The students in our class were showing an interest a couple of weeks ago in the weather and the clouds that they saw outside. So we decided to start a unit on clouds and see how interested they were in looking at different kinds of weather. Apparently not very interested because we have decided to …
As was promised with last week’s post, here is week 2 of our dinosaur play-based centers. Students have continued to enjoy learning about dinosaurs, and this week we went deeper into the different types of dinosaurs to learn about them. We started off with the T-Rex (of course), then a triceratops and finally the pterodactyl …
Our students were very interested in learning about dinosaurs, and so for the past week we have tried to incorporate dinosaurs into our centers to learn as much as we can about them. This is only week 1 of our inquiry centers, so make sure you follow my blog to find out what we do …
We are finishing up our letter study this year with our last two letters! It is pretty exciting when our Junior Kindergarten students finish learning the alphabet and start writing. It opens up a whole new world to them and they gain so much confidence in their skills. Our letter V center was pretty simple, …
Every time we are focusing on a new letter in our class we like to do activities to help them remember the letter and its sound (for C we did cloud painting and a cloud invitation to create and for N we did a night painting), and for the letter E with did an experiment …
Symmetry for Kindergarten: Use hands-on activities to engage students in learning about lines of symmetry. Use a variety of materials to practice symmetry for kindergarten students. To get my students to understand a line of symmetry, I used a lot of hands-on materials and provocations. I put together some ideas that you can incorporate into …
We have started our own little vegetable garden in our classroom. It has been great for the kids to see the process of how our fruits and vegetables grow! Each student received their own “My Garden Notes” book (you can download this great cover page from Sisters Guild Blog), and we have been discussing how …
One of the students in our classroom was very interested in space, the sun, the moon and learning facts about the planets. I created a small inquiry center about space so he could continue to learn and explore. A number of students have grown very interested in that center, and we are learning so much. …
Our new science focus this month is weather. We have started off by discussing clouds: the different types, what they look like and what they can tell us. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett is a great introduction to this subject and the students find it hilarious. To accompany our reading, we …
After reading the book Mix It up! by Hervé Tullet, my teaching my partner and I did a great colour experiment. The students were able to see the primary colours mix together to make the secondary colours. What you need: 7 clear cups (I used 4 large and 3 medium) Paper towels (6 pieces folded …
