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, we practiced counting by tens. To further practice counting the children sang and counted along to the "Snowflake Song" and a Penguin Counting Powerpoint presentation I displayed on the whiteboard. Check them out below!
First, we compared the number grid to the Growing Number Line and noted that both showed the numbers in order. We talked about how to read a number grid the same way we read words in a book (left to right). Then, each child used their own number grid to practice different ways of counting (i.e. counting up to a given number on the grid; counting on from a given number on the grid; counting backward from a given number; counting by 10’s....). Finally, the children used their dry erase markers to show some of the following prompts:
- Draw a line across the numbers from 1 to 10, 11 to 20, and so on.
- Shade the numbers we say when we count by 10s, starting at 0.
- Put a box around the number 10. Underline the number that comes before it. Put an "X" on the number that comes after it.
- Circle all the numbers that start with 3.
- Draw a line through all the numbers that end with 2.
On Thursday, the children were given a Dice-Throw Grid and their own pair of dice.The children worked independently to roll and record the sums of dice throws on their graph in their math workbooks. The graphs were complete when one column was filled. Once every child finished, I recorded each child's winning number on the class grid. The children noticed that the middle numbers were more likely outcomes because there are more than one way to make those numbers.
They were so excited to tell me that I could count the empty seats! After modeling the activity, the children played in pairs, working together to figure out how to fill the bus and to record combinations on their recording sheets.
- Snowman Book- Children read and colored book.
- Christmas Pattern Block Puzzles- Children used pattern blocks to create holiday pictures.
- Math Center- Children rolled two dice, added the numbers, and then covered the number on their game board.
- Writing Center- Children finished the sentence by kid writing- "If I were an elf I would…"
Best,
Miss Visicaro