Rhyming Words

bat, cat, hat 

bib and crib, goat and boat, bell and shell 

In Skills Block, we have been practicing matching rhyming words.  Students worked in cooperative groups.  They laid out all the picture cards, then matched the pictures of rhyming words.

Math Centers

Sometimes our students work in Math Centers.  Children are divided into five groups and each group does something different each day.  By the end of the week, every student has worked in every center.  Pictured here are four of our centers.  The fifth center was working on the computers.  Math sure is fun in kindergarten!

Students are practicing matching numerals with the correct number of objects. 

 The spaghetti looking things are "Wiki Sticks" which are actually wax covered yarn pieces.  The children have two tasks in this center.  They make the numeral with "Wiki Sticks" and count out that number of teddy bear counters.  They were working with numbers 0-20.

This is our Interactive White Board ("Smart Board").  Here children are putting the numerals in order from 0-20 in puzzle fashion.  If you have never experienced an Interactive White Board, come visit us at school.  It is too cool! 

Students are practicing printing numerals 0-10 correctly in their Handwriting: Numerals books.

ESTIMATION AND MEASUREMENT

During the month of January, our "Math Every Day" curriculum includes ESTIMATION AND MEASUREMENT.  Using dry white rice, we use a scoop and funnel to fill containers.  For example, after we determined that container "B" (salad dressing bottle) held 17 scoops, students tried to determine whether container "C" (peanut butter jar) held more or less rice.

Please let your child do this ESTIMATION AND MEASUREMENT at home.  Gather several empty containers, get some rice, a scoop, and a funnel.  You will want to use a 9" X 13" cake pan as a "spill box" like the blue one we have at school.  What a great idea for the kids on a rainy day!

Using our Word Wall

Our Word Wall has many words on it.  Students use it to practice reading words we have learned at school.  Sometimes they use their individual white boards to practice writing sentences using the words on the Word Wall.

We're trying something different

Do you notice something different in our classroom?  Mrs. Doiron has shortened the legs on our tables and removed the chairs.  That's right, the children are sitting on the floor at their tables.  We are doing this for awhile on a trial basis.  So far, the students enjoy doing their school work in this new position.  After a month or two, the children will "vote" to determine whether we will keep the tables like this or raise them back up and bring back the chairs.  Ask your child what his/her opinion is about this.