In Jolly Phonics today, we had a review day. We reviewed the last 6 sounds we just finished learning (ee/or, z, w, ng, v, oo/oo). To help us review this newly learned sounds, we did a sound sort that contained the new sounds where they had to sort pictures based upon the sound they heard within the word. They did a fabulous job and I was so proud of how quickly they were able to sort all the pictures! Yay! After we finished the sound sort, we watched the Jolly Phonics review movie and it was fun hearing my kinders read all the words that contained the new sounds as they came up in the movie. They were so excited to read the words and it made me tear up to see the pride in their faces as they realized they read them correctly. They are all reading....WOW!!!

With it being the end of October on Monday, we did our October sight word roll and write. This is a fun activity that helps my kindergarten friends to get some extra practice learning the new sight words in a fun and engaging way! They are having so much fun playing the game that they forget they are practicing learning their sight words too! 😃 

In math, we learned about the concept of heavier and lighter where we did a group lesson and some added practice in our math workbooks. They did a wonderful job learning this concept and picked up it quickly! Way to go, K-1 and K-3! 

It was a wonderful week in kindergarten! On Monday, don't forget that your child can come to school all dressed up in their Halloween costume. Both classes will have a parade and a Halloween party in class! My kindergarten friends can't wait! We have been counting down the days on the calendar and they are so excited to see what costumes everyone will come dressed as on Monday. Have a great weekend, everyone!

 In class today, I began teaching my kindergarten friends how to write a few lowercase letters the correct way on the lines using our Handwriting Without Tears program.  We began learning a few of the letters that are part of the magic c group. To help my kindergarten friends learn about line placement of the letters, I spent some time talking about the lines (baseline, middle line, sky space, etc.) we will be using for handwriting and why they are important when we write letters on them. I showed them how to write each letter first using a big chalkboard that had the lines we just learned about. They were able to practice writing the letters on their own chalkboards. They all did such a great job listening during the lesson and ensuring they were writing the letters on the lines the correct way. I was so impressed! After we learned how to write the letters on chalkboards, my kinders went to their seats and they practiced writing the letters on lines in their handwriting workbooks. They did a fabulous job and I was so impressed with how nice and neat they wrote all the letters on the lines! Way to go, K-1 and K-3!

Yesterday and today, we spent some time in class putting labels on index cards that contain ALL the sight words we have learned so far in kindergarten. They are all of the September and October sight words. Each month we will add our new sight words to our sight word baggie so we can continue to build on our sight word vocabulary. The more sight words your child learns, the more fluent they will become as a reader which in turn helps them with comprehension. I told my kinder friends that they should be practicing their sight words EVERY day because the more they practice, the better they will be at recognizing them quickly on their own. They were so excited to make their sight word cards and bring their baggies home to practice with all of you. Please make sure their sight word baggies are kept in their backpack because we will be working with these baggies at school and we will be adding to them during our school year. 

It was a fabulous day in kindergarten and I am so proud of all my kinder friends are learning! They have begun to take off as readers and writers and it's so much fun to see! Have a great night, everyone!

 It was a fun filled last couple days in K-1 and K-3! All my little owls have been very busy learning Jolly Phonics, math, handwriting and writing. Today I did a fun "Five Little Pumpkins" project with the class and they had so much fun following my step-by-step directions in making their own! We learned the ryhme with the motions and did this fun step-by-step little pumpkins project. I am SO proud of everything my kindergarten friends have learned already! They are growing a lot as learners and I couldn't be more proud of ALL of them!