We have been busy owls in K-1 and K-3! We made our October calendars where it was good practice writing numbers 1-31 in order. I wanted them to make sure they were forming the numbers the correct way from top to bottom and that the numbers were facing in the right direction. They all did a GREAT job! They LOVED making this calendar because they got to use their own creativity into turning the backside into a jack-o-lantern with black and white paper. They all turned out so cute!
In math we are continuing to learn all about the numbers 1-11 where we are learning how to write the numbers correctly and understanding the quantity as well. They have learned how to show the numbers 1-10 on ten frames and we talked a lot about if there are 4, how many more would be need to make 10? They are starting to understand addition and subtraction as well. To learn about these numbers, they have been using their own math boxes where we are using math manipulatives to have a hands-on experience understading the quantities.
In handwriting, we have finished learning how to write the numbers 1-10 and are now beginning to learn how to write lowercase letters correctly on the lines. We learned all about what the baseline is and the middle line. We also talked about the sky space and the digger space and how some letters start in those areas or end up in those areas on the page. They have been doing a great job learning how to write the lowercase letters and using their BEST neat handwriting in their handwriting books!
To help my kinder friends practice all of the September sight words we did a sight word roll and write. They had so much fun playing doing this fun activity to see what sight word got to the top first!
In Jolly Phonics, we have been moving along and we have learned a lot of digraph sounds this past week. Digraphs are when two letters are together that make one sound like: ie, oa, ee, ea, etc. They are doing a great job identifying the letters and learning what motion/sound it makes. With learning all the sounds, they are reading more and more and it's so fun to see their faces light up knowing they have just read the words successfully! Yay, K-1 and K-3!
It's been a wonderful week in kindergarten and I am so proud of all my kindergarten friends are learning!
