The image above is a perfect example of the way children communicate what they know in our kindergarten classroom. Often times in the mornings (and other times throughout the day), children are given materials to freely explore. The child in this picture created a capital A-- not because anyone told her to do this, but because it was something SHE was interested in doing...and in doing that, she communicated to me and her classmates that she knew the shape and sound of the letter A. Things like this occur daily in settings where children can learn through play and it is amazing to see!
This week, in literacy, children were given the goal to read with fluency. This means that they were encouraged to find books that they could read with no help from anyone. Fellow kindergarten teacher Mrs. Willner brought her licensed therapy dog, Sadie, to be a reading buddy for any children who wanted to read with her! |
In math, children received an introduction to numbers in the teens. The goal was to understand that numbers in the teens a.) start with a 1 and b.) are made up of 10 and some more. Here's a peak at some centers from math:
In science this week, we discussed the difference between living and nonliving things. We separated items into categories and then took a look at a fish. What tells us that a fish is living? After discussing the properties of a fish, we looked at a detailed picture of one and then drew and labeled our own fish. The children were excited to learn that next week, we will have our own class fish!