Life in Kindergarten

Last week during Reading Workshop we learned:

• when readers come to a word they don't know they can say the sounds slowly then put the sounds together to read the word (Stretchy Snake)
• that during buddy reading, a buddy should coach his/her partner when he/she comes to an unknown word instead of just telling the word.
• to ask ourselves three questions when we think we have figured out an unknown word: Does it look right?  Does it sound right?  Does it make sense?

During Writing Workshop we continued writing pattern books.  We learned that writers:

• can experiment with different patterns instead of writing the same pattern every day.
• think of a title that connects all the pages together and hints to what the book is all about.
• leave spaces between words.
• can write more than one sentence on each page.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

During Math we:

• measured the length of objects and compared one object to another using the terms longer and shorter.
  
   
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   
   
  
  
• learned a new game, Bunny Hop, to practice moving on a number line.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• learned about positional words, such as behind, between, and in front of.  We followed directions containing positional words to navigate through an obstacle course.
• learned that numbers can be represented in many ways.

We also spent time learning about Veteran's Day.  We talked about Veteran's Day as being a time to thank the people who help keep our country safe.  Thank you to those who have served our country.

Best,

Katie