Aa is for Alligator!

The Kinders worked with the letter Aa this week.  We read a story about a boy named Zack who got an alligator as a gift from his uncle.  After the story we made alligators!

We then wrote the letter Aa on the top and wrote that big long word: alligator  - at the bottom. 

Working on some sight word work for our journals.  

Sight word fun - painting the word: have - using Q-tips. 

The Kinders were part of a BIG event this week!  They helped to set a WORLD record! Jackie Steffen from the UNL Extension Office stopped our classroom to read a book called "Quackers."  Kids all over the nation are reading this book to set a WORLD record on how many times this book gets read to classrooms all over the nation.  The event is called Read for the Record. 

This week in Science we learned about soil, rocks and pumpkins!  We learned that we use the soil to grow our pumpkins.  We also learned the life cycle of pumpkins, what we can use them for and also that pumpkins are not just orange.  Pumpkins can be: red, tan, white, green, yellow, orange and BLUE! 

Some journal work with the letter Aa. 

Finding the word:  is   - in our sight word poem. 

Happy Halloween!!!

This week was a scary-spooky fun filled week for the Kindergartners!  We read lots of stories about Halloween, pumpkins, bats, ghosts, goblins and monsters!  Our letter of the week was the letter Ss.  We started off reading a story called:  Spookly the Square Pumpkin.   A great story that not only has the letter Ss in it but also teaches children never to judge someone by how they look or because they are different. 

We did an art project on making pumpkins.  The Kindergartners were allowed to make any shape and size of pumpkin they wanted to.  Here they are painting their pumpkins. 

While letting them dry, we learned and identified Ss words.  We made quite a list! 

One of our sight words was purple.  We read the story Harold and the Purple Crayon.  After reading the story we listed some things that could be purple.  They each got two white squares and had to draw two things that were purple.  They then glued them onto a purple circle.  I told that that we were going to use these circles and build something giant that is purple.  They thought it was a large triangle until I added the stem and leaf.  After that they all shouted:  GRAPES!!  

Working on some centers:  identifying shapes

In Science we learned about pumpkins  and their life cycle.  We first brainstormed how we think pumpkins grow.  There were quite a few students who know the steps but not in the correct order - I was very impressed.  After we read the story we put the pumpkin life cycle in order.  

Here are our pumpkins all finished. 

Math Centers: rolling a pumpkin

Math Centers: counting the stickers and writing the numbers

We learned the word family: at.   After reading our -at phonics story we listed -at words.  After that we made some bats with some -at words on them.  

Our Frankenstein crafts. 

A few weeks ago we learned about ocean animals and homes.  The Kindergartners had some homework to do.  We read the story: A House for Hermit Crab by Eric Carle.  They had to come up with a new shell for hermit crab.  They turned out really good! 

Using the SMARTboard and making some pumpkin faces. 

Sequencing a story: The Little Old Lady Who Wasn't Afraid of Anything

The only two girl Kindergartners looking absolutely cute in their costumes!

Halloween 2015  - Kindergarten class