We are big thinking mathematicians in kindergarten! Our focus this week was on using ten frames and dot cards to develop our subitizing skills, the ability to “instantly see how many”. This skill plays a fundamental role in the development of students’ understanding of number. We also worked on modeling simple joining (addition) and separating (subtraction) situations with objects.
We are working on...
-Counting on and backwards from a given number
-Reading, building and writing number sentences (equations)
-Solving and creating addition and subtraction story problems
Counting by two’s and doubles facts
-Creating and extending patterns
-Naming and exchanging coins (pennies and nickels)
-Analyzing graphs
-Comparing sets of numbers (more, less, equal)
-Representing teen numbers as a group of ten and some more ones
-Talking about math and justifying our math reasoning
Literacy Highlights
We are learning strategies good readers use. We know that good readers sometimes use their pointer finger to track words (match) as they read print from left to right. Good readers look at the pictures. Good readers get their lips ready and look closely at the beginning letter/sound of new words. Good readers stretch words out and they put sounds together. Good readers look for chunks or parts of words they know to read tricky words. Good readers read punctuation and pay attention to bold print. In addition, good readers ask, “Does it look right?” “Does it sound right?” "Does it make sense?”
We are working on...
-Reading books at our instructional level in small groups
-Writing stories with a beginning, middle and end -Writing How-To books
-Writing complete sentences using adjectives
-Reading for information and pleasure
-Building reading stamina
-Reading and writing high frequency words quickly
-Listening closely and speaking clearly
-Writing our first and last names
-Building word families (cvc words)
-Playing phonemic awareness games
We learned all about snowflakes at Four Winds.
Ask your child to teach you about snowflakes. How are they all alike, and how are they different?
We had fun catching snowflakes on pieces of black felt.
We sorted and classified snowflakes.
We learned how to make paper snowflakes.
Snow much fun!
We made directed drawings/paintings of snow people.
Look at these happy snow friends!
New Math Workplace Stations
Beat You to 20
Geo Board and Band Blue Prints
We learned now to use a starting edge to construct shapes.
Caterpillar Shape Race
The January calendar taught us how to build and analyze number trees.
We can read so many words in a snap!
We know all about different types of weather and how to protect ourselves from the elements.
We documented our math work with Mr. Millar using the seesaw application.
We hope to share out your children's seesaw work by the end of the month.
So proud!
So many skills!
So engaged!
We love to partner read!
We are learning how to read information books.
We are learning how to read with voice and expression.
We are putting all of our skills together to read new texts.
We love to talk about books.
We are building our reading stamina!
We are becoming vowel experts in kindergarten.
Our Writer's Workshop unit is How-To Books.
We are learning how to write books that teach others how to do something, step by step.
We are always coming up with How-To Book ideas.
One author is writing a book teaching how to make a snowman.
