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Kindergarten Curriculum (Ages 5-
Kindergarten is one of those grades where I feel a little more structure is required
for the child, but still not a lot of “pressure” to do things “just-
I hear a lot of parents express concern, at this age, if their child isn’t reading fluently (or hardly at all), so I just want to mention here that I honestly don’t think it right to put a lot of pressure on the child to read at a particular pace or aspired level. In my experience, every child is different, and every child learns to read at their own pace, in their own time. So, in Kindergarten I certain put a lot of focus on learning how to read, but absolutely no pressure on how quickly they need to learn to read. As long as the child is making visible progress in their phonics and reading skills, then the pace does not matter in the least. The emphasis should not be on how quickly they are picking up on reading, but rather how much are they enjoying reading, and are they making progress learning new skills in reading? If the answer to both of these is yes, then I am satisfied.
Reading Eggs & Mathseeds First Grade Workbooks
Reading Eggs & Mathseeds First Grade Workbooks. Even though these books are geared
specifically for First Grade, I like to introduce them to my children right around
age 5 (or shortly before they turn 6). I don’t follow a set “school year”, and I
don’t pressure my kids to finish a book in a certain amount of time. So, often times,
they are finishing their books and beginning the next grade level half-
Reading Eggs “Starting Out” Mini Book Box Sets (for First Grade)
Reading Eggs “Starting Out” Mini Books Box Sets. These “Starting Out” books are meant to be used along side the Reading Eggs First Grade workbook. In fact, at the end of each lesson in the workbook, there is an “assigned reading” activity, where the student is supposed to read one of these mini books.
There are four of these “Starting Out” box sets that go along with the First Grade
Reading Eggs workbook, and you’ll notice that they start out with “Pack 5”, this
is because sets 1-
>> Starting Out Reading Mini Books -
>> Starting Out Reading Mini Books -
>> Starting Out Reading Mini Books -
>> Starting Out Reading Mini Books -
Reading Eggs & Mathseeds Online Program
Reading Eggs & Mathseeds Online Program. I absolutely love this online learning program! As a homeschool mom with four kids, being able to log my kids on to this independent learning program has felt (to me) a lot like adding a second teacher to our classroom; an assistant teacher, of sorts.
My kids love this program so much that I actually like to use it as a motivator, or reward, for them. If they do the work I assign them in their workbooks, then they are rewarded with some time online with this Reading Eggs and Mathseeds program.
My kindergarten students especially love the Fast Phonics program, with the Yeti’s. Though, I find it just a little too hard for them when they’re given an actual book to read in the program (and they haven’t reached that level of reading yet) . . . so I usually read the story to them and help them answer the quiz questions after each story – but apart from that they are usually able to work independently without needing my help at all.
Pencil Control Workbook (Hippidoo)
Pencil Control Workbook. This is my favorite pre-
Read Aloud Stories