Kindergarten Transition Resources
Literacy: Foundational Skills
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This song engages students to use their bodies and brains while learning the letter sounds. Jack will be your exercise instructor and name the exercise to do when he names the letter.
![See it, say it, sign it with letter sounds]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1744929219/washoeschoolsnet/tnq5p65wfxs13squmhpq/Seeit.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1744929219/washoeschoolsnet/tnq5p65wfxs13squmhpq/Seeit.png","width":366}])
This song by Jack Hartmann teaches sign language for each letter of the alphabet. Jack shows the sign for each letter as he sings the letter name and sound.
![Alphabet Song Watch the Letters Get Down- Mister B Phonics]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1744929217/washoeschoolsnet/a9s4cwlk6pq1fqkayy6w/Watchtheletters.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1744929217/washoeschoolsnet/a9s4cwlk6pq1fqkayy6w/Watchtheletters.png","width":360}])
This phonics song helps children learn the sounds of the letters in the alphabet through movement and music.
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This animated phonics song helps children learn the sounds of the letters in the alphabet. Colorful characters teach kids two words for each letter.
![Alphabet display]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1744929213/washoeschoolsnet/if85uvjhz0jn35ruclws/Starfall.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1744929213/washoeschoolsnet/if85uvjhz0jn35ruclws/Starfall.png","width":316}])
Children can learn each letter of the alphabet by clicking on the letter blocks to reveal a fun and engaging activity that has a strong emphasis on letter sounds.
Literacy: Informational Text and Literature
![Just Books Read Aloud]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1744929229/washoeschoolsnet/d0okrjahibrymrachqic/JustBooksRead.png","width":235}])
On this site you can explore books by length, author, category, reading level, and even language!
![StoryTime at Awnie's House]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1744929228/washoeschoolsnet/dleo9vjk8wirtjchjadx/StoryTime.png","width":200}])
Awnie is passionate about children's literature and loves reading books to kids. She will make stories come alive for your young ones!
![Books Read Aloud for Kids]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1744929227/washoeschoolsnet/tmjuzsb3vh3nej4xrokj/BooksRead.jpg","width":125}])
Enjoy a selection of over 200 books read aloud for your children to enjoy.
![Storyline Online]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1744929226/washoeschoolsnet/c1bfwjaoorxxtt9vvu9r/Storyline.png","width":183}])
The SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s two-time Emmy®-nominated and award-winning children’s literacy website, Storyline Online®, streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading a diverse variety of children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations.
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This app contains 47 nursery rhymes in a juke-box simulator. Nursery rhymes can help your child develop an ear for language and rhyming words.
Math: Geometry
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Math: Numbers and Counting
![Count to 20]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1744929265/washoeschoolsnet/eiihofbmya6ihlpw36et/Countto20.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1744929265/washoeschoolsnet/eiihofbmya6ihlpw36et/Countto20.png","width":380}])
A fun counting song for children that incorporates movement and visual representations of the numbers.
![Let's learn our numbers: 0 - 10]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1744929263/washoeschoolsnet/ockbsuqfwh8n5jo7cgoz/Letslearnour.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1744929263/washoeschoolsnet/ockbsuqfwh8n5jo7cgoz/Letslearnour.png","width":376}])
Jack Hartmann's Let's Learn Our Numbers 0-10 engages children in recognizing and writing each numeral 0-10 with a rhyming description for forming each number.
![Count to 10 with our friends]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1744929262/washoeschoolsnet/bweco5acnbers15qle39/Countto10.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1744929262/washoeschoolsnet/bweco5acnbers15qle39/Countto10.png","width":374}])
Have fun counting to 10 as different characters with Jack. Dramatic play as you count to 10 as a cowboy, a soldier, a baby, an opera singer and a monster.
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In this animated version of a classic song, children will learn how to count backward from five to zero. Illustrations help children visualize the amount as each frog swims away.
![Number blocks]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1744929259/washoeschoolsnet/ype8avm0ytymbg71jqal/NumberBlocks.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1744929259/washoeschoolsnet/ype8avm0ytymbg71jqal/NumberBlocks.png","width":374}])
We are the Numberblocks! Little blocks with big ideas, having a ton of number fun. Learn how to count the fun and educational way!
Kindergarten Readiness at Home
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Resources for Families
For resources to support your preschool and kindergarten student review the following resources and videos:
Childcare providers – Provedores de cuidado infantil
- WCSD Early Childhood program website with information about enrollment
- Listing of childcare providers licensed by Washoe County
- Nevada Child Care Resources childcare listing
- Child Care Financial Assistance program by the Children’s Cabinet
Learning Supports
- Literacy resources from the Washoe County Library System
- I’m Ready guide was created to support children moving from preschool to kindergarten. Both parents and preschool teachers can use I’m Ready to share examples of Nevada’s Pre-K standards that children have mastered as well as areas where they might need more support. It is our hope that the guidebook will help parents and preschool teachers work together to support children in developing the skills they need to be ready for kindergarten.
- CDC Developmental Milestones - Skills such as taking a first step, smiling for the first time, and waving “bye bye” are called developmental milestones. Children reach milestones in how they play, learn, speak, act, and move.