Egg Hunt

Here are pictures from our Egg-citing egg hunt we had yesterday.

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Zoo Trip

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Zoo Animals

This past week we have been learning about different zoo animals. Each day the student would read informative books about two different zoo animals. Then they would pick one of their zoo animals to write facts about in their science journals. The students did a great job recalling information and writing sentences that tell you about that animal. After we studied the two animals that day, I had a couple of students help me make a big animal, to go on a mural, and write facts about them.

One day we read the book "At the Zoo" then we made a tree map of nouns we will see at the zoo. The students drew pictures of either a person, place or thing they will see at the zoo. The students came up with some great ideas of things they will see at the zoo and their pictures are wonderful.

On Tuesday, my class goes to the computer lab. I had my DBU intern read a book about zoo animals. Students picked any animal they would see in the zoo. Then the students used Word on the computer to write clues that describe the animal they picked. Later they had time to draw their animal on their page. This was the first time we have used Word to type sentences and the students did a great job.

Thursday of Zoo week, our DBU intern did a lesson with the class. She read the book Never, Ever Shout in the Zoo. Then she had the class help her fill in a story elements page, where the student shared who was in the story, where it took place, when it took place, and what happened in the story. Then she had the students draw a picture of what might happen if they shouted in the zoo. She gave them animals crackers to glue on to their picture. After they were finished with their picture, they wrote about what would happen if they shouted in the zoo.

This coming week, is our zoo field trip. Check back next week to see pictures from the field trip.

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Q U Wedding

In kindergarten we try to make everything fun. For the past couple of years we have had a Q U wedding where we teach the students that when a word starts with a Q a U is always right after it. And we teach them that you can have words that start with a U and not have a Q. As a fun way to teach them that these letters stay together as QU we have a Q U wedding. The teachers sent home a note explaining what Q U wedding was all about and then we sent home a formal invitation inviting the students to come to the Q U wedding (of course they would be there, it was during school hours). The students had fun during the wedding, dressing up as if they are going to a wedding. The students were told they could bring gifts for Mr and Mrs. QU. These gifts had to start with a Q or a U.

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Bubble Day!

For Letter B week we had a lot of fun things planned. One day we had Bubble Day. Students were asked to bring a bottle of bubbles for us to experiment with that day.

Our day started off with learning how we make bubbles by using a cup of milk and a straw. Each student had their own cup and straw and were asked to blow bubbles. Once we had explored and had our fun we talked about what we needed to make bubbles. After the students gave the answers of a cup, milk and straw they finally came to understand that the milk bubbles needed air inside to make the bubbles.




Later that day each student received a piece of Bubble Yum Bubble Gum. They had fun exploring how you can make bubbles with gum. Some students had no problems making a bubble and others just could not figure it out. However, one student was trying and trying and just a few minutes before had to throw our gum away he blew a bubble! After all the gum chewing and bubble blowing we made a graph to see who was able to blow a bubble.




Our last bubble fun of the day was when we took our bubbles the students brought and headed outside to have some fun blowing bubbles. The students loved blowing bubbles and chasing after the bubbles has the wind carried them away.




Bubble Day was a success! The slide show will have ALL of the bubble pictures I took.

Texas

We spent two long weeks studying all about the great state of Texas. Students learned about our state flower, state bird, state flag, state insect, state rodent, cowboys, and so much more.

One day we made "Wanted Signs". These signs are super cute. Each student filled in some basic information about them, then they wrote something that could get them in trouble at home and how much reward someone would get for bringing them in. Every year I do these, they still turn out cute.

On another day we went to the computer lab and listened to the song "these boots were made for..." Then students used Pixie (an art program for the computer) to draw a picture of themselves wearing boots. Then students dictated the sentence "these boots were made for ____." Students would fill in the blank with things they could do in their boots. I cut up the sentence and then the students had to build the sentence in the correct order.

As a class we made a beautiful class mural with all of the great things about Texas. Each student made a bluebonnet, mockingbird, monarch butterfly, pecan tree leaves, and a cowboy/girl. Next to each cowboy or cowgirl the students wrote about what cowboys/girls like to do.

One day we read the book Little Red Hen and Armadilly Chili. We created a venn diagram comparing the two books. The students did a great job finding lots of details that were the same and different from the books. Once we had finished the book each student made their own armadillo. Then as a class we got to taste some chili. YUM!

One of my favorite books to read during Texas week is Chicks and Salsa. We read the book and then we had a taste test. Each student was able to taste chips and salsa, chips and queso and chips and ranch dip. Then we created a class graph to show what everyone liked best. More students liked queso.

Another great activity we did was reading the book Spicy Hot Colors. After we finished reading the book we made chili pepper patterns. The students did a great job creating their patterns.

Be Mine

Valentine's week was cut short with all the snow days we had. This year I was unable to do all the fun valentines stuff I usually have planned. Here are some pictures of the fun Valentines things we did.

Letter S Week

For the Letter S week the students worked on sequences stories by using the book Silly Sally. Students also had a fun time drawing themselves upside down. We also had some fun dress up days. On Tuesday we wore our sweats to school, Wednesday we wore slippers, Thursday we had on our Silly Socks, and Friday we wore our shades.

Pancakes and Pajamas

For the Letter P week we spent a day in our pajamas making pancakes and reading the book If You Give a Pig a Pancake. The students helped sequence the story after reading. It was a fun day in Kindergarten!

Apples

For letter A week we learned all about Apples!

We read the book 10 Apples up on Top by Dr. Seuss. Students then drew a picture of their face. Next they made apples from construction paper and glued them on top of their head.

Each day we would read books about apples. Then we would draw a picture or make an apple from construction paper. Each student would have a sentence cut apart and we would put it together in the correct order. Students were learning about words in a sentence and how words need spaces.



Here are some of the wonderful apple books we read during the week. At the end of the week, the students sorted the apples they brought to school and then we got to eat the apples. They are yummy!

Fall

During the Letter F week, we studied Fall. We learned all about how the leaves change and fall to ground. We talked about the weather changes we might see. We wrote in our science journal about what happens in the fall.

Ocean Life

For Letter O week we were learning about the Ocean. We took a look at a different ocean animal each day. We would read a fiction and nonfiction book about the ocean animal. Then we were write together facts we learned about that animal. Some days the students would come and dictate a sentence to me about that ocean animal and I would attach it to their work.

Here are some great books we read during the week

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