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Week 38 - June 23rd - 26th
Congratulations KA, we have now completed Unit 5 in the Fundations literacy program! We have also come to the end of our kindergarten journey together! I hope everyone has an amazing summer๐๐ Below are some activities we did to finish off our year! Anita๐
We love to play games together!
We played the game - Swat the trick word! We can write amazing morning messages that tell us lots of information.
We remeasured our height. We found that from September to June that everyone in KA grew taller!
We were busy creating a retirement card for Mrs. Cameron, our VP.
We all signed the card.
We presented it to Mrs. Cameron at the end of year assembly.๐
We made streamers to wave as we cheered in a parade down the hallway for Mrs. Cameron.๐
We like to ask our friends questions and record them.
We can use objects to help us add two numbers together.
We can count the two parts.
We can match the cubes to the numeral.
We can put the two parts together and count thw whole number.
Our Ambassador shared a great way to beat the heat in her morning message.๐
By measuring ourselves we were able to determine that we all grew during the kindergarten year. We can write our answer to the sign in question in different ways.
Every picture tells a story.๐ก
Working together during play! Showing what we know.๐
When we work hard we are proud of our accomplishments.
We love to do challenging tasks! We can do hard things.
These are tasks we could do at home!
We have rich conversations about books and share knowledge with each other.๐๐
We had a water spill that we mopped up. One of our friends suggested using a sign to keep us safe!
We enjoy asking our friends to predict an outcome. We all hope our friend wins her baseball game because we want to encourage her!
We read a story about what we might like to do when we grow up. This helped generate idea's to respond to the question- What would you like to do when you are an adult?ย Below are our responses!ย
We know what to expect on the first day of Grade 1!
We can read our book during the summer so we are prepared.
There are lots of trick words, sight words and tapping words we can read.
We drew illustrations to match the words.
Kite flying on the last day!
Even on the last day we enjoy making books!
Some responses to the last day sign in question.
We read the whole morning message today! Look at all the words we know!
We love making up games with our own rules.
Week 37 - June 16th - 20th
This week we completed Unit 5 in our Fundations literacy program! Well done KA! You haveย worked really hard and learned some good reading and writing strategies.
This week we enjoyed a KA birthday party๐๐๐ and a school wide fun day with multi grade teams! Below are some examples of the experiences we had this week! Enjoy your last weekend before school ends for the summer.๐ Anita
On the weekend Mrs. LeClair mowed the grass at our outdoor classroom. She got more wood as some got broken over night. We started from scratch to make a new one! We challenged ourselves to create an inclusive classroom where no one has their back to anyone else.ย
Introducing our new outdoor classroom! Its all about the process rather than the product.๐
Castle building during uninterrupted play!
We collaborated to put a 48 piece puzzle together!
We talked about the different provinces and territories in Canada. We noticed that the word Canada is a pattern!
We played a game using UNO number cards and counting on with each card we chose. KA's cherry had a bigger number than Mrs. LeClairs!
We played a subtraction board game. There were 5 players and we all took turns and supported each other with the answers to the math questions.๐
The Ambassador of the day writes the morning message! We can use words to send a message!
We played listen to the tapping sounds and blend the word bingo.
We played in pairs, working together.๐
After bingo we used the color squares to create patterns.
Some worked as a group to create a pattern together.
Others worked individually.
We are really enjoying making our own "Would you rather" questions and asking our peers.
We went on a flower hunt!
Building relationships!
Talking about nature and the world around us.
Taking time to look and listen.
We made a wrist band from duct tape inside out.
We collected nature to stick on our wrist band.
We experimented to see what would stick.
We were excited to show what we found.
Nature wrist bands!
We each took a turn determining which consonants were missing from the cvc words. We used our tapping strategy!
During read a loud we read " Rainbow fish to the rescue". At the end we discussed the message the author was sending to us. We can include everyone!
We used glitter glue to create our own rainbow fish!
We talked about and answered the morning question. We are now answering using a sentence. " At the end"
We can paint with different objects!
No expectations!
Creative expression!
No limits!
No expectations.๐
Interesting results and discussion.
Tent making! Ready for camping season.๐
We celebrate every ones birthday on the same day in KA๐๐
It's party day!!
We went to a new park on party day. We played with chalk, bubbles, bats and balls and new climbimg equipment.
We played guess the color as you jump the rope.
We played lawn bowling. Here we are trying to decide which ball is closer to the jack!
We read Mrs. LeClair's message and our Ambassador, Madelyn wrote her morning message and read it to us!
We had pizza, snacks and birthday cake for lunch. We were excited to see the pinata!
We played pass the parcel. When the music stops whoever has the parcel unwraps a layer. There were 14 layers! The friend who won the prize shared with all her class mates!๐
We had fun unwrapping our presents from Mrs. LeClair.๐
We played a counting on game outside! Everyone got a math sentence.
They started on the first number then hopped to match the second number. Then say the answer!
We can read the math sentence.
We wrote about fun day!
Journalling is a way to record events in time!
We answered the sign in question.
We put the flower seeds we have been growing, out in our outdoor classroom for the bees over the summer.๐
We can write stories and present them to the class!
We are thinking about summer! We created a water slide!
We can sort by color and determine how many there are in a group.
Week 36 - June 9th - 13th
We are working diligently on learning our trick words in a snap rather than trying to tap out! This is somewhat challenging for us as we have practiced our decoding, tapping strategy for everything else we sometimes do it automatically.ย
Today we had to create an oral sentence with a trick word in it. The cute kids made more sentences than lovely LeClair.๐คฃ We also read in our heads then out loud the sentence ... Tom had a quiz. Well done KA.๐
We also went on a trip to Victoria Park this week and prepared for Father's day on Sunday! Below are some examples of our playing and learning! Enjoy your weekend everyone.๐ Anita
We used cylinders to create our lupin flowers. A cylinder is a 3D shape!
Sunshine and lupins! We are thinking about summer.๐
Creating for our dads!
People have different color hair and skin.
We all have different "dads" in our lives and we celebrate them all.๐
Building bridges!
We can unscramble cvc words to match the pictures. We also finished reading the first book in the magic tree house series and voted on which book we wanted to read next!
We can write amazing messages to tell how we feel!๐
Making a heart through play and creativity!
We all have our own opinions! This time the same amount would rather have ice cream and frozen yoghurt!
We made self initiated Father's Day cards!
We used what we know about writing to send messages to our dads!
We play games with trick and sight words!
A rainbow storm!
We can write sentences! We know to start with an uppercase letter, use trick words, tap out cvc words and end with punctuation.๐
We created a game using the sight word wall!
We created "we can statements" to keep us safe at Victoria park. We rated ourselves when we got back. We compared with our last field trip. We learn from our experiences!
We loved playing on all the playgrounds at Victoria Park.
We walked through the woods at Victoria Park. Ask us about what we saw there! It was exciting to walk through the tree tunnel!
Future engineers!
Making castles out of 3D shapes. Exploring how they fit together.
We created snowflakes to hang from the ceiling using construction straws. We created a color pattern!
We love to play new games. Take a card, look at the letter and match the initial letter to a picture. We are learning to play cooperatively!
We were invited to watch 3D's (our book buddies) readers theatre! We watched 4 performances then discussed and voted on which one we preferred. We know that people have different opinions and that's okay! We counted the votes then wrote math sentences to show adding the votes. We explained our math strategies to the class.
2 of our friends created a would you rather for the class then presented it at circle time!
This is a response to the question ... "How did we get to Victoria Park?"
We read Mrs. LeClair's question and were excited to share all the parts we noticed in the sentence!
We did a written response to the question.๐
We drew pictures to match!
We used what we know about sentence structure and tapped out any unknown words! Well done KA.๐
We continue to practice printing and recognizing those tricky lower case b and d!
Fun hair day! Even Mrs. LeClair did fun hair!
We had blue pony hair!
We had sparkly braided hair!
We had pink braided hair!
We had spikey hair!
We had lots of braids in our hair.
We had mohawk hair!
We had pink pony tail hair!
We had Canada inspired hair! Amazing KA!๐
We can write about our hair!
We can use describing words.
We remember that we need an uppercase letter at the beginning of a sentence.
We can use the linking word "and" to join our ideas.
We can use punctuation to end a sentence.
Unfortunately some of our boards got broken over night but we fixed the problem!
We put consonants and vowels together to make words.
We enjoy playing games outside!
We can tap and say the words.
We can make and read nonsense words too!
We throw the letters in the air and find new letters to spell new words.
We work together!๐
Week 35 - June 2nd - 6th
In Fundations unit 5 we are working hard on word work consisting of reading and writing decodable sentences and changing words in sentences to create new sentences. We are also enthusiastic to identify trick words, sight words and digraphs in text! Way to go KA!
We continued to work with 3D shapes as well as taking a trip to the tree nursery, a visit to Grade 1 and expressing our creativity through art! Below are some examples of our learning๐ Have a wonderful weekend! Anita๐
We used our counting on strategy to figure out how many dots were under the flap.
We surprised Mrs. LeClair with this response!
We read the STEM challenge and were assigned partners to work with!
We talked about what we might find around a pond to create the scene.
We worked together to add details.
Here we used a stable tower in the middle of the pond.
Here we used cubes to create a step approach.
We read a story where the setting was around a pond to activate prior knowledge.
Here we used cylinders and cubes.
We used different 3D shapes to build a bridge across the pond.
We read together about our classroom culture.
We underlined trick words, sight words and digraphs in the writing!
We have fun writing messages to each other.
We grounded ourselves by going bare foot in the grass!
We found sticks for our beans to grow up!
We can sort 3D shape objects and name them!
We played 2D and 3D shape bingo! It is fun to play games with our friends!
We set "we can" expectations for our trip to the tree nursery.
This piece of tree trunk is from a tree that was 110yrs old! It had 110 rings around it!
We watched the seed machine drop the seeds into the pots.
We loved touching the animals and birds.
We thought this snowy owl looked like Momma Echo in our class!
Hailey gave everyone a pine tree to take home and plant.
We checked our "we can" list and reflected on our choices during the field trip. We did really well walking safely, with a partner and staying with the group. We need to work on being respectful by looking, listening when someone is talking and putting our hand up if we have a question.
We used a stencil to draw a circle for the sun.
We created faces for our sun's.
The sun always shines in KA!๐
Making an Inuksuk out of widget blocks.
We can use geoblocks to create our own pictures.
We can follow a pattern using geoblocks.
Our grass and flower seeds are growing!
Time to mow the grass!
We can use pictures and words to tell about our experiences.
We use words that we know.
We can use our tapping strategy and approximate words we don't know. We can add details!
Mrs LeClair made a lot of errors in her sentence but we found them all and helped edit it! We also circled the trick words, sight words and digraphs in the sentence and scooped for fluency when reading.
We threw the sticky ball at the white board and read the trick word it landed on.
We can build together!!
We played a game of spin, read and write.
We did a great job tapping and writing cvc words from the word wheel!
We enjoy water bubble play!
We had fun learning how to play the lemonade stand game! Ask us how to play it!
Learning through play with the large 10 frame.
We can roll the number cube and show it on the large ten frame. We can decide the rules together and take turns.
Off we go to the tree nursery!!
We created a game of draw then copy using 3D shapes. We enjoy creating our own games.๐
Creating mosaics with the blockus game!
Creating mosaics!
Using a centre to start.
We all created different magical mosaics!
We watched a video that showed us how to make a paper airplane. It was really challenging but we can try and we can do hard things.
We decorated our airplanes so we could tell which one was ours.
We had fun flying our airplanes in the out door classroom! We discovered that they fly further when they fly with the wind!
We wanted to see which flew the furthest.
We read the trick words on the bottom of the ducks and tried to walk and balace our ducks at the same time!
We were concentrating!!
We live in the Province of PEI. In the spring we see lupins growing.
Our lawns are ready for mowing!
We had fun "mowing" our grass.๐
Our friend is celebrating Eid with beautiful Henna designs!
