ZAP!

You may have heard your child talk about  a 'ZAP' game they played. This game was created by a teacher in our school who wanted an exciting way for children to learn their letters and sight words. 

All you need is some jumbo craft sticks and a marker! Write letters or sight words on one side of the stick and turn them over, add the word ZAP to some of the sticks. Then students take turns turning over the sticks, they say the letter and then keep the stick. If the ZAP stick is turned over, then they have to put back all their sticks. 

Try it at home:)

Let me take a selfie!

Students were asked to use loose parts and create a selfie of themselves. Their selfies are now located on the wall of their classroom. Then we took this activity to the outdoors and created chalk selfies. Students paired up and traced each other on the pavement. We discussed adding 'detail' to our work like eyes, nose, ears, hair, etc. 

Fine Motor Practice

Playdoh is a great way to build fine motor skills. Fine motor skills are needed to build a strong pencil grip!

A lock and key is a great way to strengthen those fine motor skills! In this activity created by a parent the students had to count the number of yellow beads on the key and match it to the number on the lock! 

The Shape of Things

The first topic we have been exploring in Kindergarten is shapes! We have been recognizing, tracing, and building with shapes. 

We read the book 'The Shape of Things" where students saw the transformation of shapes. A circle turned into a Ferris wheel and a rectangle turned into a train:) 

We went on a circle hunt in the classroom with our 'magic paintbrushes'. 

Welcome Back!

It is a new school year!

Welcome to the Kindergarten 2017-2018 Blog

All five Kindergarten teachers are returning for an exciting year of adventures and exploration in the classroom. 

We are off to Fairyland! 

Some students have been interested in fairies lately. Staying true to the notion of provocations in Kindergarten, we built on this interest to begin writing letters and building structures. 

This letter above says "Please bring me 4 pairs of fairy wings"

A fairy pond

We set up fairyland outside in the outdoor classroom. We hoped that a fairy would show up.....

AND she did!!!

Number Lines

We have taken math outside!

Students paired up and had to write numbers 1 to 10 on a number line. They had to stand on a number while their partner asked them to move "more" or "less". 

(ie. Move 3 less than 4 or move 2 more than 1) It's another way of  adding and subtracting.