Kindergarten is the ideal time to begin teaching young students about the use of the computer. There are many computer games available for the kindergartners that will teach numbers, shapes and fine motor skills while helping the children attain familiarity with technology. Computer games make an excellent reward for children with exemplary behavior, good grades or kindness in class.
Fine motor skill games give children a chance to develop skills useful in handwriting. Sticker games are a fun way to keep kindergartners engaged and learning at the same time. Print off sheets with shapes, and instruct students to fill each shape with the appropriate-size sticker. Spice bottles and toothpicks will also challenge small fingers and propel fine motor skills. Scissors activities encourage children to follow a wavy or curled line to improve hand-eye coordination.
Circle time is a useful learning time when songs and nursery rhymes should be learned and recited. Circle time should be used each day to teach students basic chants including ABCs, number songs and other songs that will be useful in their education. Hand motions and dances will add fun to the songs as well as help to get out extra energy. Each circle time may be ended with a fun game like Duck, Duck, Goose or Mother, May I.
Letter and number games should play a big role in the kindergarten class. Letter sounds and phonics rules can be reinforced through games including Bingo, matching games and songs. Number games can include indoor hopscotch, leap frog and hide-and-seek. Number and letter songs are also a good addition and help students memorize quickly. Letter and number games should be played each day to ensure that the students have mastered the subject.