We discussed our opinions and figured out how many more would rather Kindergarten than Grade 1. We are excited to go to grade 1 and learn new things but a little sad to leave kindergarten.
We painted lupins!
We used cylinders to create the flowers.
Our popsicle sticks remind us to use finger spaces.
We can write about what we see!
We can draw what we see!
We each see things from a different perspective.
We add details and count how many.
Sometimes we choose to label our art.๐
Week 34 - May 26th - 29th
In Fundations we continue to practice reading and writing sentences. We focus on the uppercase letter at the beginning of a sentence and the punctuation at the end.ย
We started learning about 3D shapes by exploring and discussing shapes. Below are some experiences that took place in KA this week. Enjoy your weekend as we head into June!๐๐Anita
Exploring 3D shapes!
Sorting 3D shapes!
Describig 3D shapes!
Recording 3D shapes!
Talking about 3D shapes! We are noticing 3D shapes everywhere!!
We have a good understanding of recognizing more, less and more than!
We can recognize the magnets we need for the beginning word, the middle words and the punctuation. We can write then read the sentence.
We played a new game called Blockus. We really enjoyed turn taking and devising strategies to place our pieces on the board.
We managed to fit all the pieces on the board!
We noticed we are building with 3D shapes!
Rooney and Audrey collaborated in creating a "cat" wall!
We followed the digraph path, tapping the words as we jumped!
We hopped on the straight lines.
We balanced on the wavy lines.
We are building using 3D shapes together! We are having great conversations!
We learned about Inuksuks. They mean "Welcome"
We created our own Inuksuks out of blocks.
Inuksuks look like people!
Inuksuks all look different.
We labelled them so everyone would know which one we created!
We discussed which was the tallest and shortest Inuksuk!
We worked together in our outdoor classroom to build an Inuksuk.
Welcome to our outdoor classroom. The Inuksuk tells us the way home!
We had extra materials so we built a smaller Inuksuk!
We created a path of cylinders for the animals.
Mora decided she would like to ask a "would you rather" question to her friends.
We can read, write and draw.๐ย
We can create using shapes.
We can write about our shape creations.
We brainstormed ideas before we created.
We can print numerals 1 - 10.
We love working in our outdoor classroom!
We notice 2D and 3D shapes in outside in nature.
We can record our findings.
We saw a hot air balloon while we were eating our snack in the ODC. We noticed that it is a sphere!
We can match 3D shapes.
We used the counting on strategy to solve how many more.
We completed this independently! We were excited to answer this question on Cai's birthday!!
We completed this independently during station time.
We notice so many words we know in the morning message now!
We used playdough to create 3D shapes.
These are the 3D shapes we know!
We played the game, figure out which 3D shape has been taken!
Our friend Rapael worked on this all week to creat a pyramid! It is a 3D shape!
We had to transplant our beans as they needed more soil to continue growing!
We were amazed how the roots grew!
We planted them in a new pot with more soil.
It was fun to use our sense of touch to feel the soil.
We can write to words to send a message. We can underline trick words, use an uppercase letter at the beginning and a period at the end !
Week 33 - May 20th - 23rd
In Fundations this week we continued to review trick words, scoop phrases for reading fluency and develop fluency in creating sentences.
We continued our exploration of insects, bugs and Spring this week and are learning a lot about our environment and how to look after it. Below are some examples of our learning. Enjoy your weekend! Anita ๐
Our beans grew!! We discovered it takes less than 10 days for a bean seed to grow!
An invitation to explore snails.๐
We learn through touch!
We learn through sight!
We played musical "trick words".
We moved around the room and when the music stopped we wrote the trick word on the table closest to us.
We asked the question... "Would you rather, summer or winter?" Most friends would rather summer.๐ We discussed how everyone's opinion is valuable and their own. There is know "right" answer.
We created resources from our musical game for the trick words.
We can read a sentence.
We can change words to create a new sentence.
We can answer a math question using a picture to show our thinking. We are excited to see our friends names in the questions.
We can read books about bugs and insects.
We can read a sentence.
We can write the sentence.
We can draw a picture to match the sentence.
At the end of the day we returned the snails to their natural habitat.
We can experiment with celery and food colouring.
What will happen to the celery when we put it in coloured water?
We can eat the celery!!
What happened to our celery overnight?
We cut the celery and saw the veins inside the celery that took the water up the stem to the leaves.
We then wanted to mix the coloured water to see what would happen. We made orange and pruple!
Look what happened when we mixed all the colours! We made teal!
We read the story about the watermelon seed then planted grass seed.
We know we need soil, water, air and sun for the grass to grow.
We created houses with details. We practised using a ruler to make straight lines!
We taped the house picture onto the back of our grass seed pot and put popsicle sticks around for our yard fence.
Our houses and gardens!
Our house gardens take up the whole windowsill!
We have lots of learning happening on the white board! Ask me about it!
We can practice our printing.
We can figure out the missing letters in cvc words and write the word.
We are working hard!
We learned how to draw a lady bug starting with an uppercase A.
We showed dots on the wings.
Some of us chose to write a sentence to go with our lady bug.
We wrote a math sentence to match the dots on our lady bug wings.
We can show a number as two parts!
We discussed the votes from our "would you rather" question. We determined that 5 people in our class would rather eat pizza than hot dogs.
We all agreed that we think it will take less than 10 days for the grass to grow!
We predicted differently based on our experience with growing beans!
We can tap the cvc words that end in og and match them with the pictures.
We wrote our Fundations sentences in the outdoor classroom.
We did a Stem challenge!
Can you make a flower using only paper and glue!
We all embraced the challenge because we can try and we can do hard things!
Our flowers were all different, just like us! We talked as we worked about the strategies we were using.
We planted wild bee food flowers.
Together we filled the two pots with soil. We took it in turns to share the spoons.
We sprinkled the seeds on the soil then covered them with the extra soil.
We each used a spray bottle to water them.
We put them on the window sill in the sun. When they start to grow and there is no frost we will put the pots in the outdoor classroom for the bees!๐๐
An invitation to explore 3D shapes.
We created an animal shelter and created an oral story together!
We were thinking about love when we created this picture.๐
We are working on the concept of how many more.
We can read to our teacher using the strategies we have learned in Fundations with Echo the owl.
We re told the story of The very hungry caterpillar, in our own words.
We created caterpillars for our classroom.๐
We can create our own games during play!
Week 32 - May 12th - 16th
We started unit 5 in the Fundations literacy program this week. This is the last unit that will be delivered in kindergarten.
Our focus this week was learning about life cycles and patterns in nature.๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ธ Below are examples of our learning. Have a wonderful weekend and happy Victoria Day.๐ Anita
We read the story of Jack and the bean stalk and each planted a bean seed. We predicted how long it would take for the beans to grow. Less than or more than 10 days?
We learned about the life cycle of a butterfly. It is a pattern in nature as it repeats!
We created a life cycle of a butterfly.
We used different materials to represent each stage.
We played "hide the chip" behind a trick word. Say the trick word then peek to see if it is hidden behind that word.
Echo is watching us learn in our Outdoor classroom!
We can read sentences with baby Echo in the ODC!
Pick a duck and say the trick word!
Lets explore and play with new materials!
We can show a number as 2 parts and name them.
We were so excited to complete this build together. We all cheered!!
We can spell trick words using our magnetic letter tiles.
We learned a new game with Mrs. LeClair!
We can put together puzzles that are tricky!
Here is another life cycle. A frog starts its life as an egg in a pond before it changes into a tadpole.ย
We can do hard things, independently๐
We can share our opinions by collecting data from the class.
We can tap CVC words and draw a picture to match!
We can listen to a sentence dictated to us and write it!
We can remember that we need an uppercase letter at the beginning of the sentence, finger spaces between our words and punctuation at the end!
We can scoop phrases for fluennt reading!
We can sort objects by the beginning digraph sound.
We can read share read together.
We can work together as a team during stations to put the life ch
ycle of a butterfly puzzle together.
We like to explore new games and discuss strategies and observations.
We had to make some adjustments to our ODC because of the direction of the sun in the afternoon. We also learned the word "multifunctional" as our ODC has lots of different ways we can use it!
I think we have been enjoying our outdoor classroom!
We read with our book buddies from 3D in our ODC.๐๐๐
We can create our own learning resources!
Practicing our vowel extensions!
We can identify and underline digraphs, trick words and sight words in text!
We can work independently to complete a task!
We can show the life cycle of a chicken.๐ฅ
We can use different materials to represent the different stages of the life cycle.
We can play games with rules!
We roll the number cube, and tap the word in the matching number column. We finish the game when all the words have been read and coloured.
We can answer questions by identifying the words "yes" and "no" as well as the trick words in the question.
We learned that trick words are snap words. We need to see the word and know it without using our tapping strategy. We know it in a snap!
We used container lids as frisbees. What happens when the wind blows them?
When we find a frisbee we read the word on it! All our frisbee words have digraphs in them!
Week 31 - May 5th - 9th
It was an exciting week in KA! We created an outdoor claassroom, prepared for Mother's Day and finished Unit 4 in the Fundations literacy program! Way to go KA! Below are some examples of our learning.๐ Have a wonderful weekend! Anita
These are the 3 main characters in the Mercy Watson chapter books we have been reading.
We are learning to count by 5's and 10's. We each had a card to add to the number line.
We answered the morning sign in question. What part of a plant grows under the ground? We have a sign in question every morning.
We are experimenting with weight!
We worked on building our outdoor classroom space.
We worked on collaboration.
We are creative in our thinking.
We can express our ideas through different mediums.ย
We can problem solve.
We gathered materials from family!
We tested our creations.
We all had different idea's.
Our classroom on the first day! BUT it might change as we get more supplies and think of new ideas.
Welcome to KA's out door classroom.
We are learning about the different parts of a flower. We inspected dandelions outside to see if we could see all the parts. We couldn't see the roots!
We labelled the different parts.
We used our tapping strategy to read cvc words.
We matched the words to the pictures.
We read the chapter book " Mercy Watson" at the end of the day in our outdoor classroom!
We are in construction mode!
Is this an outdoor classroom for the animals?
Our morning sign in question. We discuss it at circle!
We are learning about the different parts of a flower.
We can tap for reading, write words and match them with the corresponding picture.
We love adding details!
Getting ready for Mother's day๐
Child led play!
We are adding and changing our classroom!
Here's a new design!
We can identify the middle vowel sound in words.ย
We are in building mode!
We talk about our idea's and build collaboratively.
Play is children's work!๐
We determined that we can read a sentence more easily with finger spaces! We can identify the long vowel sounds in words by saying them and sort them by vowels.
We checked to see if our plant propagation worked.
Our spider plants all grew roots!
We filled a pot with soil then put the plant in the soil, roots first. We know that the roots are under the soil.
We added water and filled the pot with more soil.
We put the plants on the window sill as they need sun to grow!
We planted bean seeds!
We each put them in a hole in the soil and covered them. We added water and put them on the window sill to get sun light.
We learned about the life cycle of a plant.
There are 4 stages in the life cycle of a plant.
We built a symmetric creation.
We can answer a math question by drawing it.
We enjoy reading lift the flap books to find out facts and new information.
We enjoy creating games together.
We found that the jewels in our game kept going under the shelf so we found a solution to the problem!
We enjoy telling stories and using our imagination.
We were experimenting to see if we could hang construction straws from the ceiling and what would happen if we opened the window.
We received 2 persuasive letters from former KA students encouraging us to read the Magic Tree House books. We decided we would like to after we finish reading Mercy Watson!
Week 30 - April 28th - May 2nd
We continue to learn through the author study of Joy Cowley and her main character, Mrs. Wishy Washy! Below are some examples of our learning.
We have nearly completed Unit 4 in the Fundations literacy program and are becoming more fluent in tapping for reading and writing. We are seeing digraphs everywhere and are enthusiastic to share our observations! We are also starting to recognize the trick words taught and understanding why they are considered trick words! Well done KA! ๐ Have a wonderful weekend!๐ Anita
We can read out loud to our friends.
