Christmas tree activity

 The students worked to put the Christmas tree pictures in the correct order. Then they had the chance to decorate the tree.

Holiday party

 The students had the choice of various materials to make a fun Santa face.

 A party is never complete without delicious donuts.

They even played a game involving a snowman! They had to roll the dice and add parts to the snowman.

Thank you to the amazing parents who donated items and helped out. The party concluded with a parent reading a story. What a great way to celebrate the holidays!

Reindeer art

 The students followed directions to draw an outline of a reindeer. Then they traced the reindeer. We finished up the project with watercolor paint. The reindeers all turned out full of creativity and beautiful colors.

All About Trees field trip

 The students enjoyed the lesson on trees that was part listening, and part interactive stations. This lesson directly links to our kindergarten science standards.

Stations in kindergarten

 Busy drawing pictures and writing words to go with it.

 Working together at the Lego table.

 Playing a literacy game on the computer with a buddy.

 Writing stories at the writing table.

Putting together an alphabet floor puzzle.

Hiking field trip

 We hiked on a path and explored various trees, leaves, acorns, and bugs.

This week in kindergarten.

 All lined up and ready for the hall! We had a busy week learning about our new letters c and o. We learned a new sight word: we. We read several books about animals and how they move. It was a great week!

 Building numbers trains with connecting cubes.

 Using links to build numbers.

 Some numeral writing practice.

 Using dry erase boards to practice letters.

Playing a dice number writing game.

Writing in response to our story.

Story retelling

We are working with the book What About Bear? The story talks a lot about friendship. Today we did story retelling on the ActivBoard.

Pizza Hut literacy center

 The students have been very interested in dramatic play. We transformed a space in our classroom for a Pizza Hut themed center. We added many items to promote literacy, such as menus, receipts, gift cards, and ordering forms. The children have been building on their social skills as they work to take turns and share.

Fun Friday Math Stations

Environmental Print

Thank you to all of you who sent in popular labels from around your home. The children have been enjoying reading this display wall! We will be doing a writing station with these labels this upcoming week.

Mystery name painting

 Today we practiced writing our names multiple times on a white sheet of paper. Then our names magically appeared when we watercolor painted over it!

 Many children are still working on name writing skills and fine motor control. We are learning how to hold our pencil and write properly. Glad we could make it fun today!!! School work is always better with paint!