Week of February 9

In honor of ally/upstander week (and Valentine's Day), Mrs. Nelson shared this poster with us.

We also read this book on kind actions (and mean actions) having an impact on how we make others feel.

Children then were tasked to write about ways they can be kind in school, at home,  etc.

We have started to work on word families in literacy. Word families are chunks that help us read and write.

February Number Corner 

Keeping track of combinations of 10 as we count down to the 100th day of school. We noticed some really cool patterns...

WOW!!

The children made 100 day crowns.

I LOVED hearing how each child interpreted being 100 days smarter.

Children made necklaces with 100 beads.

Last name snowmen.

Week of February 2

Pattern Block mittens in the Theme area.

We had a short lesson on symmetry.

Working with combinations of numbers to make 'number trees', which focus in the math concept of part, part, whole.

In FUNdations, children learned how to write upper case X

 and uppercase Y

The children loved decoration the Valentine themed February calendar.

They worked hard to fill in the numbers using their best kindergarten numeral writing.

A Valentine theme literacy activity in the Theme area.

The -ip word family work

Spill the Beans, a 123 station is a game where children work with combinations of 10.

We came up with Valentine phrases so that children could write letters and Valentines to the special people in their lives.

This became a popular writing center activity.