Mrs May: Class page

Run, run as fast as you can…

We loved reading and writing about the gingerbread man! Here are our gingerbread man directed drawings and sentences. We compared and contrasted two versions of The Gingerbread Man. We sequenced and retold the story to a partner. We completed a sentence study. Ask...

Our newest math center game!

We are starting to build a foundation for addition and subtraction by learning to compose and decompose numbers. Today we learned to play a new math center game. We picked a number card from 4 -10 and counted that many mini erasers in a ten frame. We showed how to...

Introducing…Our Reading Buddies and Home Libraries!

Today, each kindergartener was given an at home reading library and was able to choose a reading buddy to adopt! They will use these bins to store any books that they can take home and keep! Each library also came with a pointing finger and googly eyes. Please...

Are you afraid of spiders?

We aren't! Today we made some silly counting spiders and practiced lots of skills. We worked on following directions, cutting on curved lines, and fan folding. We practiced counting, writing, and ordering numbers to 8. Next week we will learn some spider...

P is for pumpkins!

We have been busy reading all about pumpkins and acting out the life cycle of a pumpkin. We even marble painted some pumpkins to add to our classroom...

Can you show equal groups?

Yes we can! Today we worked in pairs or trios and used mini erasers to show equal groups up to 5. You can practice this concept at home with coins, small toys, buttons, or...

Who is reading all about bears?

We are! We read about a new character today. His name is Bruce and he's a grumpy bear. We also learned about how bears get ready to hibernate in a Let's Find Out Scholastic magazine. Last week, we read and then acted out We're Going on a Bear Hunt. This was...

Who is learning about apples and acorns?

We are! We learned that we read nonfiction books to learn facts. We learned that nonfiction books have real photographs. The next time you visit the library, be sure to visit the nonfiction section and take out a book about something that your child would like to...

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom…

Looks who's in the kindergarten room! We have been busy reading lots of alphabet books this week. We are practicing identifying all the letters in our names! After reading Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, we made coconut trees, counted the letters in our names, and stamped...