We are practicing reading for fluency so we can readย books to our book buddies.
We can create stories using a felt board.
We can determine the missing vowels in cvc words !
We discussed having an uppercase letter at the beginning of a sentence and a period at the end. We identified digraphs and trick words and scouped the sentence for fluency when reading.
We heard the initial consonants in these cvc wordsx.
We talked about propagation. When we take a peice off one plant to make a new one!
We took a piece from a spider plant. We put it in water first because it has to grow roots before we plant it in soil.
We are watching them grow their roots ready for planting!
We were excited to collaborate in putting together this 37 piece puzzle of Mrs. Wishy Washy!
We can incorporate movement into a digraph identification lesson.
We are experimenting with balance.
We read a book about tractors and what they do.
We wrote about what we learned!
We are working on identifying trick words and scouping phrases for reading fluency!
We are practicing printing.
We can write dictated trick words.
We can write trick words using classroom resources.
We can write about our favourite characters.
We can draw our favourite character.
We know our picture has to send the same message as our words.
We can write what we say!
We have read 3 big books about Mrs. Wishy Washy. She lives on a farm with her animals.ย
We didn't all pick the same character!
We enjoy playing games with rules and taking turns.
We can use pictures to tell a story in the order that makes sense. We decided to add a speech bubble!
We are using our words to implement strategies in challenging social situations.
We are starting to read more complex text.ย
We can identify digraphs, trick words and scoop for fluency. We love being word detectives!
We each got to choose a duck from the tub and read the word with a digraph on the bottom.๐ฆ
During read a loud we are reading the chapter book series "Mercy Watson". Mercy is a pig!
We created pigs during play.๐
Pig has the short vowel "i" in the middle. We know that there are 5 vowels in the alphabet!
We can independently tap cvc words and match to the pictures during station time.
We can work together to complete a task during station time.
We can look, count and graph how many independently during station time.
Rooney built the school during station time!
We can add consonants to the beginning of words and read the word.
We can draw and answer a math question. We love to see our friends names in the math question!
We played musical chairs! When the music stops you find a chair and read the sentence on it!
We counted the animals on the farm.๐๐๐ฅ
We recorded the data we collected in 2 ways!
We chose our favourite animal character in Mrs. Wishy Washy and coloured and cut it out.
We painted them to show the mud!
"Oh lovely mud" they said!ย
We can build and create during station time.
We can read a sentence together in a group.
We are digraph detectives! We can write the words we see with digraphs in.
Week 29 - April 21st - 25th
We celebrated Earth Day this week! Recognizing how important the Earth and everything on it is to us.๐ We made a pledge to do better!
We learned about a new author. Her name is Joy Cowley. She writes about the character Mrs. Wishy Washy who lives on a farm. We had lots of discussion about what we know about farms. We read books, played games, created imaginative play and even acted out the story! Below are some of the activities we did this week.๐๐๐ฆ Enjoy your weekend! Anita
Echo is helping us learn our digraph, keyword, sounds.
We can identify trick words in sentences and scoup sentences for fluency.
We discussed the ways we can take care of the Earth.
We noticed that there is more sea than land on the earth.
We are practising our cutting skills.
We are gluing and following directions.
We can write the things we feel are the most important to helping take care of the Earth.
We can read what we wrote.
Spending time in nature is a gift!
We shared the importance of keeping the Earth healthy.
We did a school grounds clean up with our book buddies to help take care of the Earth on Earth Day!๐
An invitation to participate in imaginative play.
We read the story of Mrs. Wishy Washy.
We started listening to a read a loud chapter book titled Mercy Watson.
We identified the characters in the book, the setting and retold the story using the beginning, middle and end strategy.
An invitation to cooperative and independent play.
We like to play boom, clap, snatch. We hear the key word that goes with a digraph then pick up the digraph that matches.
We shake hands and say "good job" after we play.
We can tap for reading then match the word to the picture.
We participate in shared reading. We read the book together.
We read the book to a friend.
We coloured our books. We are noticing how the objects have to be a consistent colour throughout the book.
Most of us would rather be farm animals because jumping in the mud is fun!
We were excited to explore new lego!
We used props to retell the story of Mrs. Wishy Washy.
We acted out the story! We did the speaking parts.
We used puppets and had a narrator tell the story.
We discussed our favourite characters from the book Mrs. Wishy Washy.
We went around to our friends and asked them who their favourite character was.
We recorded the data and counted the results. We showed the number through numerals and words. For most of us we found that Mrs. Wishy Washy was the most popular and the cow was the least.
We displayed our data.
We used our foot prints for the body of our tractors.
We added details to our tractors!
We can follow directions!
Look how tall our tower is!
We talked about our experiences with mazes.
We helped Mrs. Wishy Washy find her tub!
Building fluency by tapping for reading also builds confidence and the joy of reading!
We can show a number as 2 parts. We can count on from a given number to figure out the missing amount.
Mrs. LeClair was excited to wear her new sweatshirt ๐. Ms. Anand our pre service teacher along with the students in KA maade it for her!
Week 28 - April 14th - 18th
We continued to learn about digraphs, trick words and tapping for reading and spelling in Fundations. We are seeing digraphs everywhere!!
We were excited to celebrate Easter this week and below are all the activities we experienced! Have a super Easter weekend! Anita๐ฐ๐ฅ๐
Why not try this Easter Egg scavenger hunt!
We can tap and write words with digraphs.
We can follow directions to complete a task.
We can add details.
Our Bunny baskets are ready for treats!
We made bunny puppets to "hop" along the number line to solve the math problem.
We can sort by colour during play.
We searched for eggs around the room with sight words on them then wrote them on a clip board during play.
We can create and design our own bunnies during play.
We can write words to send a message!
We play games together.
We followed directions to learn a way to draw bunnies.
" We are not perfect, we can try, we can do hard things"
Every bunny is different just like every person!
We named our bunnies!๐ฐ
We read the book "911 Quack". We discussed and recorded the characters, setting and main events.
We noticed that "Quack and back" end with a digraph and that Q is with his best friend u!
We read the rhyme, created ducks and used our spatial awareness to place the duck in between the words. We added details to our picture.
Matching coloured eggs and sorting by tops and bottoms and colours.
We decided we could use these arrows to direct our cars.
We can also jump in the direction of the arrow. We can use whole body play!
We can create a menu and be servers for our teacher.
We delivered our teacher's order!ย
We tapped the word we found inside our egg then we found a friend with a word that rhymed with it.
We noticed that rhyming words have the same ending letters.
Hopping down the bunny trail.
We can say the digraphs sounds as we hop!
We created 3 flowers of different lengths.
We used bugs to measure the flowers to determine which was longest and which was shortest.
We can record our data and talk about our findings.
We can open an egg and name a word that starts with the letter inside. We can tap out the sounds in the word. Our friend Charlotte chose the word "kite".
We enjoy colouring, creating and discussing with our friends at play. We can write to send a message about our picture.
We went on an Easter treat hunt around the classroom and used our baskets to store them!
We collaborated on a team name then played against Ms. Anand. She tapped out a word and we had to recognize the digraph in the word.
We can use resources to help when drawing. We love the Easter Bunny!
We can use our learning to teach and advise others.
We can read and talk about the morning message. We can count the amount in a group.
The Easter Bunny came and left us a note!
We had to go around the school looking for clues and reading them!
We found the basket of treats the Easter Bunny left! We went back to the classroom and shared them equally.
We love to play games together!
Week 27 - April 7th - 11th
This week we completed Unit 3 in our Fundations literacy program. We showed what we learned and started Unit 4. During Unit 4 we will continue to work on fluency of reading, reading and writing CVC words, and learning trick words. We will also start to learn about digraphs. Digraphs are 2 letters put together to make 1 sound. (th,wh,ck,sh,ch)
This week we started thinking about ways to celebrate Easter. ๐ฐ๐ฅ below are some examples. Have a wonderful weekend! Anita๐
Experimenting with balancing and imaginative play.๐ฅ
We can tap to read and match to the corresponding picture.
We can follow directions to complete a task.
We are mastering our cutting skills.
We can use texture to add detail.
We used photo's of ourselves for the bunny faces to Welcome everyone to KA!๐ฐ๐ฐ
Experiment time!!
We used different objects inside the egg then predicted if it would sink or float.
We recorded our predictions then did the experiment.
We are learning digraphs and the key words that go with them.
During play we create!
We can all create different eggs!๐ฅ
We can read together and decode words using our tapping strategy.
Let's play a memory game. We are learning to take turns, play cooperatively and celebrate each others success.๐
We can choose to write and use resources to help us!
We received a Thank you card from the Homeless shelter for our "Tim's cards" donations. We were very proud to be able to help others.
We can read together in a group and support each other. We practiced so we could read fluently to our book buddies.
Team work and positive colaboration!
We can do hard things !
Experimenting with sink and float during active play.
Playing a game of Simon Says. We each got to choose an animal and their movement.
Who wants to have the Easter Bunny job!
We are becoming more independent and applying the strategies we have learned to our writing.
We cracked Mrs. LeClair's morning message code!! We can count in different ways. We notice groups of objects and can explain our thinking. At sign in we wrote who we would pie in the face for a fundraiser for Easter seals.
Mrs LeClair got pied in the face!! It was sooo exciting! We all laughed and cheered.๐คฃ
We are digraph detectives!!
We can tap and spell words with digraphs.
We can sort by colour.
We can read colour words and record data on a graph. We discussed which we had more of, less of and the same of.
Week 26 - March 31st-April 1st
This was an exciting week for KA as we hosted our families for a Spring Tea, shared our learning through our portfolio's with them and presented an Art Exhibit to them. We collected donations and decided to give the money to buy food gift cards for the homeless. We also had a Neon Dance to raise money for Easter Seals. Below are some examples of our learning from this week.๐ Enjoy your weekend! Anita
We researched 3 charities that we could give donations to. After discussions on why we would choose each one and the benefits of our decisions, we voted.
We coloured and cut out our rain boots for jumping in puddles.
We used paint and straws to create the puddles.
We blew the paint!
We love to jump in puddles!
We learned about how Muslims celebrate Eid.
We learned about how Henna is used to make different designs on the skin to celebrate. We made some designs.
We were busy working on our art exhibit!
We can use bug stickers to create a picture.
We can add details to our pictures.
We can write about our bugs.
We can tell stories about bugs.
We can share our stories with the school.
We are checking our success criteria for writing.
I see a panda bear looking at me!
We love playing games!
We can collaborate.
We are learning about shapes and how we can create pictures.
We play turn taking games.
We can build block puzzles.
We shared our portfolio's with our families.
We can solve math problems by drawing about it!
Welcome to KA's Art Exhibit!
We shared our portfolios with our guests.
We had juice and decorated cookies with our families.
We can create 2 parts using cube links.
We can add the 2 parts and write the whole number.
We played a game called "boom, clap, snatch". When we heard a cvc word we had to identify the middle vowel sound and snatch it!
After every game we shook hands and said "good game".
We are thinking about Easter baskets during play!
We created eggs.
We create things we are interested in.๐
We are working on kindness books to read to our Book Buddies next week!
We had a Neon Dance to raise money for Easter Seals. We had an amazing time!๐
We love playing bingo! We can hear the sounds and blend them to identify the word.
We are helping get ready for Welcome to Kindergarten for the new students!
Week 25 - March 24th - 28th
Welcome back!! I hope everyone had a wonderful March break!๐ This week we reviewed and practiced our tapping strategy for reading and spelling through the Fundations literacy program with Echo. We are starting to hear the initial, middle and end sounds in CVC words and using our writing tablets and magnetic letter tiles to read and write words. We are also working on chunking phrases when reading, to increase comprehension and identifying "trick" words. These are the trick words we have learned so far ... the, a, and, are, to,ย We are also learning when to use c and k. k takes i and e. c takes a,o,u
This week we focused on back to school, the season change, and preparing for our "Spring Tea" for families. Below are examples of our learning but there are some things we cannot share because they are Spring Tea surprises. ๐๐ท Enjoy your weekend and see you all next week! Anita ๐
We took some time sharing what we got to do during our break. We recognized that it is a new season!
