It's been another great week in Kindergarten! Here is a peek at what we have been up to!
We began our week with a sweet story titled The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn. It is a story about a little raccoon named Chester who is nervous about going to school until his mother shares a family secret called "The Kissing Hand." By placing a kiss in the palm of Chester's hand, she tells him that he will always have his mother in his heart no matter where he goes. We even used our handprints to make a Chester craft with a poem!
The children loved this story, and they had a great time following the scavenger hunt Chester sent us on throughout the school. Chester left hearts for us to find, and along the way we met many new and friendly faces!
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| Listening to the story The Kissing Hand narrated by the author Audrey Penn. |
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| There it is...our first Chester paw print! |
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| Taking a quick break on our tour of the building. |
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| Meeting Mrs. O'Kelly in the library. |
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| We even got to visit Mrs. Sessler in her office!! |
The children loved listening to several other Chester stories throughout the week as well and talking about the important message in each story. In A Pocketful of Kisses Chester becomes sad and a little jealous when he sees his mother giving his little brother a "Kissing Hand" too. Chester feels better after his mother helps him realize that she has plenty of love and "Kissing Hands" to give. In Chester Raccoon and the Bully, the children learned all about how to be a good friend, and in Chester the Brave, we learned that sometimes we have to try new things even if they seem challenging.
The children also worked on a "My First Week in Kindergarten" book where they practiced some of their writing and drawing skills. They will also complete a "My Last Week in Kindergarten" book at the end of the year. It will be amazing to see how much the children grow and learn throughout the course of the year!
We began our calendar routine this week which provides time for us to practice many math concepts including: counting and identifying numbers; recognizing numbers that come before and after a given number; identifying the days of the week and months of the year; and beginning to understand the concept of place value as we keep track of the number of days we have been in school.
The children also had several opportunities to practice working cooperatively in a group during center time. Take a peek at some of our Chester-themed centers below!
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| The ABC Game |
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| Practicing our counting skills using one-to-one matching |
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| Matching upper and lowercase letters |
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| Missing Letter Game |
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| Number Matching Game |
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| Matching upper and lowercase letters |
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| Number Matching Game |
We also learned a new game this week called "The Letter Bag Game" that reinforced our letter naming skills.
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| The Letter Bag Game |
The children were thrilled to spend some time in our interactive play centers. It was a great opportunity for them to practice cooperative learning skills such as turn-taking, teamwork, and sharing!
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