The children's I Have A Dream writing pieces are hung in the hallway
with their Martin Luther King, Jr. drawings for all to enjoy!
Morning Meeting Share
A great winter story we enjoyed on Tuesday Morning.
Handwriting practice: lowercase v and w in their handwriting books.
Reading: Word Study (an)
Fine motor practice with a sheet of tiny dot stickers. Practicing formation and spelling.
Kindergarten Goals: To read the high-frequency words we study in a snap and use them in their writing.
Tuesday's Quiet Time Choice: Martin Luther King, Jr. color by number.
Quiet Time is daily.
Quiet Time always includes resting on a yoga mat or carpet or reading a book quietly.
There is a rotating third choice each day as well.
Handwriting instruction: Two lowercase letters, x and z.
Handwriting Practice: x and z in their handwriting book.
The photos in this story we enjoyed on Wednesday are wonderful!
Reading: Vowels
As a class, we are trying to secure vowel sounds (short and long).
Squeezing in vowel sound work into one of our movement breaks.
Practicing using her powers at Guided Reading.
Reading: Word Study (and)
Optional: Coloring the other words another color.
Choice Time: 100 Piece Scooby Doo Puzzle
The children are so proud when they cooperatively finish the larger puzzles.
They usually ask for a picture to be taken for the blog.
Kindergarten Goal: Sort objects and count the number of objects in a group.
Writing the number of each colored bear under the column.
Math
Kindergarten Goal: Write Numbers 0-30.
Reading: Word Study Work (and)
The children practice covering the letters by sticking them in the order they have learned to form each of them.
Quiet Time Wednesday: Whiteboards
Math: Terrific Teen Work
Building 17 in ten frames.
Completing page 17 in their Terrific Teens book.
Addition under ten.
Show your work.
Choice Time: Q-Tip Painting
Twin gingerbread girls.
Choice Time: Pretend Small Sea Creatures have been added to the choice board!
Choice Time: A new 100-piece puzzle for a challenge.
Writer's Workshop: Narrative Writing
Sharing the beginning of his true story.
Reading his first page to his peers.
The children practice reading their own writing.
They are being encouraged to use the conventions that have been taught.
Our class is focusing on capitals at the beginning of the sentence, lowercase letters where needed, spaces between words, and punctuation at the end.
Reading the beginning of her true story to her peers.
The children are working on telling, drawing, and writing a true story with a beginning, middle, and end.
A kindergarten writing goal is to be able to develop their story.
They are working to show who was there, what they did, and how the characters felt.
The children are being encouraged to write details about what happened.
Thursday's story. Perfect before an expected storm!
Mrs. Johnston sent these back with the children after art on Thursday.
Trace
Aiden
Maren
The children were proud to finish this 100-piece puzzle this week.
There is a 200-piece puzzle at the puzzle table for next week.
I hope the children enjoyed their first snow day on Friday! ☃️
Coming up this week:
Assessments
and
The Children's Museum Field Trip on Wednesday! 🚌
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