in the five core areas (Reading, Writing, Math, Science/Social Studies). However, your daughter may still be working on pre-reading and pre-writing goals that lead up to the regular standards. Ask about what activities they have been doing with her for the eventual acquisition of print recognition and writing. The school probably also has had your daughter on a computer already, for at least once per week (in the school computer lab or on a classroom computer).\n\nFrom your saying that you wish to "open up communication," I take it your daughter does NOT speak?  If she is not talking, then there are touch-board communication devices that greatly assist with basic communication. They range from 2 panels up to dozens of panels.  Once again, IF you are in the United States, your IEP committee should be looking at how to help her express herself in social communication. What does your Speech Pathologist say? Has your committee done an assistive technology assessment?\n\nFor your home computer, I would recommend the Reader Rabbit series, starting with their Infant, and then Pre-School programs, so that your daughter can learn how the computer works. Also, try the activities at these links (not all may interest her, but they are worth a try):\n\ngood training for computer interactivity and basic vocabulary skills at...\nhttp://www.pctots.com/infant-development.htm\n\nthen add...\nhttp://www.learningcompany.com/\nhttp://www.getreadytoread.org/content/view/101/317/\nhttp://www.sesameworkshop.org/sesamestreet/?scrollerId=games\nhttp://www.4thekidstoystore.com/edso.html
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Letters from Santa are a big hit. For the seven year old the "clue game". Write a clue , Wrap it in a small box. The clue should lead her to the next box and the next and the next till it leads her to one of her gifts .  For the two year old red and White helium balloons with a long stings attach to which are paper snow flakes. I always got the girls Christmas pajamas and let them open them Christmas eve. It was a lovely tradition and they always looked cute for Christmas morning pictures. I really miss my girls being little at Christmas!!! Enjoy yours for me!!
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You could use the Dolch Sight words preschool list and when she gets good at them, move on to the kindergarten list. And make your own flash cards either with a word processor and cardstock and scissors/paper cutter, or hand print them on index cards.  My son really liked labled tongue depressors (big thick popsicle/craft sticks) instead of cards:\n\nThe lists and printable flashcards are available at:\nhttp://www.kidzone.ws/dolch/preschool.htm\n\nalso online free "Dolch Kits" that include printable flashcards are available at:\nhttp://www.theschoolbell.com/Links/Dolch/Contents.html\n\nYou could also use rhyming words and easy blends to make your own flashcards.  A good place to find worksheets for easy words (and then make flashcards based on the worksheets) is at Starfall:\nhttp://www.starfall.com/n/N-info/level-a.htm\n\nHave fun!
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I really wish I could help you but my oldest is only in second grade.  Most of the websites I use are for teaching ABC's and 123's.\n\nYou can try this one for math worksheets.\nhttp://www.eduplace.com/math/mw/\nIf you choose your child's grade level and then leveled practice you will be able to print out a lot of worksheets.  You might want to look through them a little to find exactly what you want.  You might want to occasionally choose an easier grade level to print out a few easy review pages.  \n\nFor reading you might want to check with your local library to see if they have a summer reading program.  At my library the kids earn a small prize for every 10 books they read and bigger prizes at the end of the summer.  They love knowing that they can get prizes for books that they were going to read anyway.  \n\nMost libraries will have a few books with simple science experiments.  They are fun and educational.  We do a lot of these durring the summer.  A few weeks ago we planted lima beans and jelly beans.  When only the lima beans sprouted we cut open a lima bean to find the baby plant inside and the the jelly bean to find no baby plant.  We had a lot of fun.\n\nFind out what your child is interesten in and help him/her learn all about it.  My 7 year old is intersted in Archeology and paleontology so much of what he learns involves dinosaurs and ancient egypt.  My 4 year old loves gardening so we are learning about seeds, parts of a plant, and what living things need to grow.  My 2 year old loves bugs so we are learning the life cycles of insects.  We count legs when we can get the bug to lay still enough.  They don't even realize that they are learning when you teach them what they want to know!\n\nGood luck!
