Language Trek Kindergarten 1

Language Trek Kindergarten (1 and 2) is a collection of 15 engaging English language arts activities supporting common-core learning for students in kindergarten. Shakespeare, a helpful dog, serves as a guide for this easy to use app. Activities take place at various locations within the Language Land Theme Park.

The Locations within the Language Land Theme Park

Park Play: The focus is placed on letters and sounds. Included are identification of letters, the use of uppercase and lowercase letters, and beginning, middle and final sounds, including long and short vowels.

Animal World: This location focuses on words. Spelling, vocabulary, word identification, and formation of plurals are included.

Under the Sea: This location focusses on sentences. The formation of simple sentences, punctuation, and techniques to add detail are included.

Ride Along: In the location, the focus is on composing. Simple messages, stories, notes, and lists are included. The writing process is introduced with pre-writing activities (e.g. webs) and editing techniques.

Some of the activities include:
Animal World, Words: Dinoland Fun Zone
Demonstrate awareness that words are spelled with uppercase and lowercase letters.
Park Play, Letters and Sounds: Tweet! Tweet!
Demonstrate understanding that letters represent sounds.
Under the Sea, Sentences: A Fish Tale
Demonstrate awareness of some conventions of written materials
Ride Along, Composing: Tree House
Write simple messages using a combination of pictures, symbols, letters, phonetic spellings and familiar words.


Look for more English language arts activities for students in Grade 1 and Grade 2 in these apps from NECTAR Learning:
Language Trek 1 (26 activities)
Language Trek 2 (33 activities)