A Little Slice of Kindergarten!

So proud to announce that my kindergarten students published their first slice of life post today! They are growing every day into readers, writers, lifetime learners and compassionate citizens!

Take a look at their small narrative writings today

Our Small Narrative Slice of Life!

Vowel Bats and Working with Words!

Has your child been singing "Vowel Bat" this week?

We are having fun learning more about the vowels

a-e-i-o-u

This week we are also reviewing rhyming and letter names.

 

Also students are sorting words with short vowels and enjoying listening to stories.

 

Finally we are learning about the a very interesting mammal, the bat! 

Students are identifying text features and interacting with stories on PebbleGo. 

We had a special visitor today "Bat Man" otherwise known as Joel Knudtson. 

Ask your child what else they have learned about bats? 

Here is hoping you have a beautiful three day weekend! See you all on Monday :) 

All About Bats!

Today the students shared what they think they know about a bat and also came up with so many I wonders! Follow the QR code or Padlet link to read our prior knowledge and then read our 

I WONDER STATEMENTS!

What We Know About Bats by Mrs. Lieck's Kindergarten Students!

Our I Wonder Statements ....

I wonder how bats can fly places?

 I wonder what a baby bat is called?

 I wonder what a bat looks like?

 I wonder if bats have fangs?

 I wonder how a bat hangs upside down?

 I wonder if a bat has claws?

  I wonder how bats can get into small places?

 I wonder how a bat keeps warm when it is cold?

 I wonder how a bat has babies?

 I wonder how a bat feels? 

 I wonder how a bat lives? 

 I wonder why a bat is nocturnal? 

 I wonder how they can sleep?

 I wonder how a bat grows?

I wonder how they can screech or how they echo?

 I wonder how they land?

 I wonder how bats can see in the dark?

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!

Pumpkins!

What Do We Know About Pumpkins

and

What Do We Still Wonder?

Scan the QR code from above to see what the students shared from their prior knowledge or click on this link.

What Will Jeb the Scarecrow Do to Save His Pumpkin Patch?

Today we reread part of the story Jeb Scarecrow's Pumpkin Patch by Jana Dilon. I stopped and asked the students how is Jeb goingto scare the crows? They turned and talked with a partner and then shared their predictions.We will finish the story tomorrow to see how Jeb keeps his pumpkin patch safe! Follow the QR code below or the link to read what the students think!

Jeb Scarecrow's Pumpkin Patch

Look Around at All the Colorful Leaves!

                     

We're going on a leaf hunt.  We're going right away. 

Let's find colorful leaves.  It's a wonderful day!

Yesterday we read the story "We're Going on a Leaf Hunt". We asked and answered questions using question words: who, what and where to identify characters, setting and events. Today the students were intrigued by a "Leaf Man" and all of the places he goes. As we continued to collaborate about the two texts the students were able to build their reader's understanding by going on an actual leaf hunt. Tomorrow we will continue our adventures in becoming readers and writers!