Painting with M&Ms???

We are nearing the end of our five senses and the kiddos have learned so much. Some of the things that we have done are; made a graph of all our eye colors, put Mr. Potato Head together, listened to a tape of different sounds and decided if we would hear the sound outside or inside, talked about our favorite foods and graphed them, painted with M&Ms. 

On Thursday I had about 10 cups of water and in each cup I put the same color of M&Ms. We talked about how we would use all of our senses to eat M&Ms; smell, touch, see, taste, hear. 

 The kiddos made some beautiful paintings and had such a great time doing it!

Sept. 24 - 28

A quick peek at our week!

In reading we will...

• Draw a dad
• Learn the letter "T"
• Draw a top
• Learn the letter "S"

In math we will...

• Draw a scene of one...A SELF-PORTRAIT
• Graph our self-portraits
• Take the MAP test
• This is a test that all K-5 students take, at their level. We use the information to help us see who might need some extra support. 

In science we will...

• Put together Mr. Potato Head
• Paint with M&Ms
• Make a 5 senses book

Math Mats

In math I am starting to teach the kindergarteners some math games. Eventually they will be playing these games by themselves during our math intervention block. There will be 3 rotations of 10 minutes each. A sample rotation may be: Mrs. Mitchell, math tubs, and Mega Math on the computer. It is an independent time and when we get into the full swing, great things will happen during this half an hour. Here is a picture of the math game that we played today.

Sept. 17 - 21

This week we are moving into the 20s! 20 days of school that is. I am so proud of all that they are doing and how hard they are working. We are moving right along with Daily Five. So far we have done Read to Self, Word Work, and Listen to Reading. It is an independent time when the kiddos are working to improve their literacy skills. I am beyond thrilled at what they can do already. It makes me so excited to think about what they will be like by December. Wow! Here's a sneak peak at our week...

In reading we will...

• Learn the letter "A"
• Draw an ax
• Learn the letter "D"
• Draw a dad

In math we will...

• Use shapes to show a number
• Practice completing dot-to-dots

In science/social studies we will...

• Continue our 5 senses unit by exploring taste, smell, and sound
• Discuss the American flag and what it means
• Discuss the pledge of allegiance