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How about a workshop where, for a small fee they could learn how and get started, you provide the supplies and let them choose from several different things...they will become involved and hopefully buy their supplies from you. I like using pressed flowers!
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It depends what her particular interests (or obsessions!) are.  Try to make the objects relevant to her.  If she is into trains, or wheels, for example, pictures of those cut up might be interesting.  It's a case of getting her attention in the first place so that she will engage, and also remember the information she is learning.\n\nA rhyme or a rap might add to the learning experience so that it caters for visual and auditory learning, as well as kinaesthetic as she can put the parts together (like a jigsaw).
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Geez...I looked and just could not find anything that would probably help you.\n\nMaybe a hands on (no pun intended) project could help you better.  An idea is to have them make their own alphabet that you can put on your wall.  \nHave them trace their hands and make a collage or something of that source.  Of course, a collage would be to big for a wall alphabet so another idea is to take a digital snap shot of it, then hang the 8x11 print out next to the letter H. \n\nYou could probably do the same thing with eyes.  But...I don't know.\nGood luck!
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Be sure she understands a simple ab pattern, and it is helpful if you can extend it. By that I mean red,yellow,red yellow. An extended pattern would incorporate another color. She should be fine if she knows all of the  names of the letters, sounds, colors, and basic shapes. I think the requirements for homeschool probably vary from state to state, but I suggest you call your local Office of Public Instruction. The OSPI in Washington State use to provide materials for parents who homeschooled. I am a certified public school teacher as well as a certified Montessori teacher. Your daughter will be fine given your concern and involvement. Start her putting the sounds together to form simple words (cat, dog etc.) Have her practice her manuscript to develop her fine motor skills (we use D'Nealian in WA) you should be able to obtain practice sheets off of the Internet. Teach her the seasons as they change. I always taught the names of baby animals in the spring, apples and spiders in the fall etc. Good luck!
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You could always use a thesaurus (including online thesaurus like http://thesaurus.reference.com/) and put in a couple of words and seek synonyms. Make sure you check the definition one last time though before giving them to a kid. Good luck!
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I teach a couple kindergarten music classes and they're not too far beyond preschool, so maybe some of these things will work for you too.\n\nI play the "hot and cold" game except with loud and soft.  One student hides an item in the room.  Another student looks for it.  As he/she gets closer to the item, the rest of the class claps louder.  As they get further away, they clap more softly.  This teaches them dynamics.\n\nI also play a singing game where we use a stuffed animal that correlates with the season.  Right now I am using a turkey.  One student puts their back to the rest of the class.  I give the turkey to a student that is behaving well.  The entire class sings "Who has the turkey?" on Mi - Do - Fa- Mi - Do on the following rhythm. \nquarter, eighth, eighth, quarter, quarter.  (One syllable per pitch)  After the entire class sings "Who has the turkey" twice, the child that actually has it sings it twice by themselves.  The child that has their back to the class then tries to guess who has it by recognizing their voice.  The kids love it!  Sorry if I couldn't explain it well.  You could use whatever melody you want to sing, you don't have to use the one that I attempted to explain using solfege.
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Ask your teacher for assistance with the letter.
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I am a teacher and lots of times parents freak out about this sort of thing. The best thing you can do for your child is teach him/her to grip....scissors, paint brushes, pencils and all sorts of writing tools. If you want your child to write a name or soemthing else for family cards all you need to do is write with a yellow crayon and have your child trace over your letters. \nDon't push it always make it fun or you will turn your child off to writing and reading. Also fun to write in shaving cream, pudding, whipped cream, ketchup, etc.
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Personalized word puzzles(http://www.edhelper.com/puzzles.htm)... click on "puzzle buiders" under "TOOLS" (should be free)\na mini-mail box\nthe word "it"\nwheel of fortune/hang man, etc. board game\nletter organizer\nAlphabet soup\nmagnetic letters\nPersonalized jewelery\na book of written letters\n\n-good luck!