Week One is Done!

Wow! What a fun first week we had in Kindergarten!! We packed our days full of learning, laughing and playing!  Here is our first week re-cap:

Math

We learned the calendar routine and practiced saying the date and counting the days we have been in school. We practiced writing our numbers from 0 -9 on whiteboards. We also learned how to work quietly by ourselves which will soon be called, “Math by Myself.” During this time the students picked out a number card (0-10) and then made a set of linking cubes that matched that number. They did a great job of doing this job QUIETLY as well as successfully! It allowed me to work with a group of students in a small group. We also learned how to work in our Math Journals and completed two story problems!!! Hats off to your children--they did GREAT!

                  

                 

Language Arts

The kids loved meeting our new letter friends: Amos Alligator, Brodie Bear and Celine the Cow. We use the SMARTboard to make our letter friends come alive and watch real videos of the animals. They seem to love this part of the day! We also worked on ways we can read a book. Lots of them said the couldn’t read...NOT TRUE! We learned that we can read the pictures or retell a familiar story if we cannot read the actual words. We learned how to pick a spot in the room and read quietly by ourselves. This will take lots of practice to build our stamina so we can sit in one spot looking at books for a long period of time. :)

                 

Writer’s Workshop

This quickly became one of their favorite parts of the day! We learned that writer’s write to tell a story and that we ALL have stories to tell. This also takes a lot of practice because we have to work quietly in our own space to allow ourselves and others to think. They have done such a nice job of working silently and creating WONDERFUL stories! I can’t wait for them to show you.

                 

                                               

Discovery

This week we played many games and activities dealing with “names.” We also learned a lot about being a Bucket Filler and working very hard to make sure we do things to make our own buckets full as well as our friends. Next week we will continue to do some fun projects with our names.

                  

   

  

                 

Enjoy your long weekend! See you next Tuesday!