Good Afternoon!

Kindergarten sign in challenged all three children this morning as it required to change sounds and letters in words to make new words. Today, we focused on substituting sounds and letters to make a new word. For example, children had to take the word ‘tin’ and remove the t. They could replace it with another letter, essentially finding a rhyming word for ‘tin’ and writing the new letter into the space (pin for example).

K.RF.3.5: Add, delete, or substitute sounds to change words.

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After we read Sassafras for K/PREK1 group, we used our two hands for solving addition problems. Each addition problem had a total of ten so we had to find the missing number. I had children hold up six fingers for the first problem. I asked, “How many fingers are hiding that help us make ten?”. Children counted the hiding fingers and said “Four!”. We did this for every addition problem and were able to find the missing number.

K.CA.4: Find the number that makes 10 when added to the given number for any number from 1 to 9 (e.g., by using objects or drawings), and record the answer with a drawing or an equation.

Every child came to the art table to explore painting with a feather as opposed to a paint brush. Children made several comments about how different it was painting with a feather and how “soft” is was.

It was a beautiful morning outside! We got out the balls, hoop, and bikes out which were occupied all morning long. Children spent the first 15 minutes outside running around, exerting some energy before they found an activity that peaked their interest.

Breakfast– Whole Grain Cheerios with fresh oranges.

Lunch– Melted shredded cheese on whole wheat tortilla, fresh watermelon, and fresh broccoli/carrots.

PM snack– Whole wheat bagel with peanut butter and block cheese.

Wee Sprout– Fresh carrots.

Have a lovely night.

-Mindy

Link to pictures: WF 11/8