News for January 7Welcome back! Here are some of the activities your child did in kindergarten this week.
In math, we reviewed representing numbers from 0 to 10. We also started a unit on geometry by learning about some two-dimensional shapes: circle, triangle, square and rectangle.
The children created collages by gluing paper circles, triangles, squares and rectangles on larger paper. It is interesting that the students now remember the proper way to use a glue stick and to always put the glue on the smaller piece of paper. I know this because I did not have to clean up any stray glue on the art table at the end of the day!
The class talked a lot about ice and snow this week. We did an experiment where the students touched and observed different sizes and shapes of ice
as the pieces melted in the warmth of the classroom. Words that the children used were: cold, hard, wet and slippery. We also observed snow melting in the classroom. The students had a great discussion about how ice and snow are made of water and ice and snow only exist where it is cold (that is, outside in winter and in the freezer part of the refrigerator).
as the pieces melted in the warmth of the classroom. Words that the children used were: cold, hard, wet and slippery. We also observed snow melting in the classroom. The students had a great discussion about how ice and snow are made of water and ice and snow only exist where it is cold (that is, outside in winter and in the freezer part of the refrigerator). The students worked on new drawings for our January bulletin board. I took new photos of the students to go with the new display and took down the photos I took of them in September. One student asked me why I put up new photos. I replied that I needed new photos of the children because I wanted pictures of the students now that they are 77 days smarter than when I took the last photos. (We like to count things in kindergarten!)
The class reviewed recognizing the numbers and words for the numbers 0 to 6 and the letter names, sounds and shapes of the 13 capital letters we've studied so far (recall: B, D, E, F, H, L, M, N, P, R, U, V, W) and a new capital letter, X.
The students learned a new poem, The Snowman. They learned how to "touch read" the words and some actions to go with the poem. A copy of the poem was sent home on Friday for your child to read with you at home.
Four books about snow were read aloud to the class this week. As always, details of the books we share together and how these stories connect with our classroom activities, can be found on our sister blog at:
http://planet5books.blogspot.com/.
Finally, here is a photo of students enjoying our Friday treat of freshly popped popcorn!
Finally, here is a photo of students enjoying our Friday treat of freshly popped popcorn!
Here is a site for you to visit with your child, as a link to our unit on ice and snow. It's a game where you build a snowman and then sing a song:
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