Who? What? When? Where? Why? and How? Templates See Common Core State Standards - Kindergarten Writing
(Permission to use with ABC Phonics: Sing, Sign, and Read! by Nellie Edge and Sign to Me Early Learning.)
(Large Grid - 6 pages)
(Small Grid - 3 pages)
(8 pages)
ABC Beads are available at Wal-Mart, Dollar Store, and Craft Stores.
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ABC Phonics: Sing, Sign, and Read! (book and CD by Nellie Edge) Family Charts (free online at nellieedge.com), Large A-Z Wall Cards and Large Wall Charts are at amazon.com
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Alphabet Mats are available free online from alphabetmats.com and provide a great multisensory experience with letters. See also discoveryschool.com and sign2me.com.
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ABC Phonics Flash Cards and Boxes for “Heart Words” (We love to give children the gift of words in a sturdy little box!) “Heart words” sets for volunteers to cut are held together with a 1” ring. We purchase the boxes at papermart.com.
They are called Kraft Covered Setup Mailing Boxes 3-5/8” x 2-1/4” x 1-1/4”.
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Bare Books: For publishing children’s stories. Bare Books, 800 255-9228 or online at barebooks.com. (We like Chunky Board Books, 6” x 8”, approx. $1.65 each.)
The Daily 5 Kindergarten DVD filmed by Joan’s kindergarten with Gail Boushey and Joan Moser, “The Sisters.” See stenhouse.com (1-800-988-9812) or their website thedailycafe.com for additional video clips and support; consider joining their quality website.
Erasable Crayons: In either 12-color or 24-color sets, can be ordered through Bare Books, 1-800-255-9228 or online at barebooks.com.
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Fingerspelling Font: Available at Educational Fontware, Inc.,
6396 NE Ralston Rd, Bainbridge Island, WA, 98110. 1-800-806-2155; efi@educationalfontware.com. Also try the free online letter font at lifeprint.com/. Children proudly learn to fingerspell their name!
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High-Frequency Word Stamps: (for making “Stamp and Read Skinny Books”) Durable, hardwood stamps in a set of 6: “I, see, a, this, is, the.” (Two six-word sets keep four children occupied at the bookmaking/word study center.) Available online only at nellieedge.com/shop/
We enlarge these to 11 x 17 and fold them into books. See folding our Little Books.
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