Virtual Kindergarten Countdown Camp
Kindergarten Countdown Camp to Expand, Return to In-Person Format for 2021
After shifting to a virtual format in 2020, United Way of Greater Richmond & Petersburg’s Kindergarten Countdown Camp is preparing to return to in-person instruction in 2021. The program is also planning to expand to seven sites in the region following a successful 2019 pilot in Dinwiddie.
Our 2020 virtual Kindergarten Countdown Camp ran from July 6-30 and included the same elements that made the previous year’s camp so successful. From weekly workshops with parents to new books and supplies for students, this program continued to help more young children prepare for the school year ahead — something that was particularly important during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Who could participate?
Virtual Kindergarten Countdown Camp was designed for students and families in Dinwiddie County. Certain hands-on aspects of the program, such as virtual office hours with teachers and school supplies, were available only for families in Dinwiddie.
However, the program resources below were available and free for anyone to use. Families from across our service area were encouraged to take advantage of these tools to help prepare their child for kindergarten.
Camp Materials
- Lesson Plan – KCC Week One
- Tuesday Zoom Live Q&A – Join us at 10 a.m. to ask the teachers any questions you may have. Children are invited too!
- Thursday Zoom Live Q&A – Join us at 7 p.m. to ask the teachers any questions you may have. Children are invited too!
- Kindergarten Countdown Camp – Virtual Assessment
- Scissor Practice Song
- Rules for Using Scissors
- Brown Bear Sees Straight Lines
- Apple Picking Time
- Zig Zag Monkey Business
- Letter Poster
- Lesson Plan – KCC Week Two
- Tuesday Zoom Live Q&A – Join us at 10 a.m. to ask the teachers any questions you may have. Children are invited too!
- Thursday Zoom Live Q&A – Join us at 7 p.m. to ask the teachers any questions you may have. Children are invited too!
- Color Worksheets
- Aa-Hh Cut & Glue
- Number Flash Cards
- Number Tracing and Writing Freebie
- Additional Number Tracing Practice
- Shapes Poster
- Shape Cutting Activity
- Build with Shapes
- Planting Activity – My Seed Journal
- Lesson Plan – KCC Week Three
- Tuesday Zoom Live Q&A – Join us at 10 a.m. to ask the teachers any questions you may have. Children are invited too!
- Thursday Zoom Live Q&A – Join us at 7 p.m. to ask the teachers any questions you may have. Children are invited too!
- Rhyming Cards
- Rhyme Time
- Sesame Street ABC Song
- Sight Words List
- Sunshine Roll and Color
- Sort and Count by Shape
- Cutting Practice – Bus on Lines
- Book Log
- Lesson Plan KCC Week Four
- Tuesday Zoom Live Q&A – Join us at 10 a.m. to ask the teachers any questions you may have. Children are invited too!
- Thursday Zoom Live Q&A – Join us at 7 p.m. to ask the teachers any questions you may have. Children are invited too!
- Ii-Pp Cut & Glue
- Workout to the Letter Sounds Video
- Counting Apples Worksheet
- Add It Up Worksheet
- Finish the Sentence Worksheet
- Rhyming Board Game
- KCC Week 5 Lesson Plan
- Tuesday Zoom Live Q&A – Join us at 10 a.m. to ask the teachers any questions you may have. Children are invited too!
- Thursday Zoom Live Q&A – Join us at 7 p.m. to ask the teachers any questions you may have. Children are invited too!
- Qq-Zz Cut Glue
- Letter Practice
- Nursery Rhyme Posters Black Line
- Rhyming Scavenger Hunt
- Shape Match
- Pizza Shape Sheet
- Sorting and Counting Exercise
- Reading Comprehension Sheet
Read our 2020 Kindergarten Countdown Camp Outcomes Report.
For more information on United Way’s Kindergarten Countdown Camp, contact Jeanine Mowbray, mowbrayj@yourunitedway.org.
