This class is designed for students who are going into first grade. It is meant as a kindergarten review to help keep the material fresh in the students’ minds. There may also be brief introductions to first grade material depending on the class. 

Students will practice various kindergarten math, phonics, and reading skills through use of games, songs, stories, and activities. Skills practiced will include: identifying letters and letter sounds, counting by 1s and 10s, identifying 2-D and 3-D shapes, reading sight words, and identifying numbers. The following is a flexible guide for how class will be structured:
1. Greeting, Calendar, Welcome Message (3-5 minutes)
2. Phonics/Reading Skill Practice (5-7 minutes)
3. Math Skill Practice (5-7 minutes)
4. Sight Word Practice (3-5 minutes)
5. Good bye (1 minute)

Topics covered will be as follows:
June 29: letters/sounds, discuss/count syllables, number focus 1, 2D shapes, sight word game
July 1: rhyming, syllables, number focus 2, 3D shapes, sight word game
July 6: "Bossy E," sort short/long vowel words, number focus 3, addition within 5, sight words game
July 8:  beginning sounds, rhyming, number focus 4, addition within 5, sight words game
July 13:  rhyming, short/long vowel words, number focus 5, compare groups of numbers, sight word game
July 15:  CVC words, beginning/middle/ending sounds, number focus 6, counting by 10s, sight word game
July 20: capitalization of names, beginning/middle/ending sounds, number focus 7, writing numbers to 20, sight word game
July 22: changing first sounds of words, number focus 8, numbers 11-15, sight word game
July 27: capitalization/punctuation in sentences, number focus 9, 3-D shapes, sight word game
July 29: long/short vowel sounds, 3-D shapes, sight word game
August 3:  CVC words, ten-frame practice, sight word game
August 5:  sentence writing, number compariosn, sight word game

It is expected that students will have a prior knowledge of letter sounds and counting. This is an ongoing class, so students can take as many or as few of the classes as desired.