These are homework assignments saved from my kindergarten teaching experience. If you want your child to get a taste of academics, the corresponding links offer some great skills practice. Check out the "Online Activities" page for more math and language arts fun.

ABC's and Tying Shoes All Subjects This week help your child practice saying the alphabet and tying shoes. If you try the online alphabet game below, you should NOT expect your child to find the letters on the keyboard without help. The purpose of this activity is to SAY the letters in order. Add the Missing Letters Stories for Tying Shoes

Ordinal Numbers All Subjects This assignment involves following directions to put items in a certain order, using the words first, second, third, fourth, and fifth. The links I've listed require some reading, and Squigly's Apples includes ordinals to "tenth." These, however, were the most appropriate activities I could find on the web. Sequence first through fourth Squigly's Apples

Letter Sounds All Subjects Review letter sounds Picture/Letter Match

Understanding the Concept of Time All Subjects Students will demonstrate ability to sequence events. They will also tell the difference between the hour and minute hands and use a paper clock to show time to the hour. Note: At the FunSchool site below, it will be necessary to go to page 4 and scroll through the list of games until you see "What's the Order?". When you visit the Literacy Center site, click on "Numbers" and then on the "8" tab at the top of the screen for the clock activity. Learning Planet Literacy Center Numbers Milkshake Snapdragon Talking Clock

Learning Sight Words All Subjects Students will complete a word search puzzle that includes many of the sight words on our classroom Word Wall. Additional practice in recognizing these high-frequency words will help your child read fluently. Color Word Memory Flashcards and Activities Match words to their shapes Scroll down and read Word Lists

Reading a Calendar Math Students should be able to demonstrate knowledge of how a calendar works by filling in missing numbers and answering questions in this week's homework. Activity Calendar Make a calendar online

Earth Day Activity All Subjects Families will complete one clean-up or beautification project in their neighborhoods. Arrange Your Own Garden Clean Up Your World

Visual Memory All Subjects Fine tune your child's visual memory skills. Sam I Am

Shape Up with Shortcake All Subjects Children will manipulate game pieces to demonstrate knowledge of shapes and position words. Get a head start by visiting these links. A Shapes Memory Game Dam Jammer--Level 1 Fisher-Price Colors and Shapes Geometry Workshop Kinderweb Meddybemps Positions Online shape story and activity Pattern Blocks Sammy's Shapes storybook Tesselations: two-dimentional patterns (advanced) Virtual Geoboard

Learning Rhyming Words All Subjects Check out the rebus rhymes and other fun activities at the links below. You will be thinking of rhyming words for this week's homework assignment. Oobi Rhymes What's in the Bag?

Fire Safety Health and Safety Visit these sites to brush up on fire safety. October is Fire Prevention Month. The homework assignment will have students practice home escape routes. Risk Watch and Sparky the Fire Dog Survive Alive United States Fire Administration

Determining Equivalence All Subjects Students will practice using one-to-one correspondence to determine which of two sets contains more/fewer objects. Practice at the sites below. Try the game in Chapter Two. Counting Sheep

Naming Letters of the Alphabet All Subjects Students will practice a skill that is very important in learning to read. To access the Alphabetical Order game below, click on the link, then on "Alphabet Garden." There are four "Beginning Sounds" games. Once you reach the site, just click on the links at the bottom of each page. Alphabet Action Beginning Sounds

Sorting and Classifying All Subjects Students will be involved in discovering ways to sort your laundry. The links below offer opportunities for your child to practice this skill in other areas of the curriculum. Hint: To access "Sorting Apples" click the link then click on the box labeled "Apple Pickin'". For Blue's Recycling game, be sure to have your computer's sound turned on. Please be patient--Oscar's Trash Colection takes a while to load. Animal Homes Oscar's Trash Collection Which is Different?

Counting and Writing Numbers All Subjects Children will practice and introduce parents to the number poems we have learned for number formation and recognition. Then students will count various objects in their house and record the results. You can practice on the games below. Fishy Count Peacock Feathers

Have some fun online at the following sites.

Dental Health All Subjects These sites contain fun activities relating to habits that lead to good dental health. Colgate Oral B

Music on the Farm All Subjects You can make your own music by clicking on the animals in the "Free Play" version of the Bleat Box game. Singing with the Sheep

Springtime Fun for Little Ones All Subjects Even toddlers can make their own flower garden at this site, by manipulating the mouse: just click or click and drag. Flower Garden

New York Public Library At this site there are games to play, books to listen to online, book lists by grade level (look under summer programs), Internet guidelines for parents, and much, much more. Click on the "Reading and Books" tab to enter the children's section. There is so much to do here, you'll lose track of time... NYPL

Composing Online computer skills Write your own composition for piano, trumpet, clarinet, or drum using your computer mouse--and then play it back. Creating Music

Horn Man All Subjects This one man horn section plays the classics using arms, legs, and head. Amazing!

Dance Moves Music Education Creative movement activities abound on this page... Boogie Beebies

Fun and Games with the BBC 3 to 5 year olds Lots of learning activities to choose from at this site... BBC TV

New York Philharmonic Site for Kids This site is fantastic. It's mainly for older youth, in my opinion. But the young kids will enjoy "Match the Instruments" memory game. NY Phil for Kids

Make a Flake Seasonal Fun Cut your own virtual snowflake at the following link. You can even print them out! Look and Feel

Tangram Math Exercise your abstract thinking ability by manipulating shape pieces to make pictures. Sometimes kindergarteners are better at this than adults! Matti PBS Kids

Learning Games All Subjects This site contains activities for identifying and matching letters, colors and color words, shapes, and numbers. There are versions for other languages as well. Click the eyes on the bar at the top of the page for directions. Literacy Center

Alphabet Fun At this site watch words turn into animals before your very eyes! There is a word/animal for each letter of the alphabet. Bembo's Zoo