The Letter C

It's time to celebrate the letter C!

The children are getting more comfortable working the Smart Board each day, so I opened up my ABC notebook this week! 

Megan is sorting uppercase and lowercase C's.  This proved a little more challenging as we soon realized that the lowercase "c", unlike other letters, is truly just a small version of the uppercase "C"!

Chloë sorts pictures that begin with the letter C

We brainstormed words that begin with the letter C and found it in our names!  Can't Mrs. Lochel draw soooo well!! 

Vincent practices the letter C on one of the practice pages I use from Starfall.

We got out our ABC books on Tuesday and began adding a page just for the letter C!  The children are really getting the procedure for this book down pat!  There are four tasks to complete on each page.  The children must find that letter in a sticker, in the newspaper, draw a picture of something that starts with that letter, and practice writing the uppercase and lowercase letter. 

Giovanna found her C in the newspaper first!



Jack found the sticker for the letter C first!

 

Abby found a sticker and wrote the letter C!

Here is a page that is almost complete! 

 And, where would we be without some YUMMY C snacks??  Lucky for us, Megan turned 5 years old!  Cupcake snack it is!!  We went a little healthier the next day with Carrots and ranch.

Happy Birthday, Megan! 

 

There is no better way to end a week than with a visit from Cocky!  The Gamecock and his Reading Express came by our school today with a program and a FREE book for all the children!

We had a great couple of days learning more about and experiencing the letter C!

All SORTS of Fun and Learning

It was our first full week together in kindergarten and we experienced all sorts of fun and learning! 

We started off with the simplest of math concepts: Sorting.  The children worked in small groups most of the week as I led small, guided math groups.  On Friday, we all came back together for a SHOE SORT! 

Each child took off one shoe.  We made a big pile and then took turns sorting them in different ways. 

Can you guess how Abby sorted these shoes? 

(flip flops and sneakers)

What about how this child sorted? 

(girls shoes and boys shoes)



Small groups worked on sorting pictures of various items like this flower and fruit sort.  These tasks are designed for children to complete independently while I work with guided groups. 

Then, we all sorted items that begin with the letter A or B!  A great review to the end of our letter A and letter B sound practice this week. 

We even got to celebrate another 5 year old birthday---actually TWO!!  Happy Birthday to Chloe and Audrey!  

Here are the girls with their Mom.

To my teacher followers out there---how do you celebrate birthdays in the classroom?

We ended our week with my favorite snack activity.  Cheeze-it ABC letters!  Each child has to correctly match each letter before they can enjoy their snack!

Here's to many more great weeks ahead!

The First 3 Days

It was 4:00 on Friday afternoon as I sat at my desk and reflected on the first 3 days of kindergarten.  The quiet of the classroom that seemed so normal during the summer months now seems almost eerie. After hearing the sounds of voices and laughter from 19 new friends fill the four walls, I just can't wait for Monday to come back around.

I feel so blessed that our district allows us to begin school on a Wednesday.  This may seem strange to most, but getting back into the groove of school is a big transition!  Teachers use the first 3 days to get to know the children and teach procedures for the classroom, hallway and cafeteria. 

We learned so many things about school during our first 3 days together and had some fun along the way!

As we talked about working together and being friends in our classroom, I shared two books: I Call My Hand Gentle and Hands Are Not For Hitting.  After reading, we talked about all the nice ways we could use our hands and what we could "call" them.  Each child gave me a word that I wrote underneath their hand print.  We created a class book with these.

We shared in a reading of the "Weekly Reader" Back to School edition.  The children then drew a picture of what supply they needed to come to school.

On Friday, we  had a "working" snack!  The children had to match their cheez-it to the appropriate letter before they could eat!  I found this idea on Pinterest and the children loved it! 

We learned about all the different cooperative play CENTERS--

The Homeliving/Kitchen Center

I add menus from local restaurants to the bookshelf.  Megan is looking at one of my favorites-- Captain Steve's! 



The Puppet Center

We even got to celebrate our first birthday!  Samuel turned 5 years old!  Helllloooo colored icing!

 Samuel and his Mom!

What a FANTASTIC first 3 days!