February/March
The Kindergarteners told the SALT again! Our story this time was Jesus walking on the water. The class did an amazing job acting out the story in front of the whole lower school!
Community Living Themes:
-How do we handle disappointment?
-How can we see a situation from someone else's perspective?
Reading:
-Arctic and Antarctic animals
-Non-fiction text features
-Compare/contrast non-fiction texts
-Lots of new "hunks and chunks" and sight words to practice
Writing:
-Writing complete sentences
-Opinion writing
-Creating our own "fact booklets"
Math:
-How to measure an object
-Words to compare length, height, weight, volume
-Review of addition numbers within ten
-Starting subtraction and fact families
-Counting to 100 by fives, tens and ones
Science:
-Engineering concepts: How does the strength and direction of a push or a pull on an object affect the object's movement?
-What is the effect of sunlight on the Earth's surface? How can a structure change those effects?
The Kindergarteners told the SALT story one Tuesday in September. We worked on parts of this video for a whole week to be ready for it. The students did an amazing job and were very proud of their work!
P.S. They also build some amazing temples of their own! See pictures below!