Political Parties Diagram

Happy Halloween!! Today we did many fun Halloween activites but also discussed the appraoching election. I read the book, "Author Meets the President." After we discussed the 2 political parties. We found out what is similar and different about each party. After we constructed a similar vinn-diagram. Since I did not have time to cut the paper to make the official diagram we constructed it on our colorful carpet. They were too cute pernouncing both parties. Here is a picture of our completed diagram.

Pumpkins Pumpkins!

Last week we studied the letter P and focused on PUMPKINS! We learned that there are many different types of pumpkins. In addition, we cut them open and explored what was inside. We also learned about the life cycle of the pumpkin. At the end of the week we construted the life cycle as a class. Below is a picture of us completing our project.

Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf

Yesterday we read the book "Read Leaf, Yellow Leaf." It discusses what happens when a seed is planted, and the changing effects of the leaves as the seasons occur. We talked about what makes leaves green, which is the chlorophyll in the leaves. Everyone was given a cup with our green "chlorophyll" (it’s actually green Gatorade), with straw that had a green leaf on one side, and a brown on the other. When all the chlorophyll was gone they turned their leaves brown. We had a lot of fun, and enjoyed the delicious drink!

Firefighter Visit

The past two weeks we have learned a lot about our community, and community helpers. We scheduled a visit from Fire Station #5. It was very education, and a wonderful experience. We made firefighter hats, and each child got to walk through the fire engine. It was a wonderful learning expereince about fire safety! Thank you Fire Station #5 A shift!!

We love Reading!!

In my district we started a new program called the Daily 5. We have been focusing on building our stamina for Read to Self time. This past Tuesday I finally received our book boxes!! Each child has their own box with about 5 books in each box. We have been practicing read to self time at our tables but today we practiced in our reading spots throughout the classroom. I am proud to announce that today we read for 12 minutes! They are awesome! I know we will easily get to 18 minutes by the end of the week!

Apples

Last week we focused on letter, "Aa" and apples. We did all sorts of fun activities with apples! Everyone brought an apple to school, we graphed the apples they brought, tasted apples, made an apple cake, and constructed an apple glyph. In addition, we also learned about Johnny Appleseed and constructed a puppet about him. It was a fun week! Above is a picture of our class constructing the apple glyph, and below is our finished product.

Under the Sea and Square Cat

Sorry it has been a few weeks since my last classroom post. About two weeks ago the kindergarten class began participating in a parachute activity in P.E. They constructed a performance, and all danced together with the parachute. It was great! Here is a picture of my class practicing for the performance! Mrs. Henz, our PE teacher, always has great activites for the students to participate in during PE.

In math we focused on shapes. One book we read, which is one of my favorites, was "Square Cat." It is a cute book about a cat, Eula, who desires to be round and not square. She gets in to all sorts of mischievous plans to become square. Finally she accepts her shape in full and loves being square. We read the book, discussed how Eula felt, and constructed a square cat glyph. Here is a picture of our finished product!