Cover Parent Note Start Reading Get Ready to Head Back to Class! Parents, you know that disruptions in your child’s education—whether for summer break, vacations, illness, or other reasons—can cause your child’s learning to slow or even regress But by adding just a few pages per day of previously-learned material into kids’ routines, you can help your child keep their skills fresh and set them up success for when they return to the classroom! The exercises and activities in Get Ready for Kindergarten Reading are drawn from our popular SUMMER SMART workbook series (designed to combat summer “learning loss”), and include over 50 colorful pages of fun, teacher-created learning exercises that reinforce early reading skills They’ll help your child review and reinforce concepts and ideas that they should know going into kindergarten, all through engaging activities that feel like play We also know that sometimes it’s challenging to work with kids and digital products Many of the exercises in this book can be completed in a notebook or on scrap paper, but where onpage interaction is critical (such as for coloring or drawing): • a link to a downloadable, printable PDF version of the page is provided at the top of the page • or you can also download all the PDFs in the book at one time by clicking on the link at the bottom of the title page of this ebook With Sylvan Learning, you don’t have to compromise between entertainment and education Your child will love the great mix of activities, stories, and games in these pages You’ll love seeing their improved confidence and newfound love of learning! 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Title Page Get Ready for Kindergarten Reading Click here to download a PDF of all printable activities in this ebook Copyright Copyright © 2020 by Sylvan Learning, Inc All rights reserved Published in the United States by Random House, Inc., New York, and in Canada by Random House of Canada Limited, Toronto A Penguin Random House Company www.sylvanlearning.com The material in this workbook was previously published in Pre-K Beginning Letters as a trade paperback in 2012 and in Sylvan Summer Smart Workbook: Between Grades Pre-K and Kindergarten as a trade paperback in 2019 by Sylvan Learning, Inc., an imprint of Penguin Random House, LLC Cover Design: Suzanne Lee Summer Smart Interior Production: Big Yellow Taxi, Inc Original Workbook Credits: Producer & Editorial Direction: The Linguistic Edge Writers: Kelly Woodard Parker and Margaret Crocker Cover and Interior Illustrations: Tim Goldman, Shawn Finley, and Duendes del Sur Layout and Art Direction: SunDried Penguin Ebook ISBN 9780525571179 This book is available at special discounts for bulk purchases for sales promotions or premiums For more information, write to Special Markets/Premium Sales, 1745 Broadway, MD 6-2, New York, New York 10019 or e-mail specialmarkets@randomhouse.com Contents Contents Uppercase Letters A 18 R 35 i 19 S 36 j B 20 T 37 k C 21 U 38 l 4 D 22 V 39 m E 23 W 40 n 6 F 24 X 41 o 7 G 25 Y 42 p H 26 Z 43 q Review 44 r 45 s 11 K Lowercase Letters 27 a 12 L 28 b 47 u 13 M 29 c 48 v 14 N 30 d 49 w 15 O 31 e 50 x 16 P 32 f 51 y 17 Q 33 g 52 z 34 h Review 10 J 46 t - The Letter A The Letter A Trace & Sing Click here to download a printable PDF of this activity TRACE the letter A START at the green arrow labeled with a number SING this song to the tune of Wheels on the Bus The letter of the day is A-A-A, A-A-A, A-A-A! The letter of the day is A-A-A, Today is letter A! MAKE an A using three crayons (two long and one short) - The Letter B The Letter B Trace & Sing Click here to download a printable PDF of this activity TRACE the letter B START at the green arrow labeled with a number SING this song to the tune of BINGO We learn a letter every day Today it’s letter B! B, B, B-B-B! B, B, B-B-B! B, B, B-B-B! And that’s the letter B! MAKE a B using beads - The Letter C The Letter C Trace & Sing Click here to download a printable PDF of this activity TRACE the letter C START at the green arrow labeled with a number SING this song to the tune of Wheels on the Bus The letter of the day is C-C-C, C-C-C, C-C-C! The letter of the day is C-C-C, Today is letter C! MAKE a C using your left hand - The Letter D The Letter D Trace & Sing Click here to download a printable PDF of this activity TRACE the letter D START at the green arrow labeled with a number SING this song to the tune of BINGO We learn a letter every day Today it’s letter D! D, D, D-D-D! D, D, D-D-D! D, D, D-D-D! And that’s the letter D! MAKE a D using a pencil and string 42 - The Letter p The Letter p Trace & Sing Click here to download a printable PDF of this activity Lowercase p matches uppercase P TRACE the letter p START at the green arrow labeled with a number SING this song to the tune of Mary Had a Little Lamb The letter of the day is p! p-p-p! p-p-p! The letter of the day is p! Today it’s letter p! MAKE a p using two pillowcases (Take out the pillows.) 