We began learning about seasonal changes of spring by reading books and watching videos so we all had an understanding of our new topic. Then we took our learning outside (unfortunately the temperature didn't feel like spring that day!) where kindergarten scientists used their senses to observe spring changes in our science courtyard. To show our understanding of spring changes, we had an ITRT come visit and teach us how to use Pic Collage to import and label pictures of spring! I hope you've had a chance to see your child's collage on SeeSaw. During our Daily 5 independent centers, kiddos have been digging in the garden to find carrots and spell CVC or CVCe words. We've been "writing the room" in bunny glasses! We have some pretty awesome activities in our fine motor morning stations (inspired by Marsha from A Differentiated Kindergarten) this month! One of our favorites is the lego challenge. This month the challenge is to construct and fill in a 2-D egg. Check out all of our smarties who have completed the challenge: The kinders participated in two awesome experiments the week before break. The first was a science experiment called "Egg Rockets"- how fun does that sound? We used water, alka-seltzer tablets, and a free-standing egg to create a rocket. After the rocket launched, we used yarn to measure the distance our rocket traveled. Once we came back inside, the kinders used info I cubes and our knowledge of counting by 5s to find out exactly how far our rockets traveled. The day before spring break, we read Pete the Cat: Easter Adventure. Right after discussing the events in Pete's adventure, Ms. Kim from the office delivered a basket with a letter addressed to our class! It was from the Easter Bunny himself, and it listed 3 tasks for us to complete: We learned the bunny dropped his basket along his journey to deliver the eggs and cracked them all open!This lead us to our next experiment- a STEM challenge to build the tallest tower using egg halves. Check out the tallest egg tower! We read a story about a little bunny and completed a Break-Out Box challenge! We all BROKE OUT! It wasn't an easy task, but with a or of team work and combining our literacy, math, and critical thinking skills, the kinders were successful. A big thanks to our amazing RCPS ITRTs for planning, organizing, and implementing this experience for us! On the last day before break, we read the story Pete the Cat: An Easter Adventure. After discussing the events in Pete's adventure, Ms. Kim from the office came to our room. She had a basket that had been delivered by a "big, fluffy bunny" with a note inside addressed to our class. It was just like the note Pete got in the story! We followed the directions and got to work right away. ;) Whew! What an busy, but very fun time before our much deserved spring break. I hope you enjoyed your time with your family. I'm looking forward to seeing the kids when they return on Tuesday. We will only have 36 more days of kindergarten left. I'm excited to see what the rest of our journey has in store for us- I know it will filled with lots of learning and, of course, a ton of fun!
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AuthorHi! I'm Katie Flanary. I've been teaching for seven years and absolutely love it! I'm excited to start my eighth year making this my fourth year in kindergarten. Categories
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