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.
It is so much fun taking a step back and watching your children eagerly look for Jingle the Elf as they rush into the classroom with huge smilies on their faces. I have to say, they are really good at finding her (or maybe I'm just running out of tricky hiding spots). This week I even recorded a high pitched Miss Visicaro also known as Jingle so the children could hear her talk!Check out some pictures below!
In Math, the children practiced to count on from a number other than 0 or 1. First, we reviewed the different types of counting (counting forward and backward by 1s and counting by 10s). Then, I explained that today they are going to practice counting by 1s from a number other than 0 or 1 and that I am going to interrupt their counting. We sat in a circle and I called out a number and pointed to one child to begin counting from that number. After a few numbers were counted, I used a stop sign to stop counting.
Then, I pointed to another child to continue the count from wherever the previous counter left off, or from a new number.
The next day, the children learned how to use a calculator. I asked them some simple questions and they pressed the correct number key and then on/c to clear the display. Take a look at the powerpoint presentation I created to go along with this lesson :)
The children worked independently to roll and record the sums of dice throws on their graph. 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.
The next day, the children used their bodies to make different shapes. Check out our adorable pics below :)
- Christmas Book- Children read the story, wrote the initial sound, and colored in the pictures.
- Word Work Center (Sight Words)- Students practiced reading and writing sight words using smelly markers.
- Math Center (Christmas before and after numbers)- Students filled in the missing numbers/traced numbers.
- Art Center (Christmas Tree Roll and Draw)- Students rolled a die, added the corresponding decoration and colored.
- ABC Center (Letter Mats)- Children practiced finding both uppercase and lowercase letters, writing the letters, and identifying pictures with the same beginning sound.
Warm Regards,
Miss Visicaro