Kindergarten Symbols (Kcons)
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Here are the first forty of what will be sixty symbols you can use in your classroom to help your non-reading students navigate more easily.
To get a symbol:
- Click on it.
- When you see the larger version, right-click (PC) or control-click (Mac) on it.
- Choose "Save Picture As..." (PC) or "Save Image As..." (Mac).
- Create a folder called "Kcons" and save the image in your new folder.
- Repeat this process for each image you want.
The images--png files--can be imported into most word processing or page layout programs so that you can create name tags, bulletin board images, check-off lists, or anything you can think of to take advantage of the these kid-friendly shapes.
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New Images
If there is an image you would like to see added to the collection, just send me an email.
Kcon eBook
To download your Kcon electronic book, just click on the link below.
KCONS: A Shape-Based Identity System for Kindergarten Classrooms
1.5 MB PDF file
Kcon Master Sheet
Included in the teaching guide is a one-page sheet that shows all 40 Kcons. I'm not sure why, but I decided to make a duplicate copy available here. Use it if you need it.
Kcon Master Sheet
333 KB PDF file
Kcon Bulletin Board Artwork
Here's a ten-page PDF document that has all 40 Kcons in 4-inch size. There designed to be xeroxed and used for bulletin board displays.
Kcon Bulletin Board Artwork
792 KB PDF file
Kcon Drawing Sheets
I've grouped the Kcons into 5 sets based upon the difficulty of drawing them. (Totally subjective on my part. I'll learn which ones are the most difficult as I work with a friend's kindergarteners this year.)
Each page has 8 Kcons with slowly fading copies of the Kcon to the right of the original image. The idea is to have students trace over the faded copies and then draw it in the blank space on the right side of the sheet. I thought this might help to avoid frustration on the part of the student who picks a Kcon he can't draw well. Granted, with time, he'll get it down; nonetheless, it would be nice to start the year with as little wailing and gnashing of teeth as possible.
Kcon Drawing Sheets
656 KB PDF file
Ideas to Add
If you've got an idea that you would like me to include in the guide, just send it to me. Be sure to include your name and the name of your school.
Here's the first one I received:
"I took the crown Kcon as my own Kcon. After all, I am the queen of the classroom."Here's another:
"One thing I like about using Kcons is that my students are able to read the Kcons of the students who are in their buddy group. Before Kcons this wasn't possible. Even when every student could read and write his own name, he wasn't always able to read the names of other students. With Kcons, it's easy for even the lowest reader to identify other students."
Coming Soon
Preformatted Word and AppleWorks files for creating Avery file labels that show the Kcons with a student name text box next to each one.
