Reading Work

Phonics practice.

letter name: Ff 
word: fish
beginning sound in isolation: /f/

Thank you!

The children are enjoying the beautiful flowers
at the snack table, a very kind gesture!

Snack time is going well.
Thank you for sending your child's snack in
a separate container from their lunch!

Math Lesson focus: ABAB patterns:

Learning Without Tears Handwriting Program

Maureen Cahill (our Occupational Therapist)
visits our classroom to work with the children.
She is talking about proper grip.

Handwriting: Learning about pencil,
paper, posture & practice.

We read Chicka Chicka Boom Boom By Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault.

Working on a page for our class book.

Dr. Wolfrom (Superintendent of Schools)
visits the children during Choice Time.

Play Doh is new at the art table.

Choice Time: Painting with water colors.'
Children are already making things to give their friends! 💕

Pretend Center

We read this book below. The children whispered to me their Hope and Dream for kindergarten this year and then the children illustrated the dictation.

All are hung in the kindergarten hallway for others to read.

Ask your child what they choose to write & draw.

Free exploration with Pattern Blocks: 

A math tool we will use often in kindergarten!

Wow, symmetry!

A big design!

Creative design work.

We have been enjoying Pete the Cat stories. We also learned this very short repetitive spin off. We concentrated on keeping one-to-one match and looking for the color words. Each child has made their own small book. Each child now also has their own blue book bin to keep "just right" books. Everyone started out with this book in their bin. Eventually your child's bin will be filled with books that at the right level for them.

Thursday was our tenth day of kindergarten. We reviewed the numbers 0-10 (recognition and proper formation) and celebrated by making a numbers board! The children were asked to select stickers that are pleasing to them, count & match it up to the number needed on their board. These number boards should have come home Thursday for you to see!

Kindergarten Math Goals: 

I can recognize 0-30.

I can count and match to 20.

Good practice for the little muscles.

Careful counting and matching.  

Proud of the finished product 
and all smiles
because they love stickers!

Mr. Manjourides stops in to our 
classroom to visit.
"Can I show you my number board?"

Our school uses the Learning Without Tears Program. Mat Man is made of big and little lines, and big and little curves just like the letters in the alphabet. Your child may be able to sing the song to you.

 We read Elmer by David Mckee. Water colors were introduced and each child painted their own Elmer.