This week we will be finishing up our unit on racial identity and black history and will moving on to celebrate the amazing author, Dr. Seuss. We will be reading lots of Dr. Seuss books and engaging in lots of fun activities!
Morning Meeting
Calm Classroom
Reading Dr. Seuss books
Identifying rhyming words
Calm Classroom
Reading Dr. Seuss books
Identifying rhyming words
Literacy Centers
Word Wall (Introduce new activity: Sight Word String)
Parent Games (Real Words vs. Silly Words Sort)
Writing Center: Popcorn Writing, Write the Room (Finding Rhyming Words)
Teacher Table with Ms. Lane: Guided Reading
Art Center: Design a Hat for the Cat
Library: Pick a Dr. Seuss Book
iPads
Our new sight words are: why, because, so
Word Wall (Introduce new activity: Sight Word String)
Parent Games (Real Words vs. Silly Words Sort)
Writing Center: Popcorn Writing, Write the Room (Finding Rhyming Words)
Teacher Table with Ms. Lane: Guided Reading
Art Center: Design a Hat for the Cat
Library: Pick a Dr. Seuss Book
iPads
Our new sight words are: why, because, so
Theme: Exploring Race/Identity & Dr. Seuss
M: Analyzing Primary Sources
T: Looking Closely at Our Class Books
W: Seeing Ourselves as Changemakers (Writing Activist Letters)
TH: Oh the Places You'll Go
F: Oobleck Experiment
M: Analyzing Primary Sources
T: Looking Closely at Our Class Books
W: Seeing Ourselves as Changemakers (Writing Activist Letters)
TH: Oh the Places You'll Go
F: Oobleck Experiment
Math (Whole Group)
M: Growing Train (Everyday Math Addition Practice/Modeling)
T: Cat & the Hat (Counting by Tens)
W: 1 Fish, 2 Fish Goldfish Graphing
TH: Disappearing Train (Everyday Math Subtraction Practice/Modeling)
Math Centers: Teacher Table with Ms. Lane (Differentiated based on skill), Subtraction Smash (Mrs. Burks), ST Math, Stack a Hat (STEM), Roll, Add & Cover the Hat Game, Light Table with Pattern Blocks
M: Growing Train (Everyday Math Addition Practice/Modeling)
T: Cat & the Hat (Counting by Tens)
W: 1 Fish, 2 Fish Goldfish Graphing
TH: Disappearing Train (Everyday Math Subtraction Practice/Modeling)
Math Centers: Teacher Table with Ms. Lane (Differentiated based on skill), Subtraction Smash (Mrs. Burks), ST Math, Stack a Hat (STEM), Roll, Add & Cover the Hat Game, Light Table with Pattern Blocks
To celebrate Dr. Seuss in full spirit, we are dressing up all week!
Starting Monday we will be dressing a little CRAZY in kindergarten. Please dress your child according to the schedule! Have FUN!
Monday: Crazy Hat Day
Wear a CRAZY hat
Tuesday: Crazy Sock Day
Wear CRAZY socks
Wednesday: Wacky Wednesday
Dress wacky
BE CREATIVE AND HAVE FUN!!
Thursday: Oh the Places You'll Go
Dress like what you want to be when you grow up
Friday: Pajama Day
Wear your PJ's to school
We are so excited to see how creative our kindergarteners can be. Read some Dr. Seuss books as a family for inspiration! They'll give you some great ideas if you are stuck.
Monday: Crazy Hat Day
Wear a CRAZY hat
Tuesday: Crazy Sock Day
Wear CRAZY socks
Wednesday: Wacky Wednesday
Dress wacky
BE CREATIVE AND HAVE FUN!!
Thursday: Oh the Places You'll Go
Dress like what you want to be when you grow up
Friday: Pajama Day
Wear your PJ's to school
We are so excited to see how creative our kindergarteners can be. Read some Dr. Seuss books as a family for inspiration! They'll give you some great ideas if you are stuck.