We read A My Name Is... by Alice Lyne.
The traditional alphabet jump-rope rhyme introduces youngsters to new friends from around the world, from Alex and Angie in Alabama to Zelma and Zoe in Zambia, in a fun-filled rhyme that includes letter clues hidden in whimsical full-color illustrations.
Taking a close look at our own names.
A great little story exploring a different elephant who wants to fit in.
Watercolors have been introduced!
Painting Elmer
The children practiced their cutting skills by cutting out their own Elmer!
Our Elmers are hung for all to enjoy and to remind us that we are all different!
Math: reviewing 0-9
Modeling proper number formation.
Matching the correct quantity.
Math: We are working on number recognition, writing, and number matching!
We take our lunch boxes outside to recess and place them in our lineup spot.
Lunch immediately follows recess, so having home lunch secure in a lunch box is especially important.
Thank you for sending home lunch in a lunch box that your child can manage independently!
Morning Meeting: Share
Building community and finding out about each of us.
Children are learning to speak in front of others and share their answers!
A story that inspires young writers!
Writer's Workshop: Writing about what we know.
Using our alphabet chart to write the letters of the sounds we hear.
Writer's Workshop: Sharing his writing piece.
Sharing her writing piece and listening to kind comments and suggestions.
Timothy learns about being accepted and making friends during the first week of his first year at school.
Quiet Time: Color By Number.
Handwriting: Learning about Mat Man to help us with drawing people and all their body parts!
Miss Moe joins our classroom to help with building Mat Man.
Ask your child if they can sing the Mat Man song!
Morning Job: Signing in.
Children are practicing writing their names.
We are working on lowercase formation.
Quiet Time: Whiteboards
Our recent reading anchor chart.
Please remind your child that there is so much they can read!
Their name, color words, classmate's names, and environmental print.
We went on a reading walk and read the signs in our school such as boys, girls, push, elevator, etc.
We read the big book above.
A good book for retelling practice.
Careful coloring
Looking for the letters in her name, using her fine motor to peel and stick them in her coconut tree!
Carefully searching for the letters needed.
Stamping the letters that fell from the tree!
Watch for your child's work to come home!
Choice Time: Drawing
Choice Time: Drawing a lion and practicing cutting!
Creative ideas!
Another great Lion!
Quiet Time: Sketch Book Friday!
Children always have the choice to rest on their yoga mat at Quiet Time.
Sometimes they choose to just sit and rest.
On Friday quiet instrumental music was played with calming fall pictures to watch.
Book response:
Each child gave a response.
Reading:
Studying letters and names!
This focus: Names that begin with M in our room!
Math: Graphing
Kindergarten Goal: Understand how graphs work.
We are working on learning months of the year and birthdays.
If your child doesn't know their birthday it would be great if you could practice at home too.
Enjoying the swings at recess!
Choice Time: Number puzzle
Choice Time: Watercolor leaf activity!
Bringing in fall with leaf watercolors!
Due Friday:
1. Scholastic Book Club Orders
2. School Directory
