MY WRITING EXPERIENCE

(KINDERGARTEN)

The Editorial Board

AuthorMa. Genevieve B. Atalig holds a bachelor’s degree in Child Development from Miriam College. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Child Development also from Miriam College. She has 16 years of teaching experience in various levels from preschool to junior high school both in the Philippines and abroad. She is currently a preschool teacher at Miriam College Child Study Center. She is co-author of the Music Standards and Benchmarks of the Public School System in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. She is also a writer of various children’s stories in school magazines.

Consultant-ReviewerMona R. Alagar holds a master’s degree in Pre-Elementary Education from St. Joseph’s College in Quezon City and a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from St. Paul College in Quezon City. She is currently the preschool area coordinator and a college instructor at St. Pedro Poveda College.

My Writing ExperienceKindergarten Textbook

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TO THE LEARNER

My Writing Experience will help you discover how fascinating it is to work with basic lines and shapes. Mastering this skill will allow you to form letters and words that will guide you as you go along. The activities in this book are easy and fun that you will look forward to working on the rest of the pages! Remember, your teachers and parents are also there to guide you as go through each activity.

The Author

TO THE TEACHER

My Writing Experience has been designed to prepare your pupils to master the basic writing skills beginning with lines and shapes. This practice will enable your pupils to understand the formulation of letters starting with basic strokes in writing. The activities have been prepared in such a way that the children will find it challenging and fun to do while learning takes place with ease. Some identified activities come with Dear Parents. This is a vital part in the development of your pupils. Assistance from their parents and an assurance of what they are doing is right will boost their interest to learn more. So, as educators, let us make each activity a memorable experience for our pupils and let them know that learning is indeed fun!

The Author

TABLE OF CONTENTS

UNIT 1 All about Myself .................................1Lesson 1 Getting to Know Oneself ................... 2Lesson 2 Drawing Vertical, Horizontal,

and Diagonal Lines .............................. 6Lesson 3 Drawing Crooked Lines ..................... 15Lesson 4 Drawing Curved Lines ....................... 21Lesson 5 Forming Shapes with Different

Lines ......................................................28Lesson 6 Writing Numbers 1-20 .....................35Lesson 7 Coloring Pictures ................................46 UNIT 2 My Happy Home ................................55Lesson 1 Letters with Straight Lines ............56Lesson 2 Writing Letters with Straight

and Curved Lines ................................ 91

UNIT 3 Me and My Community ................ 145Lesson 1 Words That Begin with Cc, Oo,

Qq, Gg, Uu, and Jj ........................... 146Lesson 2 Words That Begin with, Ff, Ee, Hh,

Aa, Nn, and Mm ................................ 158Lesson 3 Words That Begin with Dd, Bb, Pp,

Rr, and Ss .......................................... 169Lesson 4 Words with Middle Vowels .............181

UNIT 4 My Beautiful Environment ........... 197Lesson 1 Writing Words ................................. 198Lesson 2 Writing Groups of Words ............ 205Lesson 3 Putting Words Together ...............218Lesson 4 Plants and Animals That Live

Together ........................................... 220Lesson 5 Copying Short Sentences ............. 224

All about Myself!

My Writing Experience–Kindergarten2

Draw yourself inside the frame.

Color your drawing.

“This is me!”

Getting to Know Me

Getting to Know OneselfLESSON

All about Myself! 3

How Old Am I?

Draw on the cake a number of candles that tell your age. Write your name on the cake.

My Writing Experience–Kindergarten4

I Love Doing This!

Draw yourself doing what you love to do.

“I love to ___________________________.”Dear Parents,

Ask your child what he or she loves to do. Have him or her draw the activity in the box. Help him or her complete the sentence under the box.

All about Myself! 5

I Can Write My Name

Write your name on the lines.

Dear Parents,

Write your child’s name on the first row of lines to serve as his or her guide. This will help your child check if he or she is writing the correct letters of his or her name. The guide will also teach your child the proper spacing between the first name and the last name.