K is for Kindergarten

Yesterday was a pretty chilly day, but our adventures kept us warm! Students and staff were treated to yummy smoothies as a healthy snack from the SCC (thank you!).

Before heading to the library, we read one of the newest books in our classroom, Z is for Moose. The kids and I loved it! The storyline was funny, easy for the students to read (except for what was in the speech bubbles), and leant itself to predicting.

 

 

In Math, we discussed stars and read a poem about 7 stars in our Big Math Book from the Math Makes Sense program. Then, students counted out 7 paper stars, found the numeral 7, and glued them onto a paper to make a picture of a starry sky.

 



Our PWIM lessons with Ms. Bergen involved three different word work puzzles. First, students had to find the missing letter in some of the PWIM words. Then, they rotated between 2 centers. The first center involved finding clothes pins with the letters needed to spell a chosen PWIM word. The second center has students putting together paper puzzles to spell the word.

We had a mixture of Science and ELA at the end of the day. We read and discussed our second Eric Carle book, The Tiny Seed. As a group, we filled out the chart where we are recording what is special about each book and the lessons from each Eric Carle book.

Then, we stitched gears to a more scientific perspective, and students each shared what they know about plants. One of the great things about the new Smart Board, is that students can watch their words appear on the screen as I type them. What a great way to combine technology, literacy, and building schema.

The third part of the lesson involved each student choosing a plan from our classroom (luckily we have 7 plants and 7 students!). They had to observe their plant, draw a picture of it, and state what it smells like, feels like, and what it reminds them of. They all did a great job!

 

A finished product:

 

I'm not at school tomorrow, so students will be reading Miss Nelson is Back & predicting where they think I am. We did this activity at the beginning of the school year (after listening to Miss Nelson is Missing), so I am curious to see how their work has progressed!

They will also be working on a Mother's Day activity and a letter sounds activity. In math, they will be working on an activity where they roll a dice, demonstrate they can recognize the number, and then state which number comes before and after. I am sure that they will have a great day and I look forward to our adventures on Friday!

 

Have a happy week!