(shÄ­ngâ²gÉl) n. 1. A thin oblong piece of material, such as wood or slate, that is laid in overlapping rows to cover the roof or sides of a house or other building. 2. Informal A small signboard, as one indicating a professional office: After passing the bar exam, she hung out her shingle. 3. A woman's close-cropped haircut.
Kindergartenersâ attention spans are short. So their homework should be short, too! Send home nightly tasks that can be completed in about 10 or 15 minutes. If you send home a weekly homework packet, make sure to educate parents about the importance of doing some each night (rather than all of it on Thursday night!).
Most kindergarten classrooms still make room for the staples that 5-year-olds love: manipulatives, blocks, finger paints, puppets, and of course loads of books. The idea is to encourage young children to continue to learn mostly through play but to expect them to tackle more complex academic skills in the process.