March Math and Literacy Stations

March Math Stations

Measuring with the Cat in the Hat - using standard (a ruler) and non-standard measurement (blocks) The measurements are then recorded on their paper.

 Addition with the Cat in the Hat --- boys and girls shake the dice and use counters to work the addition problems.  The math problems are recorded on the paper.

What's that coin?  Boys and girls take a coin from the bag.  They match the coin and record the value on their recording sheet.

Using dominoes to make addition problems.

Using the lambs and lions to count by twos to twenty and by fives to one hundred then recording the numbers.

March Literacy Stations

Sight word practice - The first spinner is the word the child will read and write.  The second spinner indicates if the child will write with a pencil, markers, or colored pencil.  If the spinner lands on the hat - it is student's choice!

February Art Work

Wow!  Did the month of Februrary just whizz by or what!  Between our Dental Health Unit, all of our fun visits from Mrs. Topp, and it being a short month -  many of our Febraury activities have carried into the month of March. 

We began our unit on American symbols in February and are continuing with our study of Abraham Lincoln and George Washington.  I am thinking maybe next year I will have to flip flop these so we can study the presidents during the actual month of their birthdays.  Oh well - live and learn!  I will be posting our unit on America at a later date.

We did have time to do a little bit of fun February Art...

Here is our February quilt

Our February windsock

  

The Cat in the Hat Comes to Kindergarten!

March 2 is a special day celebrated around the country.  It is Dr. Seuss' birthday!  In honor of Dr. Seuss, "Read Across America"  was formed.  This is a day (one of many - in my humble opinion) we celebrate reading!   Schools all over America celebrated books through the wonderful works of Dr. Seuss - Winside was no exception.

In the afternoon the boys and girls changed into their PJ's. We read books and then followed up with an activity.  What a fun day!!  Enjoy the pictures - I just wish I could capture the laughter!

Ready for a wonderful afternoon with Dr Seuss!

After reading The Cat in the Hat,  we made Thing 1 and Thing 2.

Our next book was One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish.  Each student was given a baggie of goldfish crackers for a graphing activity.  The boys and girls sorted, counted, made tallies, then colored in their graphs.

Of course, no day celebrating Dr. Seuss would be complete without reading Green Eggs and Ham and then making our own version of this yummy dish.  Each student got the opportunity to help stir our  treat!

Doesn't it just make your mouth water!!!

"Not. Quite. Sure. If. I. Should. Try. It. "

(Doesn't this remind you of an illustration from the book!)

Seven of our thirteen kiddos did like our green eggs and ham!!

One of my kiddos even thought I should  have my own cooking show!!!  :o)

Mrs. Darci Frahm donated these delicious cookies for our whole elementary!

Thank you!! Thank you, Mrs. Frahm!!

Guess who just walked in our classroom to surprise the Kindergarten and First grade!

The Cat in the Hat (a.k.a. senior Alec Sindelar) read The Cat in the Hat Comes Back to the boys and girls!