We worked on counting and comparing quantities. The children discussed when we measure things in our lives. Then we made a measurement stick out of 10 cubes to compare it to objects in the classroom. The children sorted objects that were shorter and longer than the cube tower. They practiced measuring accurately by lining up the bottom of the cube tower with the object. The children also listened to the story, Chrysanthemum and counted the number of letters in that name. We snapped cubes together and wrote letters on them to show the length of our names. We sorted cube towers based on who had the shortest name (4 letters) and longest name (8 letters) in the class. The children found someone who had a shorter name, longer name, and a name with the same number of letters as them. We also counted seeds in 2 different pumpkins and noticed the smaller pumpkin had more seeds than the bigger one!

Social Studies 

Kindergarten students have been learning how to be a good friend, work together, treat others fairly and equally, and be respectful listeners. Our community becomes stronger when we all work together! We started discussing ways we could spread kindness in our community. Next week we will write kindness notes to attach to blankets to donate to a homeless shelter. This is called the "Blankets of Hope" project. You can read more about it here.