December 3rd, 2010

Wild Learning in Kindergarten 

-Heart word of the week: is

-During writing this week, we were introduced to using adjectives.  We also called them pink words.  In addition, we started using a "Space Man" to help us remember to leave spaces between our words.

-In math, we practiced comparing sizes of objects.  We discovered that we had to match up the ends of objects in order to accurately compare the objects.  We practiced with the terms longer and shorter.

-Our focus book for the week was called On the Go.  This book looked at different ways to travel.  It looked at different cultures and how they might travel around.  We practiced the strategy of recognizing the story structure.  Also, we were introduced to classifying and categorizing with this book.  We practiced grouping things together that we saw in the book.

-We started our gingerbread theme this week.  We have been reading many different versions of the story and have been comparing the characters and the endings.  Our community centers are full of gingerbread activities.  We are retelling the gingerbread story in our dramatic play.  At our art center, we are decorating a gingerbread man.  We are measuring using a gingerbread rulers at our math center.  We also have gingerbread puzzles, patterning, rhyming, and a dice recognition game.

-We had some special gingerbread dough dropped off in our classroom.  We decided to make a gingerbread cookie out of it.  When we went back to the kitchen, the gingerbread cookie was gone!  The gingerbread man left clues all around the school of where he was going next.  We really enjoyed trying to track him down.