We read a note from the leprechaun that visited our classroom during the break!
He left lots of green sparkles everywhere!
He left us some gold coins but we didn't catch him!!
We wrote about our March break experiences.
We wrote invitations for our families to come to our Spring Tea.
We talked about the trees that start to blossom in the Spring.
Not all trees look the same.
Welcome to Spring in KA!๐ท
We can use cube a links to make letters!
We can create our own resources to spell words.
We talked about what charity we would give the donations collected at our Spring Tea to. We can put story cards in the correct order so the story makes sense.
We can put puzzles together to show beginning, middle and end.
We are not perfect!
We practice our fine motor skills by lacing shoes.
We are brain storming things that make us happy. We will choose our favourite idea for the art exhibit canvas.ย
WE can show a math question in a picture. We are excited to see which friends the math question will be about each week.
We learned about the subtraction sign when we are talking about part/part/whole.
Arron created an Eagle out of Cube a links!
We solve a question each morning.
We are practicing spelling and writing the Trick words we know!
We can read a sentence, write a sentence and draw a picture to match.
Hard at work preparing for our Spring Tea!
We enjoy collaborating with our friends !
We can create sets of 10 to 100!ย
We can then put 2 tens together together show 5 sets of 20!!
We can tap, read and match words to pictures independently.
We use our white board when planning, recording and discussing!ย
We can work together to create math sentences showing a number as two parts.
We played a game of shake and spill.
We can record what we shake out of our cup. Some fell on the red side and some on the yellow side.
We check our numerals to make sure we print them correctly.
We can play with them at a centrex.
How many ways can we show the number 8 or 6 as 2 parts.
We created a light brite picture and went into a dark room to see it glow. We told stories to each other by the light!
We cut out a rainbow and used glue and shaving cream to create fluffy clouds.
We identified and glued the colours of the rainbow.
We coloured the rainbow in the correct order.๐
We hung up our rainbows to decorate our classroom for Spring.๐
We enjoy playing games together and are learning to play by the rules and take turns.
We are experimenting with balance.
We can read like we talk, we can identify sight words and words we can tap out.
We sorted by ending sounds in words.
We read a story and then determined the setting, characters and main events. We really enjoyed this story!
We decided to read the next book by the same author and illustrator because we wanted to know what duck would do next!
Please spread the word๐
Week 25 - March 10th-14th
Hee Hee Hee the Leprechauns are coming to KA this week! Let's set some traps!๐ Below are some things we did in KA this week! Have an amazing March break and see you all Monday March 24th! Anita๐
The little Leprechauns are in KA!๐
We created Leprechauns for our door!
We used the beard to spell our name.
An invitation to play!
The Leprechauns of KA!
We are writing sentences, identifying trick words and scooping sentences for comprehension.
We used our hands to create bears! We added details to our pictures.
Uh oh! Jelly beans on the loose!!๐ฒ
We can sort by color and shape!
We can listen and follow a story independently.
We can self initiate drawing and creating things associated withย ๐ย ย St. Patrick's Day. ๐
We can read, draw and write sentences.
We can create a rainbow.๐
We can count how many pieces we used of each color and record them!
Make it fun.๐ We can tap and spell CVC words!
Lets create!
We love to work together!
We can decode secret messages!
We can practice using theย success criteria for reading.
We can read to each other and discuss the story.
We can tap sounds for writing.
We can color lucky shamrocks.๐
We are starting to master cutting on the lines!
We can use cotton balls to paint. We had to use our pincer grasp to open the peg to clip the cotton ball.
Happy St. Patrick's Day ๐๐๐๐
We can draw and write about how lucky we are.
We can tell how we feel through drawing and writing.
We played musical chairs with a twist.
When the music stops you sit on a chair with a CVC word.
Tap and read the word! We had lots of fun!
We learned the word respectful and what it means. We discussed different scenarios and determined if they were respectful or not.
We can draw and write about Leprechauns.
We enjoy colouring and making decorations for our teachers and classroom.๐๐
We are working on our fine motor control and our hand/eye coordination.
We can create our own rainbows!๐
We wonder what might happen if they are left in the sun??
During play we can create shamrock patterns.โ๐โ๐
We recorded our answers to the morning sign in question. We know the words "yes" and "no" and we sounded out "mabe". The "a" said it's name so we put an "e" at the end!
We can use clips to pass the shamrock around the circle. "Team work makes the cream work"๐
We solved Mrs. LeClair's message!!!
We worked together to create Leprechaun traps!
Will we catch a Leprechaun??
An invitation to make a Leprechaun trap!
Making Leprechaun traps!
Working together!
Making plans!
Problem solving!
Our traps are finished and ready for March 17th, St Patrick's Day!๐
Adding faces to Leprechauns at the library.
Seeing things from a different perspective.๐
Imaginative play!
We read the story " The Dot" by Peter Reynolds. We retold the story in the correct order and discussed the characters and setting.
We were inspired to create Dot pictures and books.
We wanted to create a Dot wall for our Dot Art!
We can put letters into alphabetical order.
We can match letters to their key words!
Week 24 - March 2nd - 6th
This week we continued to develop our tapping strategy for reading and spelling through the Fundations literacy program with echo. We are starting to hear the initial, middle and end sounds in CVC words and using our writing tablets and magnetic letter tiles to read and write words. We are also working on chunking phrases when reading, to increase comprehension and identifying "trick" words. Those are words that can not be sounded out so need to be recognized as a whole word.
We answer a question at the beginning of each day. We share our answers at circle time.
We created a mind map of our answers and shared why we thought that.
We can sort sight words that are the same.
We learned how to play a new bear board game.
We practiced with our friends so we can teach our book buddy class!
We made Leprechaun hats!
We experimented with building and balance.
Hee Hee Hee little Leprechauns!๐
We are creative!
We can incorporate language into our play!
Friends created a bear home and outdoor play space!
We created a mind map of our sign in responses.
Responses to the question... What does a bear like to eat?
We wanted everyone to know we are hibernating๐ป๐ด
We made bear masks!
We are ready to hibernate!
We played in the den with our blankets and stuffed animals and read books.
We were excited to try out our den!๐ป
We enjoy playing games together. We can choose the games!
We can tap and spell words. We are getting really good at sounding out CVC words!
We are learning about long and short vowel sounds. We use a breve to show a short vowel sound.ย
We can record our answers using numerals.
We can transfer our knowledge to other activities. They integrated a pattern into the bear counting!
We used our caves to solve math problems.
We like to add lots of details.
We learned to draw sleeping bears in their dens.
We can find and circle new trick words in sentences.
We can chunk phases when we read.
We went on a bear hunt in the school using a map!
We found bear in the gym office!๐ป
We can write to convey information!
We can work together to trace each others hands!
We can create bears using our hand prints and then add details.
We created a volcano out of a jam jar and construction paper. We used tape to hold it together.
We poured coloured water and vinegar into the jar.
We added dish soap.
We added baking soda.
We talked about what a real volcano does.
We watched it erupt!!!
We are thinking and talking about the hard things we can do and how we can try new things rather than have someone else do it for us.ย
We can match numerals to number words.
Building towers can help change our mood from frustrated to happy.
We are excited to see the names in our math problems and draw our friends!
We learned the trick words "a" and "the" and identified them in a sentence. We read the sentence and "chunked" the phrases.
Week 23 - Feb 24th - 28th
During this week we continued to develop our tapping strategy for reading and spelling through the Fundations literacy program with echo. We are starting to hear the initial, middle and end sounds in CVC words and using our writing tablets and magnetic letter tiles to read and write words. We are also working on chunking phrases when reading, to increase comprehension.
This week we celebrated 100 days in kindergarten, pink shirt day and started learning about and with bears!๐ป Below are some exciting experiences we had. Have a wonderful weekend!๐ Anita
The teachers get to celebrate 100 days too with fancy t-shirts!
We are ready for our 100 day party!
We enjoyed our 100 day cake!
Mack used 100 lego to create a story with characters!
Everleigh put 100 goldfish in her bowl.
We created a display of 100 things projects!
100 caps and 100 stickers! We can use writing to convey a message!
We created maple leaf silhouettes using pastels.
Balloon fun during our 100 day party!
Everyone got a 100 day treat bag!
We got a 100 day place mat.
We sorted 100 treats! Then we ate them!!!
We used our fingers to smudge the pastels.
We talked about where we live!
We live in the province of Prince Edward Island in the country of Canada.
We found PEI on the globe! We live in the smallest province in Canada!
Mrs. LeClair uses her nails to teach 3 element patterns. What comes next?
We are creating an "I am" poster to celebrate Pink Shirt Day. We used water colours and painted together.
Everyone is welcome in KA!
We thought of words that best described us!
We read a book about standing up for each other and saying "NO" to bullies.
We read the morning message and noticed that the author used big letters to emphasize the word NO.
We created a grateful tree!
Every day we think of something we are grateful for. We put the sticky note in our grateful jar.
On pink shirt day we took the sticky notes out, read them and put them on the grateful tree.
We played "grab the bears and count".
We filled in the block graph to show how many bears we had of each colour.
We read the colour words.
We determined which colour had more, less or the same.
We can create stories using bears and blocks. We can share our stories with our friends and teachers.
We created a list of what we know about bears, what we want to know and what we learned through books and non fiction video's.
We walked like bears!๐ป
We can use counting bears as non standard measurement to measure objects in the classroom.
We can record our findings.
We can compare longest to shortest.
We can use what we know about bears to share with others.
We can talk then write about what we know about bears.
We can see a number as 2 parts and add them together.
We can take it in turns to find the hat with the answer to the math sentence on the snowman.
We recorded the answers we wrote for our question of the day.
We matched initial consonants to the pictures on the igloo.ย
We are experimenting with scouping phrases when reading, for comprehension.
Making bear caves!
We tried them out to make sure the bears fit in the cave.
We read a poem about bears. We noticed there were the number words 1-10.
We matched the number words in the poem.๐ป
Week 22 - Feb 18th - 22nd
During this week we continued to develop our tapping strategy for reading and spelling through the Fundations literacy program with echo. We are starting to hear the initial, middle and end sounds in CVC words and using our writing tablets and magnetic letter tiles to read and write words. Well done KA! We are also working on print formation to reach automaticity.ย
Due to a school cancellations on Valentine's Day we celebrated love, kindness and friendship this Wednesday instead. As this is KA's classroom culture anyway it wasn't too hard to convince anyone that we should celebrate!๐ We also planned and prepared to celebrate 100 days in kindergarten. Below are the exciting experiences we had this short week through play and learning together.๐ Have a great weekend! Anita
I was very honored to receive this award from the PEI Home and School Federation last week. My two sons, Tristan and Stephan were able to join us for the surprise assembly. ๐
We conducted an experiment by putting a candy heart in 3 different liquids.
We recorded our observations!
We collected data on our favourite Valentine color. We talked about which had more and which had less.
We each got a box of Valentine smarties.
We sorted the colors and recorded how many of each color we had.
We recorded which color was more and which was less.
We created a 2 element pattern and then we ate them!!๐
We delivered cards to each other! Our bags were full of love.๐
Our book buddies invited us to play Valentine bingo. We made them cards to show how kind they are.
We played bingo with 3D!
We collaborated with our book buddies!
Lets be creative and express ourselves!
Let's match the initial consonants to the picture.
What can we do with these things?
We can create patterns!
We can count objects and match them to numerals.
We worked together to match the two parts to the whole number. We checked to see if our heart puzzles matched.
We can read and write a pyramid sentence and then draw a picture to match.
We are planning for our 100 day party!ย
We can look at the picture, tap the sounds and write the word to match.
We enjoy coloring the pictures.
We can join dots together and count to 100!
We can add details to our work!
Logan made a city during play!
