In math this week, we have been learning about all about the numbers 6, 7, and 8. We have learned how to form the letters correctly from top to bottom and having some hands-on experiences to understand the quantity of each number too. I took it a step further where we learned about a 10-frame building off their knowledge of a previous lesson last week learning about a 5-frame. They did great learning about a 10-frame and how to show the number on it the correct way. We also talked about if we have 7 counters in a 10 frame, how many more would we need to make 10? They were able to count the blank squares left in the 10 frame to understand we would need 3 more to make a total of 10. It has been fun learning about these numbers and seeing how quickly they are learning about these numbers! Way to go, K-1!
In literacy, we are continuing to learn how to write the rest of the uppercase letters on the alphabet. They are doing a great job writing the letters on the lines with correct line placement. It's tricky to break the habit of writing numbers from bottom to top but they are doing a great job! We have also been reading a few stories that are helping my kindergarten friends to learn about how to identify the characters, setting, plot, and we discussed identifying the beginning, middle and end of stories today too. They have been learning so much and many of them are hard concepts! I am amazed with how quickly they are understanding them and we have had some great conversations about the stories we have read together!
In SEL, I have been reading a few read alouds which has opened up some wonderful conversations about feelings and how to react in a kind way with a peer. We have discussed bad choices and good choices and how we learn from all the choices we make to grow as learners. In the classroom, we learned that we treat eachother with kindness and we follow the "golden rule" which is we treat our friends the way we want to be treated!" In the past 14 days, we have been building a little classroom family where we have gotten to know eachother, grown as learners together and have built some wonderful friendships with one another! It is so fun to see the adorable interactions amongst the class and see the kindness they spread with one another each and every day! I have LOVED witnessing these interactions during our afternoon "playtime!"
The past two days we have had MAP testing too in reading and math! They did AMAZING! I am so proud of how well they did following my directions to get logged into the assessment and how well they all did focusing on the test and trying their very best!
Today we got to celebrate Keller and Ellie's 6th birthdays. How fun they share the same day! They were our calendar helpers, we sang "Happy Birthday" to both of them and they got to be line leaders for the day! We had so much fun celebrating our two wonderful little friends today!
My kindergarten friends are growing as learners everyday and I am so proud of the growth they have made both socially and academically in just the 14 days we have been together! I can't imagine what the whole year will bring! Thank you for sharing them with me each day!
