Ladybugs

Today we read a few books about ladybugs, both fiction and nonfiction.  We had a whole class discussion around what the author's message to the reader was.  Students did a fabulous job growing their ideas by using text evidence and building on what other classmates said.  


Later in the day we made a ladybug glyph.  See pictures below.

The Plus or Minus Game

Students are using a game to reinforce the meaning of addition and subtraction symbols.  

Key Concepts and Skills:

• add and subtract items from a gameboard
• explore the difference between addition and subtraction
• recognize and use the + and - symbols

A Violin Concert in Kindergarten

Mr. C and one of our own students played "Twinkle, Twinkle" to our class!  It was wonderful!!

What We are Doing in Kindergarten

"Seasons" Book Club, discussing what the authors are trying to teach us.

"Vehicles"  Book Club

"Ocean Animals" Book Club, using post-its to mark important parts to discuss.

Using dice to make double-digit numbers and finding the numbers on a 100 chart.

Exploring equivalent names for numbers.

Raising a Life-Long Reader

Click on the link below for a great article from PBS.org

http://www.pbs.org/parents/experts/archive/2012/05/raise-a-lifelong-reader-by-rea.html?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=fanpage&utm_campaign=pbs