When we finish a book we check our success criteria for writing so we can edit our work.
We can tap sounds and write the words.
We can draw a picture to answer a math question.
We can show how many more.
Exploring building bear caves.
We can match initial sounds to objects.
Week 21 - Feb 10th - 14th
This week we started Unit 3 in the Fundations literacy program. This Unit 3 builds on the foundational skills of reading and writing that we have already learned in Unit 1 and 2 through letter, sound association and the tapping strategy. We will also learn more about characters, settings and story telling.
The rest of the time we explored lots of outcomes through hands on play, inquiry based learning and peer interactions as we learned about everything Valentines! ๐๐๐ Have a wonderful weekend and enjoy Islander Day on Monday.๐โโ Anita
We can represent 10 in different ways!
We can tap sounds to spell words.
We can put letters in alphabetical order.
We mixed glue and shaving foam to create a 3D painting.
We used different colors to paint our Valentine hearts.
We displayed our Valentines on the classroom door to welcome people to KA!๐๐
We are using our creativity and fine motor control skills to create jewelry!
We write valentines to express our feelings.
We can decorate our hearts with foam shapes and create patterns.
We helped Mrs. LeClair edit her sentence using the success criteria for writing. ๐
We decorated bags to put our Valentine cards in!
Each morning we complete a sign in question. Today we had to finish the heart pattern! We discuss the question at circle time.
We are working on following directions using visual resources.
Week 20 - Feb 3rd - 7th
This week we continued to practice our tapping and decoding strategy for reading and writing. We also learned to recognize and use the verbal path for printing the remainder of the uppercase letters of the alphabet and worked on alphabetical order.
This week we went bowling and sledding !! Below are some of the other activities we explored. Have a super weekend!
Anita
We are learning about a new Author. His name is Peter. H. Reynolds. We have read two books by him so far.
We did a written response to the dot story. What could your dot be?
We generated some goals for bowling! When we returned we reviewed our goals to see if we accomplished them. We all had FUN!!!
We watched our bowling balls intently!
We worked on a new skill!
We took our snow spray painting a step further by adding cones.
Invitation to explore the concept of Valentines.
We enjoy sitting in the Author's chair and reading our books to an audience.
We are exploring ways to put things together.
We are learning about Cardinals. We used our hand prints for the body then added details!
We learn through books, non fiction video's and discussion.
We can use writing to tell about what we know!
We read the story of theย ย ย "Love Monster"
We created Love Monsters.
We wrote about what we think kindness is.๐
We can read about animals that interest us!
We can read along together with a big book reading!
We played "Guess my sentence". We had to say a letter and then see if it was in Mrs. LeClair's sentence before she drew a person
We can match dots to numerals!
We chose either 1 or 2 dice to play the game. We represented the number we rolled using dots and numerals. We are working on printing numerals. We use a numberline to check our numerals.
We can read CVC words then draw a picture to match!
Week 19 - Jan 27th - 31st
This week we continued to practice our tapping and decoding strategy for reading and writing. We also learned to recognize and use the verbal path for printing, I,J,K,l,M,N,O,P and worked on alphabetical order.
This week we prepared for and celebrated Chinese New Year and Groundhog day. Will the groundhog see his shadow? Will there be 6 more weeks of winter? Below are some of the experiences we had this week during playing and learning together! Have a super weekend! Anita ๐
We matched snowflakes that are the same! We predicted how many snowflakes were in the jar for our sugn in activity.
We had a snowball fight with big cotton balls with sight words on them. When we heard the word stop we had to stop throwing snow balls and read the sight word on the ball we had. It was a lot of fun!!!!
We developed success criteria for writing. We can use this resource to check our independent writing.
We wrote a would you rather response. More students would rather build a snow fort!
We checked our writing against our success criteria for writing resource.
Imaginative play!!
We can count numbers and learn the chinese number symbols.
We experimented with chop sticks!
Happy Chinese New Year! An invitation to explore!
We made Chinese lanterns.
We decorate with red lanterns to celebrate Chinese New Year!
We can use sand and paint brushes to draw.
We explored Chinese writing.
We used white boards to practice writing.
We can write numbers to 10 in Chinese.
It is the Chinese year of the snake!
We decorated our classroom with snakes.
We learned there are 12 signs of the Chinese zodiac. Mrs. LeClair was born in the year of the monkey and most of KA were born in the year of the pig!
We danced with ribbons while listening to Chinese music.
We created our own ribbons for dancing.
We created a list of criteria that good readers do. We can reference this when we are reading to support independent reading.
We can create a snowman by adding details.
We used spray bottles with water and food colouring in to do snow painting!
We develop our fine motor strength when we squeeze the spray bottle.
Will the Groundhog see his shadow?
We made red envelopes, traditional to Chinese New Year.
We used the envelopes we made to collect the gold coins in that were hidden around our classroom.
We can experiment with words associated with Chinese New Year.ย
During play we were invited to create Groundhog puppets as we learned about Groundhog day.
Week 18 - Jan 20th - 24th
This week we continued to practice our tapping and decoding strategy for reading and writing. We also learned to recognize and use the verbal path for printing A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H.
Below are some of the activities we enjoyed with our friends this week. Have a wonderful weekend! โ Anita
We have started a grateful jar! At the end of the day one of us says something they are grateful for then we write it on a sticky note and put it in the jar.๐
We discussed the procedure for making hot chocolate. We talked about safety and using our 5 senses.
We chose how many marshmallows we wanted in our hot chocolate but it had to be less than 7.
We followed our hot chocolate snack by discussing how it made us feel and then creating our own mug art and writing and representing to show how many marshmallows.
We can show a number as a numeral and in a ten frame.
We can solve problems and develop new skills.
We created snowman cups during play.
Our snowman drying.
We can play games that develop core strength.
We are developing book knowledge and recognizing sight words.
We can discuss books with our friends and we are starting to decode cvc words.
We played snowman bowling! We had great fun and prepared for our bowling trip in February.๐
We wanted to measure to create a triangle.
We traced a sign symbols on each others backs and tried to recognize them from the white board symbols.
We can match words to pictures.
We can create a family of snow people.โ
This is a special garden generated from prior learning.
We can answer opinion questions and record our answers using tally marks. Most of us would rather be cold!
We read a book about snow falling then did a science experiment to create a blizzard.
We poured baby oil in a mason jar, half way to the top first, then we added blue water paint.
We added an Alka Selter tablet or two!๐คฃ
We made a blizzard!!โโโโ
We can match words/pictures that rhyme!
We can use magnets to express our opinions. Which has more votes? Winter or summer? We know it is okay to have our own opinion.๐
We use words and pictures to share a message.ย
We wrote a response to the question... Which of these do you like to do?
We added details to our writing by explaining why.
We can respond to questions in different ways and give our opinion.
We can match sets of rhyming words.
We can retell a story in the correct order that we were told it!
We are talking about positive consequences. We got to create a sweet treat at the end of the day!
We created marshmallow snowman.
We asked our friends... Would you rather gloves or mittens?
We recorded the data we collected from our friends. We used tally marks to record the answers.
We discussed our findings. We counted the tally marks and wrote the totals in numerals.
We created mittens using shiny snowflakes and cotton balls.
We wrote the snowflake amounts on each mitten then added them together to make a math centre.
We enjoyed a game of x and 0's that a friend brought in for fair share Friday!
Week 17 - Jan 13th - 17thย
This week we started Unit 2 in the Fundations literacy program. In unit 2 we are learning to tap individual sounds and blend them together as well as learning the uppercase letters of the alphabet and alphabetical order.
Below you will find examples of our learning and exploration this week. Have a super weekend.๐ Anita
We are working on recognizing the difference between a lowercase b and d. " before we make a d we have to make a c." If we see a c first the letter must be d, if we see a line first the letter must be a b.
We recognized and sorted lowercase b and d.
We determined which objects ended with the same sound. We used our knowledge of the sight words "yes" and "no" to record our answers.
We can create a number line and put snowflakes on the numbers to match the amount.
We can read and follow along in pairs. We talk to each other while we read about our observations about the pictures and text.
We can read and tell stories in different ways.
We can play games matching upper and lower case letters.
Box fun!
Imaginative and collaborative play!
We read the morning message, the ambassador wrote the morning message and we created a number line to 12!
We created polar bears by doing a dot to dot A to Z.
We added fur for details.
We can show a number in many ways. This is how we represent 9!
We read and discussed books about crayons by Drew Daywelt.
We drew pictures of what interests us.
We were inspired by Duncan's use of crayons and color!
We worked in groups to create puzzles.
We talked and solved problems together.
We completed this puzzle by understanding alphabetical order.
We are connecting letters to sounds to write words!
We play games that develop math and social skills.๐ We are excited to play with our friends and celebrate their success!
We can use play dough to write and develop fine motor skills!
We enjoy book making at the authors table!
We went looking for the gourds we left for the wild life in the Fall.
We are enjoying developing our gross motor skills outside!
We discussed the question and came up with some idea's. The gourds were buried under the snow, the gourds degraded back into the earth to help give food to new plants, or maybe the wild life had already eaten them. Lots of rich discussion, sharing and thinking KA!
We are learning to hear the end sounds in words and match them to the letters.
Snow painting!!
What will happen to the snow painting over the weekend?
Week 16 - Jan 6th - 10th 2025
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE ๐ This week we have done lots of talking and sharing about our holiday experiences, playing and learning together, re familiarizing ourselves with routines and expectations and reviewing curriculum. We are so happy to be back at school! Below are some examples of this week's experiences in KA! Enjoy your second weekend of 2025.๐ Anita
We started the new year off with painting!
We painted with toilet rolls to replicate fireworks.๐
Happy New Year! It is 2025!
Reading is one of the strongest indicators of academic success.๐ย
This spoke to me.
Our winter trees!
We created them with toilet rolls and mixed white paint to make lighter colours.
Winter Welcome!
Invitation to explore the winter sensory table.
We made our own snowflakes out of foam.
We added details!
It is Winter in KA!๐ฅถโโ
We are learning about balance through our play!
We created dog training courses.
We are building, balancing, designing and working together imaginatively!ย
We added a new character to our morning meeting routine. We named our character Nicey! We used tally marks to show our opinions.
We can recognize the letters in sight words.
We can show the number 8 in many ways.
We enjoy creating patterns.
We looked through our term 1 portfolios.
We are going to do a student led conference with our family.
We can use different materials to make letters and words.
We can use pictures and words to tell a story.
We decorated ur classroom for winter with snowmen!
We are cutting, gluing, creating and manipulating. We can also follow directions.
We practiced our letter formation independently.
We created snow people and used the body parts to spell our names.
We added details to our snow people.โ Welcome to KA!
We are vowel detectives! We can determine by sounding out the letters and using the pictures clues to determine the missing vowel.
We are enthusiastic authors who enjoy reading our books to the group!
Cooperative, imaginative play!
We use language to discuss details and stories with our friends.
We used toilet roll circles to create snow people. We added details and we had to colour the back ground so the white paint would show up!
We wrote about the snow people we created.
We displayed our snow people and what we wrote about them for the interest of others!โ
We can use words to tell about our picture.๐
We read a story about a dog named Snowflake then discussed what happens to a snowman when it gets warm.
We used different colours and shapes of construction paper to depict what a melted snowman might look like.
We thought and discussed about the different parts that a snowman might have.
It looks like KA's snow men have melted!
We played musical sight words.
We danced around the classroom and when the music stopped we identified and wrote the sight word on the table nearest us! We had a lot of fun! Learning through play!
We determined the initial consonant sound missing in these words. Good listening KA!
Week 15 - Dec 16th - 20th
This week we celebrated the last school week of 2024 and finished unit 1 in the Fundations literacy program. We worked on the letters q and z. We learned that q doesn't go anywhere without the best friend u! The keyword for qu is queen and the key word for z is zebra. qu is a plane line round letter and z is a plane line slide letter.
