Today was a fun-filled day of exploring with shapes and our own names. After finishing our morning meeting which consisted of me dancing while the kids were staring, finding similar interests in each other, and discussing the agenda of the day, we dove into some math concepts. Shapes! The kids were pumped to recall the shapes they learned in kindergarten (hexagon, trapezoid, rhombus, square...) and point out the number of corners and sides. They were then asked what we call people that build and create things. I was told...workers, inventors, constructors, engineers, and architects. The kids were then given different challenges to build towers as tall and wide as they could with a certain number of shapes. They then had to recall the names of the shapes as they shared. I was pretty amazed at the little engineers and architects we have in here!
Yesterday we began an author study with Kevin Henkes. If you are not familiar with him, he writes several picture books that include characters who focus on feelings and how to treat others. We read Wemberly Worried which is about a little mouse who starts school. She worries about EVERYTHING and ends up meeting a little friend who makes it all better. Our class then shared their worries with each other and we talked through what to do when you are feeling this way. Check out our cute art projects we completed after.
We read Chrysanthemum today which deals with another sweet little mouse who goes to school. She is teased for her very long name. We then investigated each other's names and searched for vowels, consonants, and syllables. Who has the longest name? Who has the shortest? Here is another fun art project we did today.
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