October 2009

17 Spectacular Nursery Rhymes

17 Spectacular Nursery Rhymes The ability to recognize rhyming patterns in language is an essential skill for emergent readers. Nursery rhymes help strengthen a child’s understanding of oral language. A child should be able to recognize the sounds and rhythms of speech. This skill will assist a child in recognizing many common word patterns. It [...]

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Helpful Homework Tips

Homework assists your child by reinforcing both new and previously learned skills. Homework also informs a parent about what their child is currently learning in school. Your child should be responsible for the completion and timely delivery of their homework assignments. Our school provided us with suggestions for helping our second grader meet homework expectations: [...]

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Kindergarten Homework – 1st Marking Period

As stated in my previous post, homework assists students in achieving academic success; a correlation exists between the amount of time devoted to learning and achievement in a subject. One of the many benefits of homework is that is serves to reinforce concepts learned in the classroom. Kindergarten homework should be completed in pencil and [...]

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Homework is not just Busy Work

Homework is Not Just Busy Work Homework assists students in achieving academic success. Research studies have shown a correlation between the amount of time devoted to learning and the achievement in a subject. Which makes me think of the proverbial saying, things worth having don’t come easy. Educating oneself certainly qualifies as worth having and [...]

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Kindergarten Curriculum Night: Math

Kindergarten Curriculum Night: Math My previous post gave an overview of our kindergarten math curriculum and briefly discussed the importance of obtaining the ability to think and reason mathematically as well as to use math to solve problems. This post is dedicated to providing you with additional information on the concepts and skills your child [...]

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Kindergarten Math Curriculum

Kindergarten Math Curriculum “Mathematics is used to understand and interpret our world. In the global economy of the 21st century, those who can understand and apply mathematics have more opportunities to achieve success in higher education, the world of work and life.” Office of Curriculum and Instructional Program Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) MCPS encourages [...]

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