Daily Five!!

This year we have started using the Daily 5 reading and language arts program in our Kindergarten classroom.  I have been so thrilled with how we are doing.  Daily 5 consists of 5 reading/writing choices that the kids get to choose.  They may go to Read-To-Self, Work-On-Writing, Read-To-Someone, Working-With-Words, and Listen-To-Reading.  While the students are working in the area of their choice, that frees me us to work with small reading and writing groups.  So far we have had a lot of fun, and I have already seen some improvements in the some of the writing.  Way to go Kindergarten!!

Read-To-Self

Work-On-Writing

Color hunt!!

Our class has gone on a color hunt!!  We used our "special safari glasses" to spot all the different colors that we have learned about this year.  Take a look at some of what we found!!

Red hunt...

Yellow hunt...

Blue hunt...

And... Purple too!!

Colors!!

We have been working the last couple weeks on our colors and color words.  So for math, we sorted our math tubs into color groups!!  We had so much fun working with a partner, and putting colors into groups. It seems that we are a group of color and sorting experts!!

Ask your kindergartner to sort some things at home!!  They could use buttons, mixed beans, stickers, or noodles.  Have fun!!

Reminders!!

Just a few quick reminders...

- Please don't forget that Homecoming is this Friday, and we have an early release day.  Please make sure your student has a ride in place.

- Kindergarten parent night is TONIGHT at 6:30 in the cafeteria!!

There is a lot of fun things coming up in the next few weeks, so please make sure to check your student's folder every day.  Thanks parents, and have a wonderful week!!

Learning our letters!!

In kindergarten we have many fun ways to learn our letters!!  This week we have been working on the letter "Ii".  We know an "Ii" song, made an "Ii" book, and brainstormed lots of "Ii" words.  We even got to use shaving cream to practice writing our "Ii"!!