Kindergarten MP3 Campus
Monthly Progress
Monthly Progress is due October 1st
Language Arts
Topics:
Names, reading, writing, speaking and listening
Letters/sounds: A, a,
Sight words: a, am, at, and, are
Activities:
Students are practicing writing their name with a beginning capital and remaining lower case letters, and are using their “reading finger” to read mini-books and poems. We have practiced letters, sounds and sight words through worksheets, shaving cream, playdough, reading poems and stories, and discussions. As we work to learn to recognize sight words and practice reading skills students have completed and read, "I Am a Student" (sight word: a).
We are learning one another’s names and students are practicing writing their own names. We also celebrated our names by talking about their importance and the importance of respecting other people's names. We read the books "That’s Not My Name" and "Alma and How She Got Her Name" to help encourage these discussions.
Students also completed a writing pre-assessment about a favorite animal. They looked at books about different animals and then chose one to draw a picture of and add any writing they could (labeling, letters, words…) to tell me about their picture. This helps me assess where they are at as a writer at the beginning of the year. It will be exciting to see the progress they make with this by the end of the year!
Some books we have read this month include: Our Class is a Family, In Our Classroom, You Can Be ABCs, That's Not My Name, Alma and How She Got Her Name, Dog's Colorful Day, The Recess Queen, Pete the Cat and the Cool Cat Boogie, and Not All Sheep Are Boring.
Social Studies
Topics:
Rules and procedures, getting along, getting to know each other, and how we go to school
Activities:
Kindergarteners are getting to know one another and are learning class rules, routines and how to care for materials. Some routines include: entering the room in the morning, sitting at tables, working at centers, preparing for and eating snack, recess, lining up, cleaning up and packing for home. Students have had opportunities to share their “All About Me” posters and other work with the class, and are learning to be superstar listeners and superstar