We had lots of fun getting ready for the holidays and reinforcing the need for kindness throughout the world. Below are some examples of our experiences this week! Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Anita ๐คถ๐
We like playing math games and creating at the same time! Integration is wonderful!
We decorated plastic cups using permanent markers.
We made our own designs!
We learned about how things change when you add heat to them.
We took it in turns to watch the experiment unfold.
Look at all the different designs!
We were excited to watch!!
They melted!
We saw them change before our eyes.
We learned that sometimes when heat is used it causes irreversible change.
We can not make them back into cups.
We created a Holiday Market to buy gifts for our parents.
Mrs. LeClair gave us 5 x $1 to buy two gifts.ย
The gifts were priced at $3 and $2. We had to figure out what we could buy based on how much money we had.
We had to think about our parents and what they might like to receive. We are thankful for our parents.
We had to wait in line and go to the cash register to purchase the gifts.๐๐
We went to the Holiday Market and chose the gifts we wanted to buy.
We went to the cashier and added up the prices of the two items and payed our money.
We went back to the classroom and worked on wrapping the presents.
We can do hard things!
They are all wrapped and ready for the holidays!
We made gift tags to show who they were to and from.
We can show numbers 1 - 10.
We can tell a story using pictures and words.
We can paint using toilet paper rolls and add white to colours to make them lighter.
We created winter trees.
We can choose what message we write inside a card and we are learning that you need to put who the card is from.
We created reindeer on the front of the card.
We added details.
We drew holiday lights.
Mrs. LeClair and Ms Wendy wore a funny Christmas sweater!
We decided that Mrs. LeClair should be on the "nice" side and Ms Wendy should be on the "naughty" side! Another word for naughty is silly!
A winter invitation to explore and create!
We all wanted to investigate the new materials!
We created some unique snowflakes!
We are enjoying collaborating and creating!
We can sort objects based on the initial sound.
We can show the answer to a math problem using pictures and a math sentence.
We can read a story together. The ambassador points as we read together!
Unwrapping gifts is soooo much fun! We were very excited!
Week 14 - Dec 9th - 13th
This week we worked on the letters x and y. They are both plane line slide letters. The key word for x is fox and the key word for y is yellow. We were excited for our concert and enjoyed all the excitment and celebrations of the holidays! Below are some of the experiences we had in KA! Have a great weekend! Anita
We can read sentences and match to the corresponding key word picture.
Welcome to the north pole!
We can use words and pictures to send a message.
We can answer a math question with a picture and a math sentence.
We can follow directions to help develop our drawing skills.
Practice makes progress!
Candy cane fishing!
This game develops concentration and resiliency!
We can use pictures to tell stories about different traditions.
We created treats for our families after for after our concert.
We loved sharing with our families!
We had fun creating food art!
We made displays at our tables.
We used our fine motor skills and problem solving to complete the task.
We had great conversations around the rooms about what we were doing.
We love to create!
We can play games to practise printing.
Roll the number cube then print the corresponding letter.
We can hop the sounds to spell words. Like "mat".
We are amazing printers! Practice makes progress.
We can match letters to sounds!
We can match numerals to ten frames that show the same amount.
We had fun playing Christmas bingo! We took it in turns to call the cards.
We LOVE to play new games! We celebrate each others success! We count how many marshmallows we picked up and determine which group has more or less.
We can follow a pattern. We feel proud when we create something new.
These strategies help us "change the channel" to a calm, positive state.๐
We met our goal! The box of food donations for the food bank at Whoville is over flowing!!! Amazing KA!!
We can add two numbers and identify the ten frame that matches the answer with a partner.
We are starting to spell CVC words with our magnetic letter boards.
We learned to play a memory game using cups and different coloured bows.
We enjoy reading along to stories told to us on a disc.
We worked (collaborated) together to colour the trees.
We used a dice and a bingo dobber to decorate our trees. We took it in turns to roll the dice and dab the same amount of balls on the tree.
We can count and show a given number.
We painted our trees with glue then added sparkles!
We can create towers with steeples.
We can teach each other new card games that teach numerical order.
Week 13 - Dec 2nd - 6th
This week we worked on the letters v and w. They are plane line slide letters! The key word for v is van and the key word for w is wind. We noticed that we only have 4 more lower case letters to learn.
We also learned about the different kinds of weather and how they affect us! We had some great discussions and below are some of the experiences we had. Have a wonderful weekend! Spot the w's in the message! Anita
We like to do puzzles about fiction and non fiction characters.
We can do puzzles with lots of pieces!
We can use toys to create stories through imaginative play.
We are working on the sight word "and".
We have been reading books about weather and talking with each other about our favourite weather and why.
We created our own weather wheels! It was a lot of work but we are working on our stamina to complete a task! Great job KA!
We can use our weather wheel to show the weather each day.๐โโ๐ฌ
We created rainy pictures and showed the number of rain drops in 2 parts. 3+3=6
We can write about the weather.โโ
We can add details to our writing!๐
We all have our own opinions and can show and tell through our drawings and writing.
We are writing CVC words. We canhear three sounds in the word "vet".
We can use words to tell about what we like! We can read the message and notice all the things in the sentence that good writers do! Like using finger spaces, punctuation, an upper case letter at the beginning of a sentence, using the sight words we know and putting our name as the author.๐
When we hear the sound, we can circle the letter to match!
We can write meaningful words in flour!
This tree is ready to be decorated over and over again.
We can play games and use resources as a choice at centre time.
We can explore with play dough and holiday shapes as well as an assortment of art supplies to create with.
We have a winter village that is an invitation to story telling and imaginative play.
We love decorating the tree!
We are creating a kindness tree for our door. 1st we coloured the branches and trunk then we used our hand prints to represent the pine needles.
We added words and discussed ways to show kindness. We also made Christmas balls with our faces on them to show that we are part of the kindness tree.
We play memory games using holiday cards.
We are collecting food to donate at Whoville next Friday. We decorated the box and made a sign to tell a message.๐๐
We are starting to fill our box!
We can paint using different materials.
We used water colours and sponges to paint these abstract trees.
We like to see our art on the walls!
When we invite some one to a concert we make invitations to let them know information. We use writing to send a message.
Who wants to make a holiday card?
We can sort objects by initial consonant sounds.
We can draw pictures to answer math questions.
We can use our feet and hands to create pictures!
We can add details!
Here comes Santa and his reindeer!!๐คถ
Week 12 - Nov 25th - 29th
This week we worked on the letters k,h,l. They are all sky line letters! The keyword for k is kite, the keyword for h is hat and the key word for l is lamp. We are singing songs, watching videos, reading stories, printing and creating words using these letters.
We are also continuing to create our 5 senses book and exploring using our 5 senses. Below are some examples of our learning. Have a great weekend! Anita๐
We are exploring using our sense of sight and hearing!
We are cool in KA!
We can put letters in alphabetical order.
We sorted animals by their coverings.
We played musical chairs with a Fundations twist! When the music stops you say the letter, keyword, sound that matches the letter on the chair you sit on. ๐
We played sound bingo in teams.
We sorted objects by the senses we would use to explore them. We noticed that we use our sense of touch and sight the most.
We watched the puppet show " The 7 C's of resiliency. It was a great performance with a strong interactive message.๐
We were given a poster for our class and discussed what we learned during the show about the 7 C's of Resiliency with Capt. Courage!
We discussed what we learned from the pirate puppet show.
We can share equally.๐
While we colour we talked about the puppet show and the 7 C's of resiliency.
Lydia created a book out of the pictures from the puppet show. This is her cover page!
We played "decode" the word!
We beat Mrs. LeClair... We are word wizards!!
We can sort objects by their initial sound.
We used our sense of sight, hearing and smell to try to determine what was in the cups but we couldn't so we had to use our sense of taste! One was salt and the other was sugar! We also used the front of our tongue to taste the sweet popping candy!
We can play charades which helps develop oral language.
We like to play giant snakes and ladders.
Imaginative play encourages oral language development.
We are initiating writing to go with our pictures to tell about it.ย
We can use our sense of sight to spot the differences in pictures together.
We played the game, bam, clap, snatch. We had to use our sense of hearing to listen to the word and do the action. When you hear the word "snatch" you have to grab the dice from the floor in between you. We had a lot of fun !!!
We explored and discussed these liquids using our sense of smell. Most of us perferred the vanilla smell!
We touch with our skin. We can describe how things feel.
We can recreate our neighborhoods!
We created a book of our 5 senses.
We wrote and dres about what we smell.
We wrote and drew about what we see.
We wrote and drew about what we hear.
We wrote and drew about what we taste.
We wrote and drew about what we touch.
We can ractise printing lower case letters.
We read sentences and determine if they are asking something or telling something. Then we know if the sentence should end with a period or a question mark.
We can use pictures to answer a math question. We can write a math sentence to match.
Book making inspired by the puppet show!
And so the count to Santa begins!
Creating trees using different lengths of paper. Longest to shortest.
We made our own stars and decorated if we chose. The first holiday decoration in our classroom!
We can practise our lower case letters.
We know practise makes progress.
We created a count down to Christmas chain. Every day we will rip off a link until we have non left and it's Christmas Eve!
Week 11 - Nov 18th - 21st
This week we worked on j and p again. We learned to print the letter, recognize things that start with the letters, identify sounds and letters on our magnetic letter boards and writing sentences together.
We also started to examine and explore using our 5 senses. Below are some of the things we did. Have a wonderful weekend! Anita ๐
Can we take down the pyramid while balancing the ball on the cup?
We love playing games! Instead of a number cube we used mixing number cards to tell how many spaces to move.
We can hear the initial sounds in words and match with the letters on the pegs to coplete the word.
We play card games! We decided this time, who ever has the number card showing more wins. We can also play it by the card showing less or the same.
We explore and create marble mazes. We are learning about how to put parts together and problem solving.
We played a game of roll the number cube and dab the corresponding numeral.
We create pictures and label using words and sentences.
We are learning about our 5 senses.
We can label our senses using word approximations.
We can match the word to the organ function.
We read books about our senses.
Friends help us and we collaborate together to create a morning message!
We can identify initial sounds in words by matching clothes pins to the pictures. We can guess letters to try to decode a message.
We can match tally marks to numerals that show the same amount.
We choose to draw during play.
We can give our picture a title using sight words and word approximations! Amazing!!
We can create resources for family and friends.
Teaching our family is fun!
Charlotte uses pictures and words to send a message!
We can identify and match the beginning sounds in words associated to pictures.
KA are developing strategies to figure out my message!
We can show 7 in many ways! We did this independently using the resources in our classroom! Well done KA!
We took our Teddies to the Teddy Bear Clinic put on by the student nurses from UPEI!
We had fun weighing, measuring, fitting glasses, putting them through the x-ray machine, putting on band aids and casts and sharing all about our Teddies!
Here are our Teddies, all happy and healthy!
We each got a health report on our Teddies.
Day 4 of Guess my message! Wow KA you are amazing word detectives!
Week 10 - Nov 12th - Nov 15th
This week we continued learning about the letters e and r as well as starting j and p. j and p are both plane line letters and they both go down to the worm line! The key word for j is jug and the key word for p is pan. We learned how to draw Echo!
An invitation to play!
An invitation to play!
We discussed and recorded all the ways we can show the number 6!
Constructing sentences! We can discuss what good writers do!
We are writing the sounds we hear in words!
We made a computer!
We can build towers to match the numeral.
We passed the ball then the marble around the circle using cups instead of our hands. We compared how it changed when we used a ball and a marble.
Then we made it harder by passing it over our heads!
Building!
Creating!
Comparing height!
We played, throw the suction ball then say the number it represents! We can see numbers in different ways!
We can write the letters we hear to spell words phonetically! Well done KA!
We like to play math games!
We can roll the number cube and show it in different ways.
We work with our magnetic letter boards, matching sounds we hear to letters and creating words.
We decided to use the gourds from our classroom to feed the wild animals this winter.
We thought it would be a good idea to put some under the trees for the mice, insects and birds.
We enjoy exploring outside together.
We enjoy creating patterns during play!
