Today, after Afternoon Work Time and Afternoon Meeting, we (finally) read Isabelle's Star of the Week poster (great job, Isabelle!). After that, we had reading. Today we read a fun book called Tracks and then learned about the difference between fiction and non-fiction. After we read, the kids did a bit of planing and then went off to write their own fictional stories. Some of them were very creative - be sure to ask them all about it.
After writing, headed up to the computer lab for our time there. On our way back doe to our classroom, we stopped in the Media Center to check out books with Mrs. Hennen. When we finally got back down to our classroom, we worked on numbers that add to ten, using ten frames once again. After that, it was time to pack up and head home!
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
After Afternoon Work Time and Afternoon Meeting, we celebrated Asher's birthday - we sang to him, and then his mom read a funny story about a gorilla named Gladys to all of us.
After that, we had math class - today we played a game with a deck of cards that had the kids adding two numbers and comparing with a partner whose sum was larger. In the middle of math, we headed up to the music room for class there with Mr. Hofmann. When we got back down to our class, we finished up the math game, and then had a short Choice Time, including some yummy cookies from Asher.
After all that, it was time for us to pack up and go home!
After that, we had math class - today we played a game with a deck of cards that had the kids adding two numbers and comparing with a partner whose sum was larger. In the middle of math, we headed up to the music room for class there with Mr. Hofmann. When we got back down to our class, we finished up the math game, and then had a short Choice Time, including some yummy cookies from Asher.
After all that, it was time for us to pack up and go home!
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Today, after Afternoon Work Time and Afternoon Meeting, we had a bit of a mixed-up day. We read a short book and watched a short video about how paper is made, and then the kids all took turns going to a center in the room where four moms (Paco's, Cosette's, Jack's, and Will's) volunteered to help (re)make paper. It was super fun, and the paper that we (re)made is beautiful.
During all of this, the rest of the kids were doing math, in which the kids finished up the activity that we began yesterday (adding past ten on ten frames). When we finished with math, it was time for Catalyst class with Ms. Bechtel.
After Catalyst, we had Writer's Workshop. Today they learned again about "Reader's Questions" - after writing, putting themselves in their reader's shoes and anticipating (and then answering in the writing) the questions that their readers might have. They all added some nice details that way.
After Writer's WS, we headed outside for a short recess time.
After all of that, it was time to pack up and head home.
During all of this, the rest of the kids were doing math, in which the kids finished up the activity that we began yesterday (adding past ten on ten frames). When we finished with math, it was time for Catalyst class with Ms. Bechtel.
After Catalyst, we had Writer's Workshop. Today they learned again about "Reader's Questions" - after writing, putting themselves in their reader's shoes and anticipating (and then answering in the writing) the questions that their readers might have. They all added some nice details that way.
After Writer's WS, we headed outside for a short recess time.
After all of that, it was time to pack up and head home.
Monday, April 27, 2009
Today, after Afternoon Work Time and Afternoon Meeting, we played a vocabulary/letter sounds game to reinforce the letter sounds that we have covered already this year. Then, we got to open a Flat Stanley letter that Connor received from California. Then we had reading time. Today, we learned about a new reading strategy that the kids can use as they are reading - making predictions. After I taught a mini-lesson about that skill. the kids got their bookbags with their "just-right" books in them to practice that strategy and the others that we have discussed. After their read with their books, we gathered again and each child shared the strategies that they used during the reading time.
After reading, we headed up to the Media Center for our time there with Mrs. Hennen. When we got back down to our room, we had math time. We continued to work on addition. Today we practiced adding "past ten" (sums that add up to more than ten, where kids need to use the skill of making a ten). We used a tool called a ten frame to get the kids thinking about how to use combinations of numbers that add to ten to help with these problems.
After all of that, it was time to pack up and head home.
After reading, we headed up to the Media Center for our time there with Mrs. Hennen. When we got back down to our room, we had math time. We continued to work on addition. Today we practiced adding "past ten" (sums that add up to more than ten, where kids need to use the skill of making a ten). We used a tool called a ten frame to get the kids thinking about how to use combinations of numbers that add to ten to help with these problems.
After all of that, it was time to pack up and head home.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Today, after Afternoon Work Time and Afternoon Meeting, we had Reader's Workshop. Today we did buddy reading, in which the kids read with a partner and practice their "just right" books. The advantage is that the kids get help with "tricky words" and have a friend to suggest reading strategies that they could use. After reading, the kids shared the reading strategies that they used, as well as rated their performance as a buddy reader (as either an "uh-oh day," a "so-so day," or a "Superstar 5" day - be sure to ask them how they get to say "Superstar 5!).
After Reader's Workshop, we headed up to the music room for class with Mr. Hofmann. When we got back down to our room, we had math - we are beginning to talk about number combinations - how to decompose numbers into pairs of numbers that add to another (being able to see that 5 can be made up of 5+0, 4+1, 2+3, etc.). This knowledge will be the base of all of the artihmetic that they will do in school!
After math, we headed outside for recess with the other two kindergarten classes - it was a full playground, but a very fun time. Then it was time to pack up and go!
After Reader's Workshop, we headed up to the music room for class with Mr. Hofmann. When we got back down to our room, we had math - we are beginning to talk about number combinations - how to decompose numbers into pairs of numbers that add to another (being able to see that 5 can be made up of 5+0, 4+1, 2+3, etc.). This knowledge will be the base of all of the artihmetic that they will do in school!
After math, we headed outside for recess with the other two kindergarten classes - it was a full playground, but a very fun time. Then it was time to pack up and go!
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Today, after Afternoon Work Time and Afternoon Meeting, we got to open another Flat Stanley envelope - Asher got a package from New Jersey with some fun information.
Then we played a word game, in which the kids heard a word, and then had to say each sound in the word. When we finished with that, we had our weekly Catalyst lesson in our room with Ms. Bechtel. Today the kids used their very creative minds to make animals that were made up of half of one animal and half of another.
After Catalyst, we had Writer's Workshop. Today the kids looked at all of the writing that they had in their folders, and sorted it into two piles - one of work that is "done" and one of work that they still have more to add to. After the sorting, they got busy writing!
When we finished writing, we had a short Choice Time and then it was time to pack up and head home!
Then we played a word game, in which the kids heard a word, and then had to say each sound in the word. When we finished with that, we had our weekly Catalyst lesson in our room with Ms. Bechtel. Today the kids used their very creative minds to make animals that were made up of half of one animal and half of another.
After Catalyst, we had Writer's Workshop. Today the kids looked at all of the writing that they had in their folders, and sorted it into two piles - one of work that is "done" and one of work that they still have more to add to. After the sorting, they got busy writing!
When we finished writing, we had a short Choice Time and then it was time to pack up and head home!
Monday, April 20, 2009
Today, after Afternoon Work Time and Afternoon Meeting, we read Austin's Star of the Week poster (nice work, Austin!). Then we had math class. The kids measured themselves using unifix cubes and recording their measurements on a data page. We will use the pages again tomorrow to look at data.
After math, we had a reading lesson. We read a book by Cynthia Rylant called When I Was Young in the Mountains, paying particular attention to the details and to the author's message and how she conveyed it.
After reading, we headed up to the computer lab for our time there with. When we got back down to the classroom, it was time for us to pack up and go home!
After math, we had a reading lesson. We read a book by Cynthia Rylant called When I Was Young in the Mountains, paying particular attention to the details and to the author's message and how she conveyed it.
After reading, we headed up to the computer lab for our time there with. When we got back down to the classroom, it was time for us to pack up and go home!
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