Teach children about anatomy and their own bodies at the same time. Learning about anatomy will help kindergarteners develop curiosity and a passion for learning, since this subject is directly relevant to their daily lives.
Spread large sheets of butcher paper on the classroom floor. Divide students into pairs and instruct one child from each pair to lie on the butcher paper while the other uses a water-soluble marker to trace her partner’s outline. Once everyone has an outline, assist the kindergarteners in cutting them out.
Show students pictures of the human body in an anatomy book designed for children. Show them pictures that label major body parts and help kindergarteners write simple anatomical terms on their own paper cutouts.
Read aloud to children daily to help them develop a love of books and words. Read engaging children’s stories in an animated fashion, making different voices for the characters and asking kindergarteners questions about the content. Start with simple pictures books and gradually move on to beginner chapter books to help students improve their attention spans.
Encourage children to look for new words in daily life and to read them and learn their meanings. Ask kindergarteners to learn one new word each time they visit the grocery store with their parents by reading the signs above the aisles or on package labels.
Give students pencils and wide-ruled notebooks and encourage them to keep journals so they learn to value writing. Ask them to write down new words that they encounter so they can learn their meanings. Tell them to journal their daily activities and observations and encourage them to explore their creativity by writing poems or drawing pictures.