Interactive Guide Grade Kindergarten

Kindergarten Core Subjects : : Overview

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Language Arts : : Phonics and Reading

Little Stories for Little Folks is a complete, phonics-based reading program designed for use through kindergarten and first grade. The program begins in kindergarten with letter recognition flash cards and pre-reading exercises that teach the child how to blend sounds into words, followed by the first level of Little Stories booklets. Story booklets in Levels 2–4 are mastered in first grade. Each element contained in the Little Stories for Little Folks package leads the child step-by-step into reading on his own! Samples: • What Is Phonics?, page 8 • Sample Story Booklet, page 9 • How Is Little Stories for Little Folks Different from

Other Phonics Programs?, pages 10–11 • Sample Parent Instruction Sheet, page 11

Language Arts : : Handwriting

Little Folks’ Letter Practice introduces beginning phonics and provides practice in letter formation while simultaneously exposing young children to tenets of our Catholic Faith. Samples: • Letter B, pages 12–13

Catholic Heritage Handwriting, Level K dovetails neatly with the phonics and reading instruction in Little Stories for Little Folks . This handwriting workbook provides story-by-story phonics practice as students copy and reinforce letter combinations and words that they have just read in Little Stories for Little Folks. Book is spiral-bound at the top of the page to facilitate use by both left-handed and right-handed users. This workbook is introduced in Week 15, after the student has completed Little Folks’ Letter Practice and while he is beginning Level 1 of the Little Stories booklets.

Samples:

• Sample lessons, pages 14–17