Can We Save Grandma?

Today the students embarked on their first Breakout EDU activity. Today's inspirational game is based on the fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood. I broke the students into five groups and each group worked collaboratively and communicated in order to be creative and use critical thinking skills to solve the puzzle to solve the combination to unlock the lock. Looking forward to providing this for my students again soon!

Happy Halloween 2016

These kindergartners had a busy and fun Halloween 2016!

Our day began with the story Nightsong by Ari Berk  

It is about a little bat who uses his good sense to go out an explore the world.  We will continue to learn about bats this week!

Next the students used pictures and words to help them read and retell the story

 I found this printable book at http://www.topteacher.com.au/ 

Then the students and I went into the computer lab where we continued our word study. You can find the educational sites in the reading section of my school district website. We Are Readers in Kindergarten After snack our day continued with with a  activity. It was so cool to see the different bats that they created using letters of the alphabet! Thanks Abby Mullins.

Our morning ended with an introduction to our next Chapter in Math. This chapter focuses on Counting and Cardinality. The essential question is "How Do We Show How Many?"

Our bashful bat activity built the understanding of how to use objects or illustrations to recognize numbers 1, 2 and 3.

After lunch we continued our math lesson with Halloween Ghost Math. The students needed to recognize numbers 3-12. 

Then it was time for a little Brain and Body Break!

As we finished our Brain and Body Break Mrs. Lindner, from our Pelican PAC, arrived at the door with our pizzas, breadsticks and juice boxes. We earned a pizza party from the STRUT for FUNd fundraiser. Prior to passing out the food the students had fun making their Candy Corn Floats! Our day ended with our HALLOWEEN COSTUME PARADE in the gym. A special thank you to Mrs. Zoncki for volunteering in the classroom this morning and then again this afternoon!

 

Hope everyone has a safe and Happy Halloween evening! 

See you all tomorrow!

Summer Math Kick Off!

Thanks for sharing the new math games with us and for giving us our own set to take home for the summer!

Composing Two-dimensional Shapes to create a Composite Shape.

This week the students have been worked collaboratively to create a Quilt made from composing two dimensional shapes and following the Data Instructions. 

They are having fun making composite shapes!

Below are some interactive extensions to today's lesson!

Patch Tool

Pattern Blocks

Math Fluency

HAVING FUN LEARNING OUR MATH FACTS

One of our favorite things to do during the day is to practice Math Fluency!

Having Fun with Addition Facts to 20

We are having fun working with Double Facts and Near Doubles.  

Click on the link preview Chapter 3 Vocabulary

Also below are some fun games and songs to practice double facts and near double facts!

http://www.ictgames.com/dinosaurDentist/index.html

http://www.ictgames.com/bridgedoubles.html

It Is The Beginning of a New Week!

These Kid Bloggers will be happy to share their stories with you tomorrow morning so be sure to check back soon!

Today we began our Math Unit - Addition Concepts. The students will be:

• Looking at the different ways to add numbers through modeling, exploring, explaining and problem solving.
• Creating and solving addition number sentences.
• Practicing and applying strategies using both vertical and horizontal addition number sentences

Some online resources are as follows:

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2. Math Fluency - Online Flashcard Games
3. Sum Sense
4. 

During Writer's Workshop the students heard the beginning of the story Harriet's Had Enough!  

The students will be practicing how to make connections with a story and add details to strengthen their writing through meaningful conversations.  

They practiced today and shared that in order to have a meaningful conversation you need:

• TWO PEOPLE
• SOMEONE TO TALK
• AND SOMEONE TO LISTEN

Finally in WORD WORK the students are using conjunctions to respond to text through conversation and writing.

http://d4wps.weebly.com/conjunctions.html

Smile, Laughing and Learning Together!

Happy Halloween! 

Click on Video above or link below :)

Halloween 2014

Chapter Review of 3D shapes!

A Little Bat Help with Math and Reading Today!

The students worked together to read and solve number sentences today.

They also are having fun with our new song "Vowel Bat"!  Have they been singing it at home tonight?

Picture Walks, Connections, Syllables, Sorts, Shapes and Reader's Theater

Look What We Are Doing!

We can make connections to a story through rich picture walks!

Have your child talk with you about what they think is happening in the story.

 What is happening in the story?

Think aloud to describe the illustration. 

 How can you connect to the story?

Who are the characters and where are they?

We can count, pronounce, blend and segment syllables!

We can sort by color, size and shape!

We are excited for our next Reader's Theater!

September 26, 2014