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Can you find the U's?
Today in kindergarten, we listened to the story ABC, Can You Find Me? by Jakki Tauer. Read Aloud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bflvEDtaaNg After listening to the story, we discussed one of the pages in depth. The page read, "A pretty picture for you to view. Can you find all the U's?" We discussed words that have the letter U in them. Each student selected a word, chose to have their art portrait or landscape, and drew a large outline for their word with a Sharpie. Then, they colored in their picture with oil pastels. Finally, they used friction (Our current science unit integrated well.) to roll out the letter U's with modeling clay. The U's were hidden in their picture. I took pictures of their art and displayed them for their peers to see. Each child went to the board, counted their U's and identified how many tens and ones were in their number (Our current math unit integrated wonderfully too!). They shared this number and the amount of te...
Reading Group Books
Books: Sadly, not all of our group books are available online. However, if I have the PDF copy, I will add it here. aa Books A Books B Books C Books
Kindergarten Units of Study
In kindergarten, literacy (reading and writing) will be integrated with science and social studies. Below, is what your child will be learning this school year. Please understand that learning is flexible and times might changes a little throughout our journey. Trimester 1 (ends Nov. 10) SS - Reasons for Rules (using the words so & because) Sci - How the Sun Affects the Earth/Trees and Weather Art - Shadows and more (pencils, solar paper) Math - Counts to 20+, counts 10+ objects, compare numbers, writes numbers, number ID, shapes 2D & 3D Reading - rhyme, syllables, beginning sounds, letter sounds, letter ID, points/tracks *KB reading groups start around the beginning of Dec.* Writing - writes name, draws detailed picture (top, middle, bottom), dictates on topic, handwriting practice, sound out words Trimester 2 (ends Feb.23) SS - Needs and Wants Sci - Balls and Ramps Art - ball art and more (tempra paint) Math - Counts to 50+,...