In kindergarten we are mastering counting to 10 and categorizing objects by attributes. We went outside to practice counting leaves, then categorized them by colors and even graphed them! Then we threw them in the air when we were done, of course!
In honor of Veterans Day, students sent in photos of their loved Veterans. We did a visible thinking activity to go along with it called, “I used to think, now I know.” Before we learned what a Veteran was, I asked the students what they thought a Veteran was, and the answers varied from, “A dog doctor” to “A restaurant". After we had a visit from a Veteran (Claire’s Papa!) and read a book, we revisited our original thoughts. The students then changed their thinking and their answers varied from “Someone who keeps us safe” to “My Uncle Travis” to “Someone in the Army”.
We made Gratitude Turkeys! We painted our fingers in color patterns for the feathers, and practiced cutting shapes to make the body, head, and beak. Then we wrote a sentence about what we are thankful for - making sure to spell our heart words correctly and writing down every sound we heard. Smart turkeys here in kindergarten!