Four Winds

We had our first Four Winds lesson on Monday. The Four Winds Nature Program relies on volunteers to provide monthly lessons in classrooms. Volunteers attend a training each month to learn information related to the topic.  Volunteers plan indoor and outdoor activities to lead the workshop in the classroom. The children love the hands-on activities connected to nature and science!  

This month's topic was Sunlight and Shadows. The children learned different reasons why the sun is important. They learned about day/night and the seasons. They investigated which materials let light shine through and which ones block light. They also set up simple experiments. They put ice cube cups in the shade and in the light and predicted which cups would melt faster. They also put thermometers in the shade and sun to see what would happen. 

Four Winds is a wonderful program and the children love the monthly lessons. Rebecca volunteered to be a Four Winds leader for our classroom. Thank you Rebecca!  We are still looking for one more helper.  Jessica offered to help with the October lesson and we greatly appreciate her help!  Please let me know if you are interested and available to help with a lesson this year.  

Sharing Narratives

The kindergartners finished writing their first story this week! They celebrated their accomplishment by sharing their work with the first and second graders. Mrs. Byers' friends listened and asked questions while they read their stories.

Jammin' Minutes

We can still get exercise on rainy days by doing a Jammin' Minute! There are many different ones to choose from on Youtube.  Today we did Jammin' Minute 2. Kindergarten friends enjoy these 1-2 minute exercise videos. We move our bodies which helps us get ready to focus for the next activity.  Try one at home!

Bringing Our Writing to Life

The kindergartners are making their characters talk in their stories! They started using speech bubbles in their work to make their characters come to life. This is one of the many ways they are adding more details to their stories!

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Math Time

The children learned the game, Build It this week. They used a ten-frame to develop a visual image of quantities up to 10. The children turned over a number card (between 0-10) and built it using counters on the ten-frame.

The children also worked on their Counting Books. The books have numbers 0-12. The children are taking their time to draw pictures to represent that number on each page.