Overview
The children will make a kit of things that they can find in kindergarten as they practice writing the uppercase letter K and lowercase letter k and saying the /k/ sound in words such as keep, kit, and key.

Literacy Activities
Make a kit

• Read The Night Before Kindergarten (optional).
• Have the children take turns choosing an object or picture card.
• Have the children name the object, then help them read the label on the item or the word on the card, emphasizing the first sound (e.g., /k/, /k/, key; support as needed.).
• Decide whether the item or picture card goes in the Kindergarten K Kit. 
  • If the item begins with K, place it in the kit. 
  • If the item does not begin with K, set it aside.
• Explain how each K item in the kit will help the children in kindergarten.
  • Kleenex: You will need Kleenex in kindergarten in case you have a runny nose.
  • Kiss from mom: Your mom will want to kiss you goodbye on your first day of kindergarten.
  • Key: Your teacher will need a key to open the door of your kindergarten classroom.
  • Kindness: It is always important to be kind to the other kids!
  • Keyboard: If you use a computer in kindergarten, you will need a keyboard.
  • Kick: You might get to kick a ball at recess or P.E. in kindergarten.

More Practice
Read the target letter

• Write the letters K and k on the whiteboard and remind them that those letters make the /k/ sound in words like key, Kleenex, and king.
• Write a list of things in your classroom that begin with the letter K.
• Read the list together as a class, emphasizing the first sound in each word (e.g., /k/, /k/, kite).
• Have the children take turns underlining the K or k at the beginning of each word.

Play a memory game

• Print and cut out two copies of the memory cards, mix them up, and set them out facedown.
• Have the children take turns flipping over two cards at a time to find a match.
• When a child finds a matching set of pictures, have the children write the letter K and say the /k/ sound.