Hello Kindergarten Families! The first several weeks of March have been so busy here in our kindergarten room--I am SO excited to share some of the work we have been doing. One of my favorite times in our school day is Morning Meeting. I take this opportunity to sing songs with the children and introduce new greetings. It is an important social time for the students and helps all of us (even the teacher) ease into the day. Please ask your kindergarten student to teach you some of our "morning songs".
During Morning Meeting, we also read a "morning message". There are often spaces where children are asked to fill in letters, words and punctuation marks. This is a wonderful opportunity to teach new sounds, flash words(sight words that children will see over and over in print, and will use in writing). I have been trying to poste a 'before' and 'after' pictures of a recent morning message, but the internet isn't cooperating...I will keep trying, so check back soon!
We have been celebrating Dr. Seuss' birthday this month by exploring his many books. The children have been inspired to play around with rhyming words in their writing and even in conversation.
In Writer's Workshop the children have been learning how to write 'procedural pieces'. For example, they are writing "How-To_ books where they are teaching the reader how to do something. The idea is to list out the necessary items and then to write instructions. Some "How-To" topics include How To Ride a Horse, How To Play Connect Four, How To Play Soccer, How To Brush Your Teeth, and How to Draw a Dog. I look forward to sharing examples with you during conferences.
Stay tuned for more information on all the exciting kindergarten materials we are working with...
-Beth Adams
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