Kindergarten - Summer Letter Home!

Every summer I send a summer letter home to my future kindergarten students and their parents.  I find that it can be difficult to find the right words to say.  I have included a FREE letter in this post for you to download to help you write your own summer letter to your future kinders!

You can download it for FREE at TeachersPayTeachers.  FREE Kindergarten Summer Letter Home

The product you download comes with directions on how to use it.  I only provide one sample letter in a word document format.  You can then edit it as you wish.  You will want to change my name to your name, my school building to the building you teach at, etc.

The product has 7 pages:
Page 1 - Directions
Page 2 - Sample letter - borderless.
Pages 3-7 - Sample letter with 5 different borders

In the FREE download, I included a letter on borderless paper (Page 2 of the product) for a few reasons.  I like to print on colorful store bought paper.  I usually buy colorful decorated paper for a $4-5 dollars and print my borderless letter on that. I think the letter pops a little more, looks exciting, and it appears as if I spent a lot of time on sending the letter.  It is another first look at you from the parents.  The mommies and daddies want to know that you care about their sweet little one and their new experience of school!

Apple Paper - Staples - $4.79 for 25 sheets

In the FREE download, I included the letter on different borders (Pages 3-7 of the product), just in case you don't have time to run out to the store, and you need these letters printed asap. : )  You can print them on card stock and colored paper to make them look more appealing.  Just pick the border you like, the kind of paper you want to print on, print, and send.  You can see the borders below...

 
 

You can download my summer letter for FREE at TeachersPayTeachers.  FREE Kindergarten Summer Letter Home

Enjoy!

Kindergarten Summer Letter

Do you send a letter home to your new kindergarteners over the summer?  Every year I send a letter home to my new kinders.  The letter is sent home in July and it is a chance for me to communicate with the children and with parents at the same time.

The letter is one step in helping with the transition to kindergarten.  I explain different activities that we will do together and a few skills they will learn in the beginning of the year.  I discuss learning letters, sounds, and numbers through play, games, singing, and dancing!

You can find an example of my Kindergarten Summer Letter on TeachersPayTeachers for FREE!  The product is a Word Document for you to edit it as you wish!

I print a borderless letter on fun creative pre-bought paper.  I have included a borderless letter in this product.  I have also included an example of my letter with different creative borders just in case your don't have pre-bought paper to print it on.

Download this FREE product, edit, print, and send home to your new kindergarteners this summer! : )

Welcome to Kindergarten

I teach full day kindergarten, however the first day is only 1 1/2 hours.  The children visit with their parents.  They go on a scavenger hunt with their parents around the classroom.  They find all of our centers (ABC, Library, Math123, Browsing Bins, Computers/Ipads, Writing, etc), where they keep their personal belogings, bathrooms, water fountains, etc. The scavenger hunt supports the children with their transisiton to kindergarten and gives me a time to observe, chat with the children, and meet the parents!

 I have a few creations on TPT that I use for the first day of kindergarten. 

The Kindergarten Scavenger Hunt is FREE on TPT.  The parents read the scavenger hunt and travel around the room.  The product is a Word Document which allows you to edit as you please to make it your own! : )

Another FREE creation on TPT is  My Name is...  The children can complete this activity with their parents at the writing center.  They have an opportunity to write their name and draw a picture.  You can modify this activity by requesting parents to bring in a family photo (in your letter you send home during the summer) and pasting it on the sheet.  After the families leave the first day, you can hang the pages to decorate your room with something familiar.

 

 I download O-Fish-ALLY in Kindergarten, a FREE product, from Once Upon a Creative Classroom. I send these home home on the first full day of kindergarten. Check out this product and this store!