Friday, January 13, 2017
Music Around the World--Week 3--Latin America
What a fun day we had in our third day of Music Around the World! We learned about Latin America and the exciting music that this country has to offer. We were introduced to two of their favorite instruments the guiro and the maracas. We also enjoyed two of their favorite songs, "La Raspa", and a traditional Latin American song, "De Colores." Check out our video from our fun day and some of our favorite pictures.
Bear Day
This week we studied bears during our science unit. We learned nonfiction facts about bears such as where they live, what they like to eat, and what they look like. Then, we studied fiction stories such as Corduroy, Going on a Bear Hunt, and A Pocket for Corduroy. Below you can see pictures from our fun "Bear Day." During "Bear Day," we brought our bears to school and allowed them to learn alongside us for a whole school day. We also enjoyed a special "paw print in the snow" snack. Leave us a comment and let us know what you think about our special day!
Pictures from Bear Day: https://animoto.com/play/DKBSf0OSzy5D3dGcmMdVGg
Pictures from Bear Day: https://animoto.com/play/DKBSf0OSzy5D3dGcmMdVGg
Bear Day
We recorded what we knew about bears, what we wanted to learn, and what we learned from our bear
stories.
We used this double bubble map to record the things that were the same and different about real bears and stuffed bears like Corduroy.
Paw Print in the Snow Snack
Awards Ceremony
We were so excited to celebrate our Third Six Weeks award winners at our third awards ceremony. Miss Todd is so proud of all of our award winners, and the hard work that they have shown this six weeks! Here are some pictures and video from our celebration. Leave us a comment and let us know what you think!
Perfect Attendance
Mighty Writer, Math Mastermind, Remarkable Reader, Science Sleuth, and Top Cat
Kindergarten King and Kindergarten Queen
Red Hot Reader
I Have a Dream!
This week in Kindergarten we learned about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and how he helped to change our world for the better! We read about his dream that he had for our world and learned about his many accomplishments. Then, we talked about what our dreams are for the future and what we hope happens to make our world a better place one day! Here are some pictures from our fun week and a video of us sharing our dreams with the world! Leave us a comment and let us know what you think! Share your dreams with us, too! We would love to learn about your hopes for our future world! :)
Friday, January 6, 2017
Music Around the World--Week 2--Africa
We had so much fun in our Music Around the World Class today! We began our morning by reviewing our songs from last week. Ask your child to sing "It's a Small World" and "Kookaburra" for you! We are really working hard to learn the words for these two songs. After a quick review, we jumped into learning all about our new country of the day--Africa!
We were introduced to a child from Africa and learned about a day in her life on our Time for Kids website. Then, we were in for a fabulous treat--a visit from a real musician, Mr. Mark! Mr. Mark taught us about some of Africa's favorite instruments--drums! He played several different types of drums for us. We loved them all! Then, we enjoyed some traditional African music from the African Children's Choir. We were so inspired by these musical experiences that we decided to create our own African instruments--drums, tambourines, and shakers. Finally, we learned an African chant and our own rousing rendition of "This Little Light of Mine" complete with African drums, tambourines, and shakers! Here is a show of our morning! Check it out and let us know what you think by leaving a comment below. We have also included some pictures from another great day! We hope that you enjoy them! Today was so much fun! We can't wait until next week! :)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_CGJElEYcj8eWJYMTB1YUotbTQ/view?usp=sharing
We were introduced to a child from Africa and learned about a day in her life on our Time for Kids website. Then, we were in for a fabulous treat--a visit from a real musician, Mr. Mark! Mr. Mark taught us about some of Africa's favorite instruments--drums! He played several different types of drums for us. We loved them all! Then, we enjoyed some traditional African music from the African Children's Choir. We were so inspired by these musical experiences that we decided to create our own African instruments--drums, tambourines, and shakers. Finally, we learned an African chant and our own rousing rendition of "This Little Light of Mine" complete with African drums, tambourines, and shakers! Here is a show of our morning! Check it out and let us know what you think by leaving a comment below. We have also included some pictures from another great day! We hope that you enjoy them! Today was so much fun! We can't wait until next week! :)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_CGJElEYcj8eWJYMTB1YUotbTQ/view?usp=sharing
Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!
This week in Kindergarten we have been studying about winter in science. We have learned about what clothes you need to wear in winter, fun activities you can do in the winter, and things that animals do in the winter time. During the week we created several exciting winter art projects including winter people, winter trees, and snowmen. We also had the rare opportunity to experience our very own Texas snow shower! Here are some pictures of our exciting activities and creations. Leave us a comment and let us know what you think of them!
In math this week, we studied about subtraction. We learned that subtraction means to remove something from a group. We practiced creating our own subtraction problems using the minus and equal signs. You can see how we made subtraction problems by illustrating a snowman losing his buttons. We also practiced acting out subtraction problems with snowmen and fruit loop buttons.
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