Shark Week!

Kicking off Shark Week!

This week we will discover the world of sharks. Yesterday, we began our research on Tiger Sharks.  We read Tiger Sharks, a nonfiction texts to gather facts. We also watched Jonathan Bird's Blue World documentary on Tiger Sharks.  

During Writer's Workshop we worked on a factual, description piece and put our use of adjectives to work! 

Today, we read I Am A Shark, reviewed the difference between Facts and Opinions, and learned more about the Bull Shark! We also watched Jonathan Bird's Blue World and learned that Bull Sharks are thought to be more fierce than the Great White!

During Writer's Workshop, the kiddos worked on some more opinion  writing. Today's topic: "Which do you like more: a dolphin or a shark?" The students had to voice their opinion and then support it with details. Most of us are writing three to four sentences when given a topic. They are so amazing!

Namaste

A little Yoga to help us through Wednesday! 

Dying Easter Eggs! 

Buffalo Museum Field Trip!

Fossil Casts 

The children used liquid glue, tissue paper and molds to create their masterpieces!

As we continue with our author study on Eric Carle, we read Pancakes! Pancakes!

So naturally, we HAD to  make pancakes!

March

We've been very busy in Kindergarten! 

We wrapped up our Author Study on Robert Munsch by reading Thomas' Snowsuit. The children then had to bring in their coats and color an exact replica. From there, they began their descriptive writing pieces - we are working on adjectives! They did such an amazing job!

We have been using a variety of materials to help gain a better understanding of Math concepts. 

• Dominoes to compare numbers (greater than and less than)
• Cereal for sorting and graphing
• Potatoes for measuring

 Try as we may...that sneaky leprechaun got away!!
The children's traps were AWESOME! The detail on each one blew me away. It's something very special to get a glimpse at how their minds work. I loved hearing all their ideas and seeing their final projects!