Keys to Kindergarten Readiness: Activities for Preschoolers, Worksheets, Learning Games, Learn How to Read, Developmental Milestones, Sight Words, Positive Parenting, Christian Mom, Life Skills
Hey Mama! Welcome to Keys to Kindergarten Readiness I’m Shannon Ali. Daughter of the King, Wife, mom of 3 littles, teacher, speech-language pathologist, and kindergarten readiness expert! I remember what it felt like during the Covid lockdown in 2020, my husband was still working, and I was home by myself with our 3 year old, 1 year old, and a newborn baby girl all while still teaching school online. Needless to say, it was a crazy time, but I am thankful for God’s grace and lessons during that time. I felt like I wasn’t fulfilling my role as a mom. I didn’t know how to nurture my children’s gifts. I was putting academics in front of God’s Word, and we didn’t have a sense of discipline, organization, or family in our home even though it looked perfect from the outside. Then, I went into my Bible & back to my college books. I taught my then 3 year old how to read with quick easy lessons, and he tested off the charts for acceptance into the top school and preschool gifted program. I taught my kids about several black inventors to teach them perseverance and to build their self-esteem. I taught them life skills to help me around the house and to help them become more independent and confident. Most importantly, I grew deeper in my personal faith, and I was able to start planting seeds in my children’s hearts and teach them so much about God. Solutions I’m here to teach you everything I know about faith, family, and fun learning. In this podcast, you will learn: -Ways to help your child build a personal relationship with Jesus -Tips for positive parenting, life skills, and building a stronger family -Engaging on-the-go strategies for teaching your child everything they need to know to be ready for kindergarten even when you’re busy Learn: www.keystokindergartenreadiness.com Connect: keystokindergartenreadiness@gmail.com Community: https://bit.ly/3K8RTP3 Facebook: Keys to Kindergarten Readiness
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Monday Aug 19, 2024
Monday Aug 19, 2024
My boys seem like they are obsessed with video games, and I absolutely cannot stand it. The more I thought about it, the more I realized that we all have something we can become addicted to if we are not careful. During VBS this summer, I had the opportunity to teach all the children about this very thing. This world is full of idols and one of our jobs as moms is to teach our children about not worshiping false idols. Today, I am going to tell you all about teaching your child about our BIG GOD and how this can help with reducing idols for your child AND for you! Let's Dig In!
Shout to my friend Jen Strange for putting together this curriculum.
Sources/References/Related Reading:
Laferton, Carl. The God Contest. Illustrated by Catalina Echeverri. Good BookCompany, 2020.Lloyd-Jones, Sally. The Jesus Storybook Bible. Illustrated by Jago. ZonderKidz, 2007.Machowski, Marty. Long Story Short. New Growth Press, 2010.–––. Old Story New. New Growth Press, 2012.Mitchell, Alison. The Storm That Stopped. Illustrated by Catalina Echeverri. GoodBook Company, 2015.
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Monday Aug 12, 2024
Monday Aug 12, 2024
Are you confused about which letters to teach your child first? You are not alone, Momma. If you were to go into a room of teachers and ask this question, many of them would have a different answer. I have used various teaching orders such as ABC order, s,a,t,i,p,n, and more. Honestly, all of them have worked, BUT today I am going to give you the first 5 letters to teach your child, so she can start reading quickly! Let’s Dig In!
Recap
1. Teach Letter/Sounds in Child's Name
2. Teach Vowel /a/
3. Teach Consonants
-Continuous Sounds /l/, /m/, and /n/
-Stop Sound /t/
After learning these sounds, your child will be able to blend to read 5 VC words: Al, am, an, and at.
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Monday Aug 05, 2024
Monday Aug 05, 2024
I cannot believe how quickly this summer has flown by. It feels like we just got out for the break. Here in Louisiana, my kids start school this upcoming Thursday. It’s crazy early! I know your kiddo might not start until after Labor Day, but this is the perfect time to get ready for back-to-school season. If you don’t want to be that hot mess express Momma, you are going to want to tune into today’s episode to get these practical, academic, and mental readiness steps.
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Resource Mentioned: How to Have Effective Family Meetings Even With Preschoolers Episode
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Monday Jul 29, 2024
Monday Jul 29, 2024
You’ve just received your letter with your child’s kindergarten test date, and you have no idea what to expect. What if she doesn’t know any of the answers? What if the teacher says he is not ready for kindergarten? If you listen to today’s show, you will have all the tools you need to help your child do well on kindergarten beginning of the year testing.
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Resource Mentioned: All About DIBELS Kindergarten Testing Episode
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Monday Jul 22, 2024
Monday Jul 22, 2024
I had a grandmother reach out to me recently about how to help her granddaughter learn her tricky words for kindergarten. She said they had practiced the tricky words using several different fun activities such as magnetic letters, writing the words with different marker colors, bingo, but her granddaughter was still struggling with several of the words on the list. They were both becoming frustrated with reading. This is a common question I get asked, so I have 3 tips to help you help your child to master those tricky sight words.
Recap: 3 Ms for Quickly Teaching Sight Words When Flashcards Don't Work
Map It Out
Make a Sentence
Memory Match
BONUS TIP: Fluency Grid
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Free Fluency Grid Generator(scroll to the bottom)
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Monday Jul 15, 2024
Monday Jul 15, 2024
Do you constantly say to yourself, ”I wish I had more time to help my child learn how to read?” My children learned to read at age 3, but our daughter didn’t have as strong of reading skills as her older brothers. During that time, I was so overwhelmed with work and life that I rarely read her any bedtime stories. It wasn’t until I audited my time that I realized I honestly wasn’t investing enough time to see the results I wanted to see.
After looking at several reading programs, it appears it often takes anywhere from approximately 12-30 hours to years of instruction to teach a child to read. This obviously varies depending on MANY factors such as the level of reading you’re trying to achieve, your kiddo’s age, attention span, language development, and the other literacy skills your child already has, but time spent focusing on reading goals really does matter. Today, we are going to audit your time to help your child quickly learn how to read. Let’s Dig In!
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Monday Jul 08, 2024
Monday Jul 08, 2024
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Setting goals is a fundamental aspect of teaching your child to read. However, simply having goals is not enough; they must be structured in a way that makes them achievable and meaningful.
I have definitely set several generic goals in the past such as “I will read books with my child more” or “I will practice reading with Naomi more” and those things didn’t really happen because there was not a clear road to what success was.
When I set SMART goals and shared them with my kids or my students, they excelled because they “understood the assignment.” Haha! Today we are going to learn about Making SMART Reading Goals for your Child. Let’s Dig in!
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Monday Jul 01, 2024
Monday Jul 01, 2024
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I am BACK! On today's episode of Keys to Kindergarten Readiness, I give you all the details you need to know to help your child with the 4 subtests on the DIBELS. This is the reading test that many students across the nation with take.
1. Letter Naming Fluency
2. Phoneme Segmentation Fluency
3. Nonsense Word Reading (Correct Letter Sounds)
4. Word Reading Fluency
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Thursday Mar 21, 2024
Thursday Mar 21, 2024
On today's episode of Keys to Kindergarten Readiness I give you my top tips to having a low-key, yet fun spring break with your kiddos. Let's Dig In!
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Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
On today's episode of Keys to Kindergarten Readiness I give you my top tips to preparing your child for the full preschool gifted test. Let's Dig In!
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