JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2013
The kindergarteners have been doing research in the library on European Landmarks--the Eiffel Tower, Big Ben & the Parthenon. Check out their research books when they come home!
We also learned about Martin Luther King, Jr. and why he is so important to our country. In conjunction with that, we read the book, Elmer, which teaches the lesson that it is important to always be yourself. No matter what you look like or if you are different, it is always best to be you! We painted our own Elmers after reading
The kindergarteners have been doing research in the library on European Landmarks--the Eiffel Tower, Big Ben & the Parthenon. Check out their research books when they come home!
We also learned about Martin Luther King, Jr. and why he is so important to our country. In conjunction with that, we read the book, Elmer, which teaches the lesson that it is important to always be yourself. No matter what you look like or if you are different, it is always best to be you! We painted our own Elmers after reading
DECEMBER 2012
There have been lots of great things going on during our kindergarten lessons lately! One area that we've been focusing on is working on story problems in math (using addition & subtraction). In a few years, the TCAP tests will be replaced by one that requires students to answer word problems and then be able to explain the process they used in words. As a result, we've been starting to work on that skill now--it's never too early to start! Here's the process we follow: We read the word problem together. The students brainstorm what we should do first to solve the problem (draw a picture). We draw our picture and use it to figure out our answer. Next, we write a number sentence to illustrate the problem. Last, we review our steps and write in words how we solved the problem. You can give this a try at home too!
There have been lots of great things going on during our kindergarten lessons lately! One area that we've been focusing on is working on story problems in math (using addition & subtraction). In a few years, the TCAP tests will be replaced by one that requires students to answer word problems and then be able to explain the process they used in words. As a result, we've been starting to work on that skill now--it's never too early to start! Here's the process we follow: We read the word problem together. The students brainstorm what we should do first to solve the problem (draw a picture). We draw our picture and use it to figure out our answer. Next, we write a number sentence to illustrate the problem. Last, we review our steps and write in words how we solved the problem. You can give this a try at home too!