Name games are a great means of having the children learn words and their classmates' names. This can create a more cohesive classroom and can be used as a great icebreaker during the first week of school. Write each child's name on the board backward, one at a time, and have the children figure out what the name is when written correctly. Have the child whose name it is stand up and say her name out loud.
Learning the alphabet is an integral part of kindergarten education and provides the building blocks for further word usage or vocabulary in the following years. Each week, focus on a different letter, and at the end of each day, sing several songs that relate to that letter.
Children love going home with art projects they have created to obtain praise from their parents and family. Create art activities for the kids that are about a particular thing they are learning, such as coloring in flutes or other musical instruments. Or go with seasonal projects, such as creating their own pumpkins out of a brown paper bag, paint and pipe cleaners.
Although kindergarten-age children are quite active on their own, this is usually their first experience with having physical education enforced in a classroom environment. Pick activities that can be played indoors or outdoors, such as duck, duck, goose, or ball-throwing games to improve dexterity.