Welcome to the 2013/2014 school year! I cannot wait to begin another year of kindergarten! Here you will find our classroom blog. In this blog you will find updates, resources, information and pictures of everything that is happening in our Kindergarten classroom!
It was so great to meet everyone at our open house last week :) We have a lot of fun things planned for this year and I am excited to get the year started!
Here are just a few of the exciting things we will be doing in our Kindergarten curriculum this year!
Letters Alive: Our alphabet and sight word curriculum was brand new last year! The letters and letter sounds are introduced animals that come alive in 3D for the students to see and hear! A letter a week is introduced with an animal, word family cards and sight words!
Daily Five: The students work on reading and writing in stations that they pick! Their choices include read to self, read to someone, listen to reading, work on writing and word work. The students love the responsibility of picking their station and will be working on skills that are essential to reading!
Discovery: In discovery we have a chance to learn all about science and social studies! We create many hands on projects, take field trips, bring in guest speakers and explore many different topics throughout the year!
CGI Math: Children learn math through story problems that incorporate many different math concepts. The students share their thoughts with their peers and use a variety of different materials and strategies to solve a problem. The collaboration with their classmates helps them to understand the concepts and reason for solving math problems.
Bucket Fillers: This year in our kindergarten classroom we are learning to be bucket fillers! Bucket fillers are people who show they care by helping others and filling their "buckets". We learn many ways to treat others with respect and kindness through this program :) Here is a great website to find more out about bucket filling: http://www.bucketfillers101.com/index.php
We are very fortunate to have 1 to 1 Ipads/Ipods in our classroom! The students will use the Ipads/Ipods to explore and learn throughout the year! We had many opportunities to incorporate the Ipads/Ipods into our kindergarten curriculum last year and I am excited to find many more opportunities this year!
It is going to be a fantastic year! I cannot wait to see everyone again tomorrow and Tuesday for the first day of kindergarten! Be on the lookout for more pictures and updates coming soon :)
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