Don't you love the look of pride on a child's face when she proudly announces that she knows the whole alphabet and sings the "ABC Song" to you ..."elemenopee" and all? It's a huge step on the road to literacy!
As teachers, we know that there's a lot more to knowing the alphabet than just singing the song! There are so many ways to "know" the alphabet!
Here's a way to share that information with parents. It's set up as a checklist, so it might even be put up on someone's fridge as a handy reminder of learning yet to be accomplished. This would be a nice hand-out for Open House, Meet the Teacher, or parent-teacher conferences. Click here or on the picture below to go to google docs for your free copy.
The guide for parents is part of "I Can't Believe I Know the Whole Alphabet", a new product at my TPT store. It's a collection of alphabet resources for PreK and kindergarten teachers, and includes 47 pages of cards, charts, puzzles, sequencing mats, and games.
Happy Teaching!
The guide for parents is part of "I Can't Believe I Know the Whole Alphabet", a new product at my TPT store. It's a collection of alphabet resources for PreK and kindergarten teachers, and includes 47 pages of cards, charts, puzzles, sequencing mats, and games.
Click here or on the pictures to see it!
Happy Teaching!
Linda, that checklist looks great! I can't wait to share it with my parents. Thank you for leaving such a lovely comment on my blog. Sometimes I'm not sure what people are feeling about my posts, so it's nice to hear a little feedback. Also, I thought I was already following you, but I must have done something wrong. Now I'm officially following you. :)
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Sharon Dudley, NBCT
http://teachingwithsight.blogspot.com
Thanks, Sharon!
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Oh, Heidi - I'm blushing!:) You made my day!
ReplyDeleteSeriously, so glad you like it!
linda
What a handy checklist for parents
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Heather
room 4 imagination
You're welcome, Heather ... glad to share!
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Thank you so much for the checklist. Do you know how many parents tell me their child knows the alphabet because he/she can sing the song? This will help explain exactly what the child needs to know. It is terrific.
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A Rainbow of Teaching
Sue, that's exactly what led me to develop the checklist! Glad you like it.
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That is great! Thank you so much for sharing. Parents have something they can see for themselves.
ReplyDeleteThat is great! Thank you so much for sharing. Parents have something they can see for themselves.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome - thanks for your kind comment!
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Linda, This is just terrific, I've pinned ya' :)
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~Fern
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Thanks a lot, Fern! I really appreciate the pinning, and especially your kind and encouraging comment! :)
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