The Mitten by: Jan Brett

 

Today we read the story The Mitten by Jan Brett. After reading the story, we got to make our own mittens. We also made the animals from the story. Ask your student to retell the story using their mitten that came home today!

 

Questions to ask your student: What were the animals doing in the mitten? How did the animals get out of the mitten? What order did the animals get into the mitten?

Number of the Day!

Everyday we roll a die to choose our number of the day! Today's number was ZERO. We had some creative fun and discussed what "infinity" means!

Another wonderful day in Kindergarten!

Observing Water!

Today we observed water! We used our FIVE SENSES to observe water.

Here is our word web we made about the physical properties of water!

One our friends shared a joke about water!

Why do fish live in salt water?

Because pepper makes them sneeze! :)

Winter Wonderland

We got a new dramatic play center this week! It has an IGLOO made out of milk jugs! We can also go fishing, make hot chocolate, and roast marshmallows by the fire! We like it so much! Our class is looking forward to when it is their turn to play!

Anyone want some s'mores?!

Library!

Today Mrs. Hamilton taught us about the magazine section of the library! When choosing a magazine we need to look for : photographs, fun activities, and fun facts!

Mapping Land and Water

Today we looked at a globe. We used a globe in our classroom and also Google Earth to see the different parts. We pointed out LAND and WATER.

We worked on our own map to show the parts (LAND and WATER.)

Have your student point where the "COLOR KEY" is and why it is important?

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Today (Wednesday) we learned about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We learned that he was a great man. He dreamed that we should all be equal. His dream came true!

We listened to a book called Martin's Big Words. Watch it here!



Ask your student what their dream is!

Bodies of Water

Today (Tuesday) we learned about many types of bodies of water.

Can you name the different ones below? (Lake, River, Ocean)


Comment and tell us some other types of bodies of water!

Here is some examples of our work!

Lots and lots of LANDFORMS!

We talked about more types of landforms today (Monday) in IC.

Can you name the landforms in the pictures below? (Plain, hill, valley, mountain)

Comment and tell us some other types of landforms!

Here is an example of some of our work!

Just... Just... JUST DANCE!

We love dancing to Just Dance! We get to dance to our favorite songs to help us move around! Some of our favorites are: Gummy Bear, Kung Fu Fighting, and Mario!

Visit Gummy Bear here!

Here is our class dancing to "Kung Foo Fighting!"

Library Time

Today during our Library time, Mrs. Hamilton showed us the Biography section of the library. She taught us about what biographies are and showed us where to find books that "FIT" kindergarten readers. (FIT= Find, Investigate, Try or Trade.)

Wonder of the Day!

Every day, well most days, we visit Wonderopolis.com and learn a little bit about the "wonder of the day." It includes a question for us to discuss, a passage with the answer (that Ms. Holladay reads/paraphrases aloud) and a short video that is related to the topic. Some of our favorites we have had in the past are "When do pigs fly?" and "How do you make a monster?"

Landforms!

Today in IC, we learned about different land forms.

Hill - land rises above the land around it (Not as tall as a mountain)

Ocean - large body of salty water

Lake - water that has land all around it

River - land on either side, water flows through

Mountain - the highest kind of land

Math Tubs

Today we started new Math tubs! Here are some of them!


"Build-it"

"Roll and Record 2"

"Measuring with sticks"

"Grab and Count: 2 handfuls"

My Neighborhood, Your Neighborhood

Today in IC, we learned about different types of homes. We looked at different types of neighborhoods all over the world using Google Maps. Then, we talked about our own neighborhoods and what we wished they had. Some of our friends' examples are below!

"My neighborhood has my friend's home. I wish my neighborhood had my school"

"My neighborhood has a park. I wish my neighborhood had an ice cream shop."

Book of the week!

Our book of the week is "Animal Babies: ABC: An Alphabetical Book of Animal Offspring." (Ask your student what "offspring" means?) When we got to the letter U, we had a question!

Do porcupines grow their quills back? Please comment if you have the answer!

IC - Sandy the Spider

During our Integrated Curriculum, Sandy the Spider came to visit and teach us about interaction. (Interaction is when two things work together or affect each other.) Ask your student for an example of an interaction! Comment and share an interaction you had today!

What was this yarn for?

Big Centers!

Our dramatic play center has been a "Sonic" restaurant and we LOVE it! We are so lucky to have such creative volunteers to keep playing fun!