We had a fun week in Kindergarten! We learned all about colors in relation to our identity.
On Tuesday we had Writer's Workshop and the students wrote and drew about their long weekends. After, we activated our prior knowledge about colors and worked in a small group to brainstorm objects we knew that were a certain color, and then drew them. We also read The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt.
This week we opened the dramatic play center and talked about how to appropriately play with and clean up the costumes and the kitchen. This corner was crowded all week!
We ended our day on Tuesday playing on the courtyard.
On Tuesday we had Writer's Workshop and the students wrote and drew about their long weekends. After, we activated our prior knowledge about colors and worked in a small group to brainstorm objects we knew that were a certain color, and then drew them. We also read The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt.
This week we opened the dramatic play center and talked about how to appropriately play with and clean up the costumes and the kitchen. This corner was crowded all week!
We ended our day on Tuesday playing on the courtyard.
Wednesday the students sorted crayons with their table group, and then as a class we added and graphed the colors. We talked about which had the most and which had the least. We read The Day the Crayons Came Home by Drew Daywalt. We also have been discussing the parts of a book (cover, title, author, and illustrator) as we read.
Then of course, we had time to play in centers.
Then of course, we had time to play in centers.
Thursday we read How the Crayons Saved the Rainbow by Monica Sweeney. The students then created their own rainbow suncatchers out of beads. They look so pretty hanging in our windows, I can't wait for you to see at Open House! We also made cards for our adoptive Kindergarten classroom in Houston. The students did such a nice job drawing happy pictures and writing sweet words.
We also learned about how crayons are made this week. The students LOVED this Mr. Roger's video at the crayon factory:
Friday we wore our favorite colors to school and graphed ourselves! We counted which had the most and which had the least. We read A Color of His Own by Leo Leonni, and talked about how everyone is special and different, but how we are also alike in many ways too. We did a directed drawing (where the students follow along step by step) of a chameleon, and then painted them. They turned out AMAZING! Last but not least, we played a whole class game of giant math memory, and practiced counting and number identification.
Next week will continue with our color unit, and will be discussing colors in relation to our feelings.