Literacy Centers

KG students engaged in their literacy centers this week.

Thankful Students

This week we read several Thanksgiving books and talked about what this upcoming holiday is all about. Students created turkey wreaths and thankful placemats. They wrote thankful books as well! Tuesday we watched Charlie Brown Thanskgiving as a special treat. Enjoy this special time with your family.

  

Earthquake Drill

Kindergarteners practiced an earthquake drill by getting under our desks and covering the backs of our heads. We then practiced evacuating the building as quickly and quietly as possible. I explained that it is unlikely but we need to be prepared for all scenarios which is why we have drills. They did an excellent job!

  

KG Story Museum

Today, KG writers choose a story to display in our Story Museum. Students walked around quietly and read one another's stories looking for things their peers have done well in their writing. Students also read some of their stories in the Authors Chair!

  

  

Calendar

Each morning we do a 5-10 minute activity with the calendar program, Everyday Counts. In October, we graphed data and analyzed our results. Students each came up and graphed their favorite candy choice. We talked about which candy was the most and least favorite.

  

GoNoodle

Sometimes we need to get the wiggles out in KG! We use GoNoodle, a website that gets the kids moving and grooving. They dance and sing, then earn parts to add to their avatar.

 

Election Day at OB

Students went to the library Wednesday for a mock election. They had to show their voter registration card and vote for one of the presidential candidates. 

 

  

Interactive Writing

Today we read "Why Do Leaves Change Colors?" And watched a video explaining the process as well. Then, we brainstormed on our can, have, are chart.  For example, students wrote Leaves can _____ (change, fall, turn colors.)

  

  

Thies Farm Field Trip

Today, we had a wonderful time at the pumpkin patch. Students ran around on the pumpkin playground, then took a hayride through the pumpkin fields. We ate lunch there on picnic tables, then returned to school. Thank you to all involved! It was a successful trip!

Pointer Power

Students are making amazing progress in their reading by using all the skills we are learning in our whole group reading lessons. We are working on our pointer power, using our finger to read and point at one word at a time. We then practiced our partner power! Students read with a partner and one person reads while the other one points. They can help one another out with "kryptonite" words or recognizing our "snap" (sight) words.

         

Firetruck Snack

After learning about Fire Safety this week, students made a fire truck cookie.