Here are a couple pictures from the game, "What's hiding?" and "Star Fill in Game!" A large part of what they do in the beginning of the year involves building a strong foundation for our work later in the year.
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After reading the book, My Friends, the students shared which animals they liked in the story. However, we didn't have this discussion in a traditional way. Instead, the children engaged in a Visible Thinking routine called Chalk Talk in which the children let their marker do the "talking"- they are completely silent. If they see someone draw an animal they also like, children use a check mark to note that they agree.
This routine allows EVERYONE to be an active participant! Way to go, kids! The children have been learning a lot about our Reading Workshop routines. In the pictures below, you will see children reading books independently and with a partner. They will continue to engage in both kinds of reading activities every day this year! They sure are building their reading stamina!
An important part of kindergarten is play time! Children learn through play and it helps develop children's social, emotional, physical, cognitive, and language development.
Children enhance their verbal and nonverbal communication skills by working with other students towards a common goal or even when determining the "rules" of their play. Play also gives children the opportunity to express and cope with their feelings, suspend reality, and be creative! Children are continuously developing their physical skills, both fine and gross motor, during play. Children balance blocks, stack Legos, cut paper to make a sign, manipulate puzzle pieces, play with Play-doh, and more! All of these activities strengthen their large and/or small muscles. I've also structured the classroom strategically so that children can continuously learn through play and practice numeracy and literacy skills. Children read books to the baby and write shopping lists in the housekeeping corner; they develop spatial relationships when playing with puzzles, blocks, and Legos; they use a fun pointer finger to read poems and nursery rhymes, and retell familiar stories in the reading corner; alphabet and number cookie cutters are at the play-doh table as well. Play is a great opportunity for learning! I hope you appreciate the students experiences in the photos below! |
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