The children have done a great job jumping back into our daily routines after the long Thanksgiving break, and our December is off to a GREAT start!
Math
The children were excited to bring home their December calendars this week. I was so happy to hear from several families at conferences how useful the calendar is at home. Thank you for encouraging them to use their calendars at home! Counting ahead on a calendar is a great skill for the children. This week we practiced moving forward and backward on the number line to solve number stories that reinforce addition and subtraction concepts. The children also practiced sequencing the numbers from 0-20 and made a set of number cards that they will use next week to play a new math game called Top-It. This game is similar to the card game "War." The children were also able to use our pattern block templates to create their own gingerbread houses. They did a great job using a variety of shapes to add detail to their houses. What a creative group we have!!
Math
The children were excited to bring home their December calendars this week. I was so happy to hear from several families at conferences how useful the calendar is at home. Thank you for encouraging them to use their calendars at home! Counting ahead on a calendar is a great skill for the children. This week we practiced moving forward and backward on the number line to solve number stories that reinforce addition and subtraction concepts. The children also practiced sequencing the numbers from 0-20 and made a set of number cards that they will use next week to play a new math game called Top-It. This game is similar to the card game "War." The children were also able to use our pattern block templates to create their own gingerbread houses. They did a great job using a variety of shapes to add detail to their houses. What a creative group we have!!
Jolly Phonics
This week the children learned the first two sounds in our final Jolly Phonics book including the sounds:
This week the children learned the first two sounds in our final Jolly Phonics book including the sounds:
/qu/ as in "queen"
/ou/ as in "house"
Gingerbread Literature Unit
This is one of my favorite times of year in kindergarten. We have begun a literature unit where we will compare several different versions of the familiar story The Gingerbread Man. This unit provides us with a great opportunity to engage in some close reading exercises. This week we read The Gingerbread Man by Karen Schmidt and The Gingerbread Girl by Lisa Campbell Ernst. After reading both stories, we compared the characters, the setting, and the major events in each story. We also talked about the differences in the main chorus from each book, which the children loved reading along with me. They did a fabulous job with their comparisons, and they can't wait to hear other gingerbread stories next week!
This is one of my favorite times of year in kindergarten. We have begun a literature unit where we will compare several different versions of the familiar story The Gingerbread Man. This unit provides us with a great opportunity to engage in some close reading exercises. This week we read The Gingerbread Man by Karen Schmidt and The Gingerbread Girl by Lisa Campbell Ernst. After reading both stories, we compared the characters, the setting, and the major events in each story. We also talked about the differences in the main chorus from each book, which the children loved reading along with me. They did a fabulous job with their comparisons, and they can't wait to hear other gingerbread stories next week!
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| Making our own "gumdrops" to add to our class gingerbread house. |
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| Making swirl candies for our gingerbread house too! |
Literacy and Social Studies
The children learned the sight word "to" this week and brought home a new sight word book to add to their growing collection of books. We also began a mini unit featuring different December holidays. We began the week reading a nonfiction book about Hanukkah and completed a worksheet to sequence the order in which the candles are lit on a menorah. We also read a cute story titled Sammy Spider's First Hanukkah about a spider who watches a family celebrate the eight nights of Hanukkah, and wishes he too could spin his own dreidel. After listening to the story, the children then completed a worksheet that required them to find words that began with the same sound as the word "menorah."
The children learned the sight word "to" this week and brought home a new sight word book to add to their growing collection of books. We also began a mini unit featuring different December holidays. We began the week reading a nonfiction book about Hanukkah and completed a worksheet to sequence the order in which the candles are lit on a menorah. We also read a cute story titled Sammy Spider's First Hanukkah about a spider who watches a family celebrate the eight nights of Hanukkah, and wishes he too could spin his own dreidel. After listening to the story, the children then completed a worksheet that required them to find words that began with the same sound as the word "menorah."
Centers
The children worked well in centers this week while I worked with students in guided reading groups. Check out this week's centers below!
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| Geoboard Creations |
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| Computer Center |
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| Reading from our book bins |
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| Creating our own Gingerbread Bears after listening to the story in the listening center! |
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| Writing Center |
All About Me
We had a great time learning about Callie and all of her favorite things this week! We learned that Callie is very creative, and she loves to paint and color. She also enjoys doing ballet and playing with Lego Friends. Some of her favorite foods are strawberries, Goldfish, and apple juice. Callie lovers her dog, and she enjoys spending time with her family!
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| A special guest came in to read Zoomer. It was a hit and a perfect read aloud for this time of year! |
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