We did yoga poses based on the beginning sounds.
We can match tally marks with the numeral it represents.
During play we created a number block numberline to 10!
We circled the letter to match the sound we heard.
We can write words that match the objects based on the sounds we hear when we say the word.
We choose to print letters on the white boards during play.๐
We can create a robot from a box!
We can read the sentence and match it to the picture.
We can use words to tell what we like.๐ We also played the game of join the dots to make a rectangle around a sight word. Everyone had a turn to draw a line. We managed to create a rectangle around the word, the.
We enjoy water play with animals and creating oral stories.ย
We played zig zag through our friends around the circle.
We played I spy sight words!
ย Week 9 - Nov 4th - 6th
This week was a short in school learning week but I'm sure there was lots of learning going on at home too while teachers were at their annual teachers convention! This week we started learning about the lower case letters e and r. e is a plane line round special letter and r is a plane line letter. The key word for e is Ed and the key word for r is rat. We also worked with our magnetic letter boards to segment and blend letters to read CVC words like bat. These words were created using letters we have already learned! Way to go KA readers!
We also recognized Remembrance Day by creating a wreath and poppy fields as well as participating in a Remembrance Day assembly. I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend and a peaceful Remembrance Day.๐ Anita
Matches our days in KA!
Halloween treat data! Chocolate had the most votes but it shows that KA are all individuals and like different things.๐
We used cube a links to show how we can break 5 into 2 parts and write them as a math sentence.
We can work independently!
We can show a number in different ways.
We can match letters to their key words.
We found that if we want to colour at the carpet then a clip board is very helpful!
We created a Remembrance Day wreath.
We can practice what we've learned during play!
We played "where is Ricky Racoon". Ricky was hiding behind a letter and to guess where he is you had to say the letter, keyword, sound of your guess! We also played this with our peers during play.
We did an initial letter sort. We are working independetly and are starting to hear the beginning sounds in words!
KA wanted to watch a video on how to draw a poppy. They got out clipboards and paper during play and watched the video and followed along. What a great way for our students to represent Remembrance Day๐.
We created a little by using the sight word "my" then writing the sounds we hear in "pope"! Great job KA!
We can show numerical order in play!
We can listen and look to follow directions then colour by number.
Lest we Forget.
Our ambassador helps baby Echo with learning our vowel extensions.
We created poppy fields and talked about why we wear a poppy on Remembrance Day.
Week 8 - Oct 28th - Nov 1st
This week we had our mid unit assessment for the Fundations literacy program. It was great for the students to be able to show Echo and I everything they know about letters and sounds! Well done KA!
This week was all about learning and playing through their interest in Halloween.๐๐ป Below are examples of what we did in KA this week! Have a super weekend! Anita๐๐
Exploring gourds! We can sort, describe, build, count, imagine!
We can find and swat the word!
We drew pictures of our Halloween costumes.
We circled the sight words we knew in the sentence and either used a resource to spell the name of our costume or sounded it out by writing the letter sounds we hear in the word.
We danced like skeletons!๐ฆด
We collected and recorded data from our class!๐ท
We visited the Haunted woods in our school gym!
We can draw with details and explain our idea's!ย
We read a poem about a monster and circled the sight words we knew!
We created our own monsters!
We recorded data about our monster!
We displayed them in the hallway!
We are working on writing down the letters that go with the sounds we hear in words. We can tell a story using pictures and words! Well done Charlotte.๐
During play we created our own letter printing lines and practised our printing!
We enjoy building castles for our Halloween characters!๐ค ๐๐ฝ
We can hear and print the sound and letter at the beginning of Halloween words!
We can create monsters out of toilet rolls!
We read the story " A monster wrote me a letter". We identified the sight words we know in the sentence starter - My Monster's name is...
We named our monsters and wrote down the letters that go with the sounds we heard in the name. We had fun creating names!!!
Lets experiment! I can tell you what we did...
We did treat math!๐ We counted how many of each colour jelly bean we had then recorded the data! Every ones was different!ย
We can hear the sounds at the ends of words!
We played throw the sticky spiders on the web!
We played pin the nose on the Jack O Lantern!
Week 7 - Oct 21st - 25th
We have now completed week 6 in our Fundations program and next week we will do a mid unit assessment. This week Echo taught us 2 more plane line round letters. d and s. The key word for d is dog and the key word for s is snake.ย
KA have been doing lots of games, activities, art, reading and writing around our interest in Halloween! Below are some examples of our play and learning.๐ Have a great weekend! Anita
Echo taught us the letters d and s.
We can put words together to make a sentence.
We can write sentences together.
We display our work in the classroom.
We explore at the sensory tablec.
We can collaborate with our peers towards an end goal.
We talk as we work!
We use kind patient words as we work.
When we stand to colour we work on strengthening our core muscles.
After we finished we decided to put the pictures up higher on the wall so they would get damaged as students walked by. Good problem solving KA!
We like to sort and match!
We played pass the bat using cones. Don't touch the bat!! Working on hand eye coordination, team work and problem solving.
We make plans to play with our friends!
We are creative! Using a threading board as a way to create a picture!
We can identify patterns and name them!
We can read the sentence we put together!
We are working on our fine motor control and problem solving strategies when working with play dough.
We can count to determine how many in a group and recognize the numeral to match.
We can follow instructions to help us complete a chosen task. This friend decided to use play dough!
We can choose to practice being an illustrator during play.๐
We painted Jack O Lantern faces on our pumpkins!
We identified and circled the sight words, "my" and "is".
We used sounds then letters to write the word to tell how our pumpkin was feeling.
Our nursing students taught us about the Canada food guide.
We have lots of food we can sort.
We created bat measuring tapes to measure things in the classroom! We glued the number line together in numerical order.๐
We used our bat tape to measure objects then we recorded the answers on our data sheet.
We can sort objects by initial consonant sounds.
We enjoy illustrating and telling about our creations!
We can read sentences together. We can recognize sight words, an upper case letter at the beginning of a sentence, a period at the end of a sentence and use the initial consonant and the picture to help read unknown words. We are readers!
We can use the last letter in a word to help us to determine the word. We chose a note out of the bag which told us to do something to exercise our bodies!
We love to play with the suction ball. Today we threw it then had to say te letter, keyword, sound to match!
We read this poem together then identified and circled the sight words we know!
We learned the word "Boo!" and added details to our foot print to create a ghost!
We discussed our favourite Halloween treats.๐๐ป
We wrote the letters we heard in the word of the treat we like best. This is called kindergarten writing. We write down the letters of the sounds we hear in words. It is approximate writing. Well done KA!!!!
Echo is a great teacher!
Week 6 - Oct 14th - 18th
This week Echo taught us the letters a and g. They are both plane line round letters just like c and o. We discovered that if we can make c and o then we can make a and g! a is a vowel and g is a consonant. The key word for a is apple and the key word for g is game.
We also explored everything pumpkin! Reading, writing,, weighing, measuring, dissecting, creating, counting, sorting, patterning! We can integrate learning into our interests and play! Below are examples of things that we did. ๐๐๐ Have a super weekend! Anita
We enjoy playing games, matching letters and taking turns. We talk with our friends!
We used magnifying glasses to explore the materials we found on our walk last week!๐
We plays games, taking turns to match the rhyming words in the apple pies. We support each others learning if we need help!
We read a story about Spookley the square pumpkin and how he was different.
We created our own Spookley! Do you notice that they are all different?
We can put groups together to make a bigger group and write the answer.
We can match numerals to object amounts.
By experimenting with logs and cars we learn about balance.
We develop oral language, creative and imaginative play and cooperative play. Our friends made a zoo farm!
We can discuss, create and name patterns during play!
This is our pumpkin collection. We noticed they are all different just like us! We used words to describe the pumpkins.
We looked, smelt, and listened to our pumpkins so we could learn more. We used our 5 senses!
We organized our pumpkins by size. Largest to smallest.
We touched and tasted the pumpkin.
We noticed that the smaller pumpkin had smaller seeds than the large pumpkin.
Mrs. LeClair had to use a sharp knife to cut open the pumpkin. They are hard!
We played pass the pumpkin using clothes pins and no hands!!
We discuss all the ways we can show 4.
We can represent 4 in a variety of ways.
We can write the whole alphabet!
We can build together. This chain was nearly the length of the classroom!
We help each other complete a challenge!
We can collaborate to build a puzzle.
We can create stories together and retell them.
We can draw, create and talk together.
We predicted which pumpkin was tallest and which was shortest then we measured the height of our pumpkins and recorded our results. We discussed what we found out and compared our prediction to the actual measurement. We concluded that we predicted correctly! Well done KA!
We drew Jack o Lantern faces on our pumpkins!
We can choose to practice writing and saying our sight words during play!
We can sort objects by beginning sounds.
During circle we took it in turns to match objects with the same beginning sound to complete the apple.๐
We read the leaf poem together.
Mrs. LeClair mixed up the sentences and we put them back together! We re read it to make sure it looked and sounded right! We are readers!
We had a sight word hunt around the classroom and matched them to the sight words on the sight word door! We can use the door as a resource.
We played the game, Roll and draw a pumpkin. We used the number cube to determine which part we drew next.
We sorted objects by beginning sounds.
We love to play games together!
We can do amazing things!
We encourage imaginative play in KA!
We are good at taking turns and following rules when playing games.
Week 5 - Oct 7th - 11th
This week Echo taught us the letters o and c. They are both plane line round letters! c is a consonant and o is a vowel. The key word for c is cat and the key word for o is octopus.
We are also working on the sight words, I, like, the. Sight words are words we often see in books and use in our writing. They become familiar words.๐
Below are some examples of things we did in KA this week! Have a great weekend.๐ Anita
We played a rhyming generation game! Pull the card out of the sparkle bag and try to think of a word that rhymes with the picture card.
We have a question of the day at circle time to help us with our phonological awareness and oral language skills.
We can match upper and lower case letters! Worms like to eat apples!
We make up stories together during play. This is a swimming pool and people are waiting to take their turn on the diving board!
There are feathers in the sensory bin! Can we find the upper case letters hidden in the feathers?
We enjoy reading our favourite books to each other! We are readers!
We can show 3 in different ways!
We discuss number 3 with our friends.ย
We coloured a picture of Echo at the apple orchard! We are working on our fine motor control and concentration span.
We did a guided writing - I see apples. We worked on putting an upper case letter at the beginning, finger spaces between words and a period at the end, like Echo has been teaching us!
We work together to form the alphabet train! Choo choo!
We are using cube a links to measure objects in the room and create new inventions! This is a cleaner that cleans up toys! We need this is KA.๐
We can measure and record the length of an object. We are learning to print numerals to show a number.
We can hear and identify the beginning sounds and letters in words! We can also recognize the key words!
We love to play the suction ball game! We can throw the ball and say the sight word it lands on!
We painted Fall trees using broccoli! We found that the print was better if we used less paint!ย
We can cut a sentence apart at the finger spaces then put it back together like a puzzle. We notice the upper case at the beginning of the sentence, a period at the end of the sentence and that each word starts with a letter that Echo has taught us!
Welcome to Fall!
We like to have choices! We voted for what we wanted to learn to draw. We recorded the votes using tally marks then wrote the corresponding numeral. We learned to draw a scarecrow!ย
We are learning to extend patterns!
We watched a video on how to draw a scarecrow.ย
We followed the directions and did our best!
We added the details and all the scarecrows were different!
We played a games of rhyming yoga! We can learn in different ways!
We like to play games together!
We have to know the rules to play the game. Roll the number cube then colour the segment that matches the corresponding number.
The game finishes when the one number circle is completely coloured.๐
We asked... A would you rather question and voted by standing on one carpet that represented turkey or another carpet that represented pizza. We counted the groups and wrote the numeral to show the results.ย
We created fiction turkeys to represent Thanksgiving. We read stories about Thanksgiving and watched a factual video about turkeys!
We know that turkeys can fly but as they get older they tend to walk or hop more than fly. Our turkeys are flying around our classroom!
