January: Space

Space:

We wrote down what we already knew about space at the beginning of the unit. 

The blue shows all of the things that we learned by the end of our unit.

We made alien puppets.

We made astronauts and rockets. 

I found the idea here.

We created an emergent reader as we learned about the planets. I found the book here. 

We watched this youtube video to learn about the moon and sang this phases of the moon song. 

Math

I have been using the Guiding Kinders Math Lessons from Deanna Jump to teach many of the numeracy concepts this year. This month I used Unit 4 and we played the following games to learn about ordering numbers as well as more and less. You can find the unit here.

Missing Number:
We laid the cards out in the order. One person would take a card and hide it while their partner's eyes were closed. Then the partner would try to figure out what card was missing.

Match Me Plus 1:
One child will pick a card and build it on one side of the mat. Then their partner will build another set plus 1 more on the other side of the mat.

Match Me Minus 1:
One child will pick a card and build it on one side of the mat. Then their partner will build another set minus 1 more on the other side of the mat. 

Mix it-Fix it-Flip it:

First a child will mix up all of the cards with the number side showing. Then their partner will fix it by putting them in order from 1 to 10. Then the first child will flip the cards over so that the dots are showing. The partner will mix it and then the game continues. 

French:
We learned about fruits and vegetables. 

Animated Literacy:
We learned about Lizzy Lamb who lays on lemon leaves. 

We drew a lamb.

We learned about Edgar Elf who lives in an envelope and likes to exercise. 

We drew an elf. 

We learned about The Thick Thorny Thing who is thirsty. 

We drew a bathtub.

We learned about Nellie Newt who likes to nibble on noodles in her nest. 

We drew a hen. 

We learned about Lou Lou Moose who plays her flute and has a loose tooth. (long oo as in flute, blue, tooth fruit and new). 

We drew a moon.

For more information on this program please visit http://www.animated-literacy.com/Animated_Literacy_Home.html

Handwriting Without Tears

We have begun learning about lowercase letters. We learned about Magic C letters. These are letters that start out as a c but change into another letter: c, o, s, a, d and g. We also learned how to write v, w and t. Continue practicing lowercase and uppercase letters at home. 

For information on the order that I will be teaching letters please go to their website: http://www.hwtears.com/hwt/why-it-works/teaching-order

Don't Forget:

Send a healthy snack with your child. A list has been sent home or you can visit 100 Days of Real Food for some awesome ideas.

Each child needs to have indoor shoes, a backpack and appropriate clothing for the weather.

Feel free to contact me anytime with any questions or concerns. I can be reached at the school, by email or just drop in (I am usually around before school).