Zid, the kid.

Story for the Day:

He is Zid.
Zid is a kid.
Zid has a bib.
The bib is big.
Zid sits with his bib
Zid has a bin.
The bin has a lid.
He hid the bib in the bin.
The bib is in the bin.
Zid has a kit.
He hid the kit in the bin.
Zid digs a pit.
He hid the bin in the pit.
The bin sits in the pit.
Zid has a wig.
He fits in the wig.
Zid does a jig in the wig.

Illustrations




He is zid.
Zid is a kid.




Zid has a bib.
The bib is big.
Zid sits with his bib.




Zid has a bin.
The bin has a lid.




He hid the bib in the bin.
The bib is in the bin.




Zid has a kit.
He hid the kit in the bin.




Zid digs a pit.
He hid the bin in the pit.
The bin sits in the pit.




Zid has a wig.
He fits in the wig.
Zid does a jig in the wig.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

The 'i' family

Following our regular study pattern, we shall learn the words of the 'i' family.

Write down 'ib' in colored ink, on a flash card. Then, write down individual consonants as b, f, n, and r on separate flash cards. After doing so, place the 'b' flash card in front of the 'ib' card and read aloud the word, 'bib'.

b + ib = bib

Now, replace the 'b' flash card with the 'f' flash card to make the word 'fib'. Say it aloud several times, till your child is able to blend 'f' and 'ib' sounds to make word 'fib'.

f + ib = fib

By the end of this excercise, your child should be able to read these words with ease:-

Bib
Rib
Nib
Fib

Did
Kid
Hid
Lid

Big
Rig
Dig
Fig
Wig
Jig

Dim
Him

Bin
Tin
Pin
Win
Sin

Hip
Lip
Nip
Zip

Bit
Fit
Hit
Kit
Pit
Sit

Fix
Mix
Six

The 'i' sound:



Story of the day:

Zig, the pig.

This is Zig.
Zig is a big pig.
Zig can dig.
Zig digs a big pit.
He sits in the pit.
He does not fit in the pit.
Then, Zig gets a bin.
He sits in the bin.
But he does not fit in the bin.
Then he digs a big pit.
Now, he fits in the pit.

Take care.

Shapes

A child begins to recognize shapes around two years. Ways to help your child learn shapes easily:

1. Start visual learning through play with shape sorter toys. As the child plays, call out the names of each shape. Encourage repetition.

2. Prepare colorful shapes using dough. Involve your child. Make the shapes and then, name and match them.

3. Cut out various shapes from newspaper or color papers. Prepare a collage using the various shapes.

4. Talk to your child about shapes while he eats, plays. "The shape of the sandwich you are eating, is triangle", "Your car's wheel is a circle".

5. Singing beautiful 'shape' rhymes, "Round is a pancake, Sammy is square, Tommy is a triangle" are a few such examples which are helpful.

6. Hide several objects of different shapes around the room. Let your child search and recognize them.

These methods will help to make your child recognize shapes faster.

By Ms Shreya Dhruv.
Shreya is a teacher at kindergarten classes of K. J. Bhalodia School at Rajkot, Gujarat.

The Hen

Story for the Day:

I have a red bed.
It has 4 legs.
I have a pet.
It is a hen.
I put the hen on the bed.
The hen is wet.
So, I put the hen in the pen.
The hen runs out.
I put a net on the hen.
The hen is in the net.
Some men see the hen in the net.
They put it back in the pen.

Illustrations for the Story:

I have a red bed.
It has 4 legs.



I have a pet.
It is a hen.



I put the hen on the bed.
The hen is wet.



So, I put the hen in the pen.




The hen runs out.
I put a net on the hen.



The hen is in the net.
Some men see the hen in the net.



They put it back in the pen.



Download, print and solve this worksheet.

Take care.

The 'e' family

Following our regular study pattern, we shall learn the words of the e family.

Write down the 'ed' in colored ink on a flash card. Then, write down individual consonants as b, l, r and w on separate flash cards. After doing so, place the 'b' flash card in front of the 'ed' card and read aloud the word, 'bed'.

b + ed = bed

Now, replace the 'b' flash card with the 'f' flash card to make the word 'fed'. Say it aloud several times, till your child is able to blend 'f' and 'ed' sounds to make word 'fed'.

f + ed = fed

By the end of this excercise, your child should be able to read these words of the 'e' family with ease.

Bed
Fed
Led
Red
Wed

Beg
Leg
Peg
Keg

Ten
Men
Hen
Den
Pen

Bet
Get
Jet
Let
Met
Net
Pet
Set
Wet

Illustration cards

Bed



Red



Wed



Beg



Leg



Ten



Men



Hen



Den



Pen



Jet



Net



Pet



Set



Wet



Next week, it shall be story and worksheet time for the 'e' family.
Take care.