We know the words , yes, no. We can use them to determine what we would like. We voted for an audio book. We discussed which had more votes and less and counted to check our answer.
During play we are transferring our learning. A friend made a resource for O using the key word Octopus!
This is a lava monster!
We take it in turns to pull objects from the bag, say the name of the object and together figure out the beginning sound.
We have a friend who hopes to be an illustrator! They are telling the story of Johnny Apple seed.
Here is an invitation to explore, construction paper, paper leaves and googley eyes.
As we play we develop our oral language. We tell others what we are doing and we play imaginatively together.ย
We are builders.
We can explore different sizes, shapes and weights.
An invitation to explore.
We like playing games together!
We explored our West Royalty school nature path in search of things that we were interested in.
We collected lots of different items to examine.
We will examine them at our sensory table next week!
Week 4 - Oct 1st - 4th
This week Echo taught us the letters i and u. They are both vowels and lane line letters! The key word for i is itch and the key word for u is umbrella. Every week we review the letters taught using the large letter cards, the standard cards, printing the letters using the verbalizations and using our magnetic letter boards. We also model sentence structure, punctuation and idea's as well as comprehension, retelling a story and creating pictures to match stories.
As we start the season of Fall we are beginning to notice changes around us and exploring and creating in different ways. Below are some examples. Have a super weekend! Anita๐๐๐ฟ
We enjoy reading books about Fall!
We can explore different materials and textures in the sensory trays.๐
We are beginning to hear sounds at the beginning of words and reading messages!
We recognized orange shirt day! Every Child Matters!
We can draw a picture and write words to match! When we don't know a word we can put down the letters that match the sounds we hear. Well done KA!๐
We painted with a louffer to create Echo the owl.
Echo helps us learn our letters and sounds!
We are practicing writing numerals to represent a number.ย
We can use resources and verbal paths to help us learn!
We like playing games! Here we are throwing the suction ball and whichever letter it lands on we then say the letter, the key word and the sound.
We work together to put together puzzles, build and create!
We can create patterns using different materials.
We read stories about apples and the season of Fall.๐๐
We used pictures to tell the story of Johnny Apple seed!
We used our sense of taste, touch, smell and see to find out about different apples.
We used ten frames to record the answers to the question. We discussed which was more and less but that everyone has their own opinion and we can like different things!๐๐
We can practice writing our upper case letters.
We can determine which letter matches with the sound we hear when Mrs. LeClair says it.
We created eaten apples and counted the seeds to determine the number in a group.
We can show a number as a numeral and have the sentence match the picture. We also noticed there is a period at the end of the sentence.
We sang ten red apples hanging on the tree using felt apples and counted back from 10. We painted apple trees with ten apples.๐
We labelled our ten apples with numerals!
Look at all our apple trees!๐ณ
We are celebrating the new season of Fall!๐๐ฟ๐
We can read a sentence and notice the uppercase letter at the beginning of the sentence and the period at the end. We can change some of the words to make a new sentence.
We can match upper and lower case letters while doing a puzzle together. We counted to see how many matches we had!
We sang this song to the tune of bingo to help us learn the sight word "like"
We can use pictures to retell the story of Johnny Apple seed during play.
We can use a resource to help us draw.๐
We are learning that print carries a message. We are telling the apple colour we like and we can draw a picture to match.
Week 3 - Sept 23rd - 27th
This week Echo taught us the letters m and n. They are both plane line letters! The key word for m is man and the key word for n is nut. We also worked on reading sentences, focusing on upper case letters at the beginning and punctuation at the end as well as acting out and re telling a story about Echo being hungry.
ย We celebrated our families and where we come from! We are all different but all human!๐ We represented the number 2 in different ways and created books about ourselves to share with our book buddies.๐ Below are some exapmles of our learning this week! Have a great long weekend as we pause and reflect on Truth and Reconciliation. Anita
Exploring and matching different representations of numbers.
Exploring Amazing Magnets!
We named, counted and recorded how many people live in our homes.
We read books about families.๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ๐ฉโ๐ฉโ๐ง๐จโ๐จโ๐ฆโ๐ฆ
We followed step by step instructions to draw a person.ย
We labelled the people in our home.
We drew pictures of our family.
We enjoy playing games with rules.
We enjoy creating and telling our stories in imaginative play with friends.
We enjoy experimenting with cars and tunnels.
We can create patterns and sort by shape and colour.
We can sort lots of different materials. We sorted cars by colour then by design.
We learn about balance and weight distribution through play! What might happen if we put a log on top of a car?
We talked about where we were born in the world. We looked at the flags of each country represented in KA and found the countries on our classroom globe!
We practiced printing our new letters, n and m using the verbalizations that Echo the Owl taught us.ย
We are all together!
We integrate our learning into our work! One friend decided to use the Fundations lines to help write the word two!
We can show 2 in different ways!
We learned different ways to show the number 2!
We are discussing and working together to determine the beginning sounds in words.
In our book making we learned each others favourite colours. We tallied the answers. Purple was the most popular but we all have our own likes and opinions!
We read a story about everyone having an invisible emotional bucket we carry around with us. Depending on our choices and the choices of others we can fill or dip a persons bucket. We are bucket fillers in KA!๐
We can sort bucket filling actions from bucket dipping actions.
We are having great conversations during imaginative play!
We can play games with rules together and teach each other!
We can recognize the sounds of m and n.๐
Week 2 - Sept 16th - 20th
This week we continued to make connections with new friends, worked on establishing a positive classroom environment and having fun learning together.๐ย
Echo taught us the letters b and f. b and f are skyline letters. The key word for b is bat and the key word for f is fun. We practiced sky writing the letters then printing them in our notebooks. We discussed other words that start with the letter b and f and the sound they make.
Below are some other things we enjoyed in KA this week.๐ Have a great weekend! Anita
We are learning the verbalization for each letter when printing. We read books that start with the letters and sounds we are learning.
We played a game by rolling the number cubes and representing the numbers using objects. We also sorted them by colour!
We discussed appropriate responses to different social situations. Well done KA!
We had fun finding and matching lower case letters at our sensory table!
We can create so many things with blocks! This is a dinosaur museum!ย
We voted to see ifย we should take our classroom outside! We are learning the words yes, no.
We did some window painting!
When we paint we use creative expression.
We work independently beside our friends.
We can use fingers as well as paint brushes!
We created paint using shaving foam and food colouring! It looked like whipped cream but it didn't smell like it!
We cut up a sentence then put it back together like a puzzle! We used Q tips to trace our names. We are learning about tracing in Fundattions!
We displayed our names on the art wall.
We worked on the number 1. We can show numbers in different ways!
We recorded different ways to represent 1 in our math books.
We had an upper case letter hunt around KA! We had to find the sticky notes and match them to the same letter on the flip chart. We played this as a whole group then we played the game independently with friends at play time. ๐
We are learning about the letter b. We can print it using the Fundations verbalization and hear it at the beginning of words!
We are learning about the letter f. We can print it using the Fundations verbalization and hear it at the beginning of words!
We can find b and f falling from the rain clouds. b - bat - b and f - fun -f.
We enjoy creating stories using lots of different materials. We have wonderful imaginations!
We are learning about rhyming. We read this poem and came up with the words that rhyme.
We created our own rhyming monsters.
We know that every picture is our own and we all use different details.
We are learning that words match the picture.
We read a story called The Alphabet Mystery. Lower case x went missing!
We created our own pencils with letters flying through the sky just like the characters in the book!
We read the story "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom" We created coconut trees!
We found the letters that are in our names and put them on our trees. These are all the letters of KA!
We can cut standing up. We are working on the fine motor control needed for cutting and gross motor control by using our core strength to stand!
We are working hard !
We are using our printing tablets to practice writing t, f, b.
We are learning about sentences! They are made up of words. We begin each sentence with an uppercase letter and put a period at the end. We can read the sentence with baby Echo.๐ฆ
We can notice and show patterns in our play!
We are working on hearing and identifying rhyming words. We can take turns matching pictures!
We can see patterns all around us!
We can create our own patterns!๐ฆ๐ป๐ฆ๐ป๐ฆ๐ป
We played lower case letter hunt and match around the classroom in a group then during play independently.
We used water colour paints over white crayon to reveal our names!
We are painting magicians!!ย
Week 1 - What a great start to the school year! We have made new friends and have transitioned well into our new learning space.๐
This week we met Momma Echo the Owl๐ฆ and Baby Echo Owl. They are going to help us learn our letters, key words and sounds for reading and writing. We learned how to hold our pencil and how to sit in writing position.โ We learned the names of the lines we use when printing. Sky line, plane line, grass line and worm line. We also learned the letter t. The key word that helps us remember the letter t is top. We also learned how to print a lower case t. t is a sky line letter, it starts at the sky line, down to the grass line and cross it on the plane line.ย
Below are some other opportunities we explored this week.๐ Have a super weekend! Anita
We created a Welcome sign for outside our classroom.๐ Everyone is welcomed in KA!
The value of play!
Our first provocation. An invitation to play and explore.๐
We worked together to complete a puzzle!
We are enjoying creating with lego together.
We can create stories and use words and objects to tell about them.
We created portraits of ourselves.
We displayed them outside our classroom.
We enjoyed seeing our work on the wall.
We created silly faces and made patterns with the hair!
We determined how many letters are in our names by counting each letter then we each glued our name on a graph. We talked about who has the longest and shortest name in our class.
We can create colourful art.
We like to draw about what interests us!
We know what kindness looks like.๐
We discussed and recorded the things we can do in our class.๐
We can fill and pour!
We can decide which pictures show being respectful.๐
We voted for the book we wanted to read first. We counted how many magnets for each book and discovered that 8 is more than 6!
We sorted our names by the first letters. We discussed how many in each row and that our names begin with an uppercase letter because we are SPECIAL!๐
We can identify the letters in our name.
We used the end of toilet paper rolls to create the circles around the letters.
Some of use decided to use a pattern!
We can use magnetic letters to write words.
We can recognize appropriate behavior in the classroom.๐
We collaborated together to build this structure. We used all the blocks!
We can park the cars to match their number spots. Nice parking friends!
We write about people that are special to us.๐
We can answer questions with a yes or no. We can record and discuss our answers. More people in KA like green than do not like green.ย
We can follow directions to complete a task and work on our fine motor control and social skills through discussion.
We are creating 2 element patterns!
We notice on the playground when children play well with others.๐
We enjoy playing games together.๐
It's raining t's from the Tt cloud! We can identify the letter t that Echo taught us. ๐
We are working on using kind, thoughtful words.๐
2 of our friends created a picture using dice! We are very creative! Green grass, red flowers, people playing, the blue sky, white clouds and yellow sun! Amazing!!๐
Welcome to KA! Where we learn through the different ways of play, to reach our full learning potential!๐ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
In KA we are kind, thoughtful and caring, we are loved, we work hard, we can do hard things, we can be patient and we can be helpful. ๐ We are individuals, who bring with us our own stories and experiences. Everyone is loved and included.๐
I look forward to another great year in KA and can't wait to meet you all!๐๐ See you on the first day of school!
Mrs. Anita LeClair๐
Here is a photograph of my family. We celebrated my birthday with a game of mini golf!
Stephan - (beside me), is a youth worker.
Jordan - (middle), is in her second year of study to become a certified RMT.
Tristan - is a teacher.
I am very proud of our children.๐
These are my Golden Retrievers. Their names are Gibson (2.5yrs), Finn (2yrs) and Gus (1yr). They are very special to me.๐
Below are pictures of our classroom! All ready for playing and learning together.๐ย
Welcome to KA!๐๐
We are kind, thoughtful and caring.๐ป
Our writing, drawing and creative centre.๐
Fundations helps us learn our letters, key words and sounds!๐
Our Fundations corner!๐
Our math centre. ๐ข
More imaginative play!
Blocks and manipulatives!
Dramatic and imaginative play.
Our calendar, more books and games!
Our cozy book corner.๐
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