In shared reading we have been focusing on story elements and making connections. In writing we have focused on complete sentences and handwriting.
We read the book Elmer, retold the story using plush character pieces, and discussed reasons why we are special. The children colored their "Elmers" and wrote on the back about why they are special.
We read the book Elmer, retold the story using plush character pieces, and discussed reasons why we are special. The children colored their "Elmers" and wrote on the back about why they are special.
Another day we read Pete the Cat I Love my White Shoes, and the children practiced handwriting and sentence structure.
During math this week we have continued working on counting, number recognition and writing, as well as comparing numbers. The children played a "fill the cup" game. I drew a line in each cup and they moved from tub to tub filling their cups, counting the contents, and comparing who had more and less.
We did another Promethean board activity that involved counting and we also discussed which numbers were greater or less.
In celebration of summer reading, Jeff Bateman came to our school! He is a former principal who sings, plays the guitar and tells interactive stories. The children really enjoyed his visit!
In Social Studies, we have been learning about Citizenship. In this lesson, we reviewed the CREST and the children worked in teams to draw pictures related to "Living the Crest". For example, one group drew pictures of what it looks like to live the CREST in the cafeteria.
Friday was our first "Flashlight Friday"! This time we reviewed all of the Kindergarten sight words on the word wall by shining their flashlights on a word I called out. In the future we will be using "Flashlight Friday" as a time for the children to read independently from their book boxes using a flashlight.