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Monday, April 16, 2018

WHAT'S YOUR ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER, AND BIRTHDAY?

Years ago on our kindergarten assessment we had a section with personal skills, such as “Knows full name, knows address, knows phone number, knows birthday, etc.” It might not be part of your assessment these days, but it is important for children to memorize this information.

Driver's License
Having children make a driver's license might just be the perfect incentive to encourage them to learn their full name, birthday, and address. Use a small photo of each child and attach it to card stock with information similar to the one pictured. Older children can write in the information and younger children can dictate it to an adult.
                                    
Hint! It might be helpful to have a hand mirror so children can identify their eye color.

Full Name
Help children learn their full name “The Wheels on the Bus."


My full name is (first) (middle) (last),
____, ____, ____,
____, ____, ____,
My full name is (first) (middle) (last),
That’s my full name.

Birthday
Birthdays can be sung to “Happy Birthday to You.”
          
September 24th,
September 24th,
My special birthday
Is September 24th.


Phone Number
Phone numbers can be learned by singing them to “Michael Row Your Boat Ashore.”
                                     
213-297-4308
213-297-4308


Address
Addresses can be sung to “Do You Know the Muffin Man?”
                                                            
874 Pine Oak Circle,
874 Pine Oak Circle,
874 Pine Oak Circle,
Cincinnati, Ohio


Zip Code
Learn zip codes by singing them to the tune of “BINGO.”

There is a zip code where I live
And I will sing it to you.
54892,
54892,
54892
Now I know my zip code.


These are good rhymes to transition children, as well as to reinforce birthdays, phone numbers, and addresses.

Apples, pears, peaches, plums,
Tell me when your birthday comes.


Candy, candy, ice cream cone.
Tell me the number of your telephone.

Rabbit, dog, cat, mouse,
Tell me the number on your house.



Hint! Have a “cheat sheet” with the information so you can prompt the children that don’t know.