#KGReadiness Day 41: Shh! Practice being quiet on request. Play quiet mouse. First peep loses.

#KGReadiness Day 40: Make paper airplanes to practice folding skills

Need some help to get you started?
http://www.funpaperairplanes.com/

#KGReadiness Day 39: Plan a playdate with a child who will be going to your child's school

#KGReadiness Day 38: Can your child open the packages and containers you will be using to pack lunch?

#KGReadiness Day 37: Set a timer for 5 minutes and give a task to complete before it rings

#KGReadiness Day 36: The Name Game, or The Banana Song if you prefer

Did Shirley Ellis (or anyone else in 1964) know that the ability to create nonsense rhyming words by deleting and adding syllables is a key (and some would say THE) most important precursor to literacy?
Unlikely.
Phonological awareness is the name of the game when it comes to reading readiness, and I'll be posting lots more about it in the fall.
But for now, enjoy The Name Game, courtesy of YouTube.  Classic.
-Heather

#KGReadiness Day 35: Start your own school countdown. A great way to practice calendar skills such as days of the week and the weather

#KGReadiness Day 34: Continue Reading books about Kindergarten, another fav...Countdown to Kindergarten by Alison McGhee

#KGReadiness Day 33: Start reading books that will prepare your child for Kindergarten...a fav, The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn

#KGReadiness Day 32: Play a game that requires listening and taking turns.

#KGReadiness Day 31: Have your child draw a self potrait or picture and label the picture using beginning sounds.

#KGReadiness Day 30: Estimate! Guess how long it might take to get from home to where you are going such as the grocery store.

#KGReadiness Day 29: Count and Sort a special snack: Sort by shape,size and color.

#KGReadiness Day 28: Nuts and bolts-another great fine motor activity.Lay out an assortment of nuts and bolts for them to match, screw and unscrew.

#KGReadiness Day 27: Continue building fine motor skills...play with clay, silly putty or Playdough.

#KGReadiness Day 26: Does your child know how to cut with scissors?

#KGReadiness Day 25: “Shaping up” as you are driving around, have your child find things that are in the shape of a rectangle. Then, another day, triangle and so on.

#KGReadiness Day 24: “Get moving!” Go on a nature walk, take/draw pictures and then make a small book of what you saw on your walk.

#KGReadiness Day 23: Does your child know what city and state they live in? How about what country?

#KGReadiness Day 22: Happy 4th! Does your child know the Pledge of Allegiance?

#KGReadiness Day 21: “Silly goose!” Play a silly rhyming game with your child.

#KGReadiness Day 20: “Home sweet home” On your way home today, practice with your child, your home address.