Math, Mystery Readers and More!

Another fun and busy week in Kindergarten at Stamping Ground! We've been working hard practicing our letters in different ways. Above we're doing "Wet, Dry, Try" which is a method taught through our Handwriting Without Tears program. Students wet a sponge and write the letter, dry the letter with a towel and then try to write the letter independently with chalk. They thought it was so cool to "write" with the little sponges.

We were able to get interactive with our math this week and have fun using our interactive board. Students counted different objects to match the number given.

 Journal writing was a big hit this week! Students wrote about what they did over the weekend, what they like to do with their families and what they liked to do outside. I was impressed as everyone was engaged with each other while they shared their journal writing with friends. Below Williams dad joined us on Friday as our Mystery Reader. This has quickly become a class favorite as well!

 This coming week should be lots of fun as we study weather, new letters as well as comparing numbers to ten. We're also starting some new centers! Be sure to check back for updates!

Kentucky Kids Day Fun!

We had a wonderful time last week celebrating Kentucky Kids Day! A big Thank You to all who helped plan and to our PTO for our colorful, cute shirts! Check out these fun pictures of all we did throughout the day!

Swinging into September

This week in Kindergarten we've been working in small groups to practice putting letters of the alphabet in order. Students were able to work with partners to accomplish this skill. We've also been talking about colors all week. One of our favorite color books we read was "Pete the Cat: I love my White Shoes." The kids loved getting to make their own Pete the Cat and retelling the story to one another.

 Retelling stories has been a skill we've worked on quite a bit this week. Below Zaiden, Cate, and Morgan show off their retelling strips from the book "Brown Bear, Brown Bear."

 

We took a fun walk this week to discuss and practice bus safety. Students were able to get on the bus and practice what it looks like to ride a bus. We talked about the rules of the bus and everyone was excited that we might all get a chance to ride the school bus for a field trip later this year!

Practicing our letters with playdough was another hit during writing workshop and of course, everyone enjoyed our Friday Mystery Reader, Mrs. Penn. More fun is to come this coming week as we celebrate KY Kids Day amongst many other events at school! Be sure to check back!:)