I am proud of the Kinders for working on their Reading Stamina. Each day, we have quiet reading time on the carpet in order to build our stamina for independent reading. We then "Turn and Talk" to share what we have seen, what we are thinking and what we wonder about our texts. We listen to a story each morning and practice these observations with statements such as "I see...," "I think..." and "I wonder..." We are also practicing using our listening skills to agree or elaborate upon a classmate's idea.
Our Word Wall is up and running with four sight words so far as well as all of the Kinders' first names. We use these words to practice speaking in complete sentences as well as writing in our Writing Journals. We have already written five entries! In addition, we have read and studied our first poem and put it into our Poetry Folder (so small feat getting 25 Kinders to use PRONGS!).
Our Math block is full of number sense practice. We have used tools to represent numbers, to create sets, to play games with classmates, to practice writing numerals, to reinforce counting, to explain reasoning and to apply understanding to real life situations. We are working toward consistency, sustainability and, the big one, autonomy. It is my plan to begin some small group instruction in two weeks as the Kinders learn to maintain attention to and sustain their endurance for tasks without my direct guidance as they work in small groups.
Social Studies has focused on our school wide Positive Behavior System (PBS) in that we are discussing ways to show respect in our classroom, in the cafeteria, in the bathrooms, in the hallways and on the buses. The Kinders have done a wonderful job of sharing ways in which they show respect in all areas of our school community. We continue to practice the carrying out of such stories ;)
The Kinders are LOVING Specials... Mr. Wiles, Mrs. Briest, Mrs. Leftwich and Mrs. Schartner are blessings to us and they are really enjoying our class. It's all smiles in and all smiles out of our Specials classes.
Enough talk! Here is what you really want... pictures of your adorable kiddos! Enjoy!
First Day Part 1
We read The Line Up Book and then lined up some of our Math tools :)
Decorating our Blue Take Home Folders
Name writing
For Science, we made play-dough to practice precision!
"Jack Be Nimble, Jack Be Quick..."
Promethean Board practice
First Day Part 2 :)
Yes, it's Groundhog Day ;)
Strong Kinder Monkeys!
First Day Part 3 :)
All together on Thursday!
Morning activities
Lost a tooth on the way to school!
Tangram puzzles
Building our reading stamina
Number sense practice with beads and pipe cleaners
(what was I thinking??? 250+ beads and 25 children!)
Our second visit to the computer lab
Application Centers
Have a wonderful weekend! I look forward to seeing the kiddos tomorrow :)
