Our PreSchool Blog

We learned today that letters build words.  When we change the letters we change the whole word! Word building activities are an important part of learning to read and are easily modified for any reader.    We built the sight word and searched for the word in a grouping of familiar words.  We also took a word from this week’s reading group book, I JUMP, and used our knowledge of letter sounds to build it phonetically.

So what’s the deal with using your fingers to read with? Because our eyes naturally follow movement, placing a finger, on a page and strategically moving it down the text, a reader will naturally keep their place and be more focused. This helps readers concentrate and understand what they read making reading a more satisfying experience.

We started our reading groups today in Pre-k.  The children were introduced to their magic reading finger which helps them become better readers!  As young readers begin their journey into early reading, it is important for them to point to each word as they read.  The children were also introduced to the sight words the and I today.  These are great words to begin with during homework practice.  They were excited to spot the new sight word in the book they read today. I Jump

Why is Mike so Messy?  We are focusing on the sight word THERE this week in our book, Messy Mike.  The story takes us through all the places our friend, Mike, leaves his banana peels.  The kids got a kick out this one and enjoyed it’s simple text which was a nice break from last week’s Buying Cheese.  It was a tough book for many of them, but they powered through it.

We continued working on color words as well as patterning during our reading groups today.  Color words are a great addition to your basic sight word list if you child is ready!