Reading books and sharing stories is not only one of the best kindergarten readiness activities, it’s one of the best for developing language and laying the foundation for learning to read. Stories about shapes work on both language and visual skills, (see last week’s blog for more Christmas shape ideas).
This old favorite book by Dr. Seuss, the Shape of Me and Other Stuff uses rhyming text and reinforces all kinds of vocabulary. While reading, help your child predict what words might come at the end of the sentence. Both the meaning and the rhyming give clues. Predicting is a strategy that good readers use. Do you find that this blog is a good strategy for helping adults help kids prepare for kindergarten?