Home Connections: September 9 - 21 ~ Practice saying the Our Father with your child every night! ~ Read with your child daily ~ Please send in family photo(s) for the classroom!
Please spend some time with your child in the upcoming week to chose a photo(s) of someone or something that is meaningful to your child. These photos act as a conversation starter with the children as well as with the adults working with your child throughout the day. They also provide comfort and give your child a sense of pride that something of theirs from home is now at school! Feel free to make a collage, to frame the photo(s) or to send the picture(s) in loose; I have several small frames here at the preschool that I am happy to share :) And as always, please contact me with any questions at all!
Literacy An excerpt from the phonics webinar by Kimberly Oliver Burnim, 2006 National Teacher of the Year and a Senior Curriculum Advisor at ABCmouse.com:
Parent Question: Is it OK that my 3-year-old daughter invents stories and pretends that she is reading? Or should I teach her what the books really say?
Answer: Yes, it is OK for a young child to pretend to read. When young children invent their own stories and pretend to read, they develop important pre-reading skills. Not only will she learn concepts of print such as how to hold a book or how to read left to right and top to bottom, but she’ll also learn that words portray meaning. She’s showing an interest and love for reading by creating her own stories and pretending to read. Next time she pretends to read, use that moment as an opportunity to talk about the words she’s reading or the letters she sees on the page.