I’m soooo excited to have Mary from Mrs. Lirette’s Learning Detectives here today. She’s moving back to kindergarten after being in 2nd grade and we are so glad she back with kinders.
Hi everyone! It’s Mary from Mrs. Lirette’s Learning Detectives. This has been an incredible week of back to school ideas, hasn’t it? I hope I can add to your collection of ideas for the classroom. Thanks to Marsha for allowing me to share with you!
I love to get my parents involved right at the start of the school year. This is a great first project to include them in! After explaining what environmental print is and showing a few examples, I send a letter home with my kiddos asking for help. I ask for each child to bring in a few labels, signs, or symbols of items around their house. {Parents love this project because it is simple, FREE, and takes very little time!}
Once we have a pretty decent collection, my kids help me to create a class book with all of the items. The book stays in our classroom library all year and is always a favorite. You can download a copy of my parent letter along with several prompt page choices for a class book here.
Of course, you could use your collection to create a collage or other type of display instead of a class book. It doesn’t matter how it is displayed as long as the students are able to view it. 🙂
I incorporate environmental print along with my initial overview of the letters at the beginning of the year. This seems to be perfect timing because most children can identify with the signs and recognize the sounds even if they have not mastered the entire alphabet. I am sharing my Environmental Spin and Graph activities on my blog today as well. Click on the picture to head on over to download a free copy.
I hope you’ll stop by and say hi! I’d love to know how you use environmental print in your classroom!
Love the environmental print book! What an engaging way to get parents/ students involved in bridging the home-school connection right away 🙂
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Thanks Monica! I’m so glad you like it. 🙂
Mary
Mrs. Lirette’s Learning Detectives
What a great idea. Just got the first volume for my reading program in K. Have been in 2nd grade for 5 years. This is just perfect. Thank you so much.
Sara
Hi Sara! I spent this last year in 2nd and am moving back to K for the upcoming year. I’m so glad these things helped you out! 🙂
Mary
Mrs. Lirette’s Learning Detectives
Oh I LOVE this Mary! I always incorporate environmental print and house them in blocks and home center for the kids to read early on! I LOVE this freebie and definitely will be using it this year!
jeannie
Kindergarten Lifestyle
Thanks so much!! Love using the environmental print at the beginning of the year!! The children boost their confidence on being great readers!
Thanks so much!! Love using the environmental print at the beginning of the year!! The children boost their confidence on being great readers!
Thank you so much for this great post and freebies about using environmental print. This will be a great first homework project!
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Just ordered the environmental print posters. Love the concept but am not able to use many of them because I have not heard of many of the places. Bummed out! It may have said the places you used on TPT , but I didn’t read the fine print!
I would love to download your letter to parents about bringing in items but it keeps directing me to google mail. I don’t have an account and don’t want to make one. Can I just download without an account please?