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Kindergarten Busy Book Printable
Have you checked out our Preschool Activity Binder Busy Book?
Since I created our Preschool Busy Book along with the additional add-on sheets, I’ve been wanting to create a Kindergarten Busy Book – and it is finally here!
I’ll be sharing below all that is within this very special busy book, what I used and how you can go about using it!
There are also a few pages within this busy book that will allow for the basics of how I taught my kindergartener how to read!
And I will be sharing it with you!
Note: If you have a preschooler, here is our Preschool Activity Binder Busy Book. It is one of our most popular items! 🙂
Supplies:
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3 Ring Binder
Adhesive Velcro Dots
Sheet Protectors
Laminator and Laminating Sheets (optional)
Dry Erase Marker (optional)
3 Ring Binder Holder (optional)
And, that is all there is to it!
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How I put the Kindergarten Busy Book PDF together:
I have added instructions within the pdf download.
But, I also have two videos (Part 1 and Part 2) that are within this post so you can see how I made ours. 🙂
Part 1: Kindergarten Busy Book Video
Get the Kindergarten Busy Book PDF Download for $10
Within the busy book pdf, there should be the matching activities (the activities at the very top of the pdf that are to be inserted in the sheet protectors.
These sheet protectors will go in the 3 ring binder.
They are the sheets that (if you choose to create a busy book out of this pdf) will be the ones that are to attach the pieces to.
There is a page within this pdf that will act as a median to distinguish between the sheets that are to be inserted in sheet protectors and the sheets that are the pieces to attach.
The pieces are to be cut and used as the pieces that will be matched to their corresponding place.
If you choose not to make this PDF into a busy book, that is okay!
You can choose to create a simple 3 ring binder with a point and learn type of approach which is also great for on the go, if you are at a restaurant…
How do I start teaching my child to read?
I have created this binder to match the lessons I taught my kindergartener when she was learning how to read.
Learning to read takes time.
Learning to read takes patience.
It is so rewarding when they get it and it all clicks! 🙂
What are the methods of teaching reading?
The SECRET that I used to teach my kindergartener how to read:
Here are the steps I took when I taught my oldest how to read:
Read a lot. We took many trips to the library and read, read, read!
I have a list of some of the books I used that were EXTREMELY helpful.
Start off with learning the alphabet letter sounds. A as ah. B as beh…
Once your child has learned and mastered their alphabet letter sounds, practice vowel sounds (A,E,I,O,U and sometimes Y)
Vowels are letters that are in every english word. This is a very important step in teaching your child to read. 🙂
Once they have mastered both letter sounds and vowel sounds, you can work on adding a consonant: ba, ca, da, fa, ga, ha….
There are 5 sheets within this binder that have this example with each vowel alongside a consonant.
These 5 sheets are GOLD! We’re getting closer to reading 3 letter words 🙂
Once your little one has mastered reading a consonant + vowel, we are ready to read!
Bob’s books are an excellent option! Again, you can find them in our list of books that helped my kindergartener learn to read!
The stories are short and go something like this: Bob is red.
Once they have mastered reading 3 letter words, I started practicing sight words and words that were a bit more advanced. Again, within this list of books is a book called Alpha-Phonics – A Primer for Beginning Readers which is GOLD as well!
We used the Alpha-phonics book to learn to read and the pages go in order until your child is reading smoothly. I cannot stress how amazing this book is. You can find it here!
Part 2: Kindergarten Busy Book Video
Get the Kindergarten Busy Book PDF Download for $10
When should I start teaching my child to read?
I started teaching my child to read when she was 5 years old.
At age 3-4 she was learning her letter sounds.
Then, age 4-5 she was learning her vowel sounds and the vowel + consonant sheet.
By age 5-6 she was reading. We of course practiced our sight words and words that are a bit more advanced with certain rules (i before e except after c…)
What should a 5 year old be able to read?
CVC words!
CVC words means: Consonant + Vowel + Consonant.
For example, words like:
Dad
Mom
Dog
Cat
Rat
Did
Run
Bob
Red
Hat
Jug
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