43 - The Letter q The Letter q Trace & Sing Click here to download a printable PDF of this activity Lowercase q matches uppercase Q TRACE the letter q START at the green arrow labeled with a number SING this song to the tune of Jingle Bells Letter q! Letter q! Hello, letter q! We meet a letter every day Today it’s letter q! [Shout] q! MAKE a q using quarters 44 - The Letter r The Letter r Trace & Sing Click here to download a printable PDF of this activity Lowercase r matches uppercase R TRACE the letter r START at the green arrow labeled with a number SING this song to the tune of Mary Had a Little Lamb The letter of the day is r! r-r-r! r-r-r! The letter of the day is r! Today it’s letter r! MAKE an r using rocks 45 - The Letter s The Letter s Trace & Sing Click here to download a printable PDF of this activity Lowercase s matches uppercase S TRACE the letter s START at the green arrow labeled with a number SING this song to the tune of Jingle Bells Letter s! Letter s! Hello, letter s! We meet a letter every day Today it’s letter s! [Shout] s! MAKE an s using a shoelace 46 - The Letter t The Letter t Trace & Sing Click here to download a printable PDF of this activity Lowercase t matches uppercase T TRACE the letter t START at the green arrow labeled with a number SING this song to the tune of Mary Had a Little Lamb The letter of the day is t! t-t-t! t-t-t! The letter of the day is t! Today it’s letter t! MAKE a t using two ties 47 - The Letter u The Letter u Trace & Sing Click here to download a printable PDF of this activity Lowercase u matches uppercase U TRACE the letter u START at the green arrow labeled with a number SING this song to the tune of Jingle Bells Letter u! Letter u! Hello, letter u! We meet a letter every day Today it’s letter u! [Shout] u! MAKE a u using two pieces of spaghetti (one wet and one dry) 48 - The Letter v The Letter v Trace & Sing Click here to download a printable PDF of this activity Lowercase v matches uppercase V TRACE the letter v START at the green arrow labeled with a number SING this song to the tune of Mary Had a Little Lamb The letter of the day is v! v-v-v! v-v-v! The letter of the day is v! Today it’s letter v! DRAW a v using a violet crayon It’s just two short lines that meet at the bottom 49 - The Letter w The Letter w Trace & Sing Click here to download a printable PDF of this activity Lowercase w matches uppercase W TRACE the letter w START at the green arrow labeled with a number SING this song to the tune of Jingle Bells It’s w, w! Hello, letter w! We meet a letter every day Today it’s w! [Shout] w! MAKE a w using four markers 50 - The Letter x The Letter x Trace & Sing Click here to download a printable PDF of this activity Lowercase x matches uppercase X TRACE the letter x START at the green arrow labeled with a number SING this song to the tune of Mary Had a Little Lamb The letter of the day is x! x-x-x! x-x-x! The letter of the day is x! Today it’s letter x! MAKE an x with your arms Shout “X marks the spot!” 51 - The Letter y The Letter y Trace & Sing Click here to download a printable PDF of this activity Lowercase y matches uppercase Y TRACE the letter y START at the green arrow labeled with a number SING this song to the tune of Jingle Bells Letter y! Letter y! Hello, letter y! We meet a letter every day Today it’s letter y! [Shout] y! MAKE a y using two socks (one small and one big) 52 - The Letter z The Letter z Trace & Sing Click here to download a printable PDF of this activity Lowercase z matches uppercase Z TRACE the letter z START at the green arrow labeled with a number SING this song to the tune of Mary Had a Little Lamb The letter of the day is z! z-z-z! z-z-z! The letter of the day is z! Today it’s letter z! MAKE a z with three strips of paper (all the same size) Review Review Tricky Trace Click here to download a printable PDF of this activity TRACE the letters SAY the name of each letter as you trace Review Match Maker Click here to download a printable PDF of this activity SING the alphabet song FOLLOW ALONG with the alphabet DRAW a line to connect each letter in the box to its place in the alphabet Review Connect the Dots Click here to download a printable PDF of this activity DRAW a line to connect the dots in order from a to z Answers Answers Uppercase Review - Match Maker Uppercase Review - Connect the Dots Lowercase Review - Match Maker Lowercase Review - Connect the Dots ... for when they return to the classroom! The exercises and activities in Get Ready for Kindergarten Reading are drawn from our popular SUMMER SMART workbook series (designed to combat summer ? ?learning. .. Center near you! 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