In kindergarten, my kinders have been working very hard learning addition and subtraction up to 10 and taking that skill one step further into learning how to solve addition and subtraction stories as well. They have LOVED practicing this newly learned skill by doing some color by number activities. I am amazed with how quickly they learned these new math concepts and how much joy they are all finding in math! Way to go, K-1 and K-3 friends!
In reader's workshop, we have been studying the genre of poems. With this unit, they have even wrote some poems of their own. This past week we did a rainbow poem activity where they got to be poets and finish the poem in their own words. Then they got to finish the project with watercolor painting their rainbows. They were so excited about this fun activity and they couldn't wait to bring it home to share with all of you!
In writing, we have been working hard in our journals to stretch our creative thoughts into writing 3 complete sentences on their own. I am amazed with how well they are implementing known sight words into their writing along with using their best brave spelling to write the words they want to write. They are ALL doing a wonderful job and I am so proud of how far they have all come as writers!
In reading, I have been meeting with my kinders each week in their small reading groups to work on reading strategies to help them all grow to their fullest potential as readers! I am blown away with how well they are all reading and how far they have jumped in reading levels. They have ALL really taken off as strong, fluent readers! Many times I meet with my groups, I find myself tearing up because I am so proud of how well they are all reading! Wow!!!!
We have been busy little owls and I am so impressed with how much they have all grown as learners this year! They are all going to do wonderful next year in first grade and it is so hard to believe that we only have 11 days left of kindergarten! It has really flown by! I am going to enjoy every last second with my kinders before they leave the nest as first graders!
