I can hardly believe Winter Break is right around the corner. This year has flown by and I am truly honored and blessed to be your child's kindergarten teacher.
I love watching their reactions as they come into the classroom, frantically searching for Jingle the Elf! Check out some of her hiding spots below :)
In Math, the children used connecting cubes to "build" numbers from combinations of smaller numbers. First, the children helped me show different ways to build 5 using two different colored cubes. Then, I modeled how to record my combinations on a recording sheet. Finally, I assigned each child a number between 5 and 8 to build and gave each child that number of connecting cubes in each of two colors. They worked hard building their number in as many ways as they could using the two colors. Then, they recorded each combination on their sheets.
Finally, the kiddos compared the capacities of various containers using sand! We compared pairs of containers first. I asked the class which container they thought held more sand? I tested their predictions about capacity by filling one container and then pouring the contents into the other. We discussed what it meant if the sand overflowed or didn't fill the second container. Then. I gave the children time to experiment freely with capacity by pouring sand between containers and making comparisons. They really enjoyed this lesson!
Well, I'm off to do some last minute Christmas shopping! Have a wonderful and relaxing weekend!
Best,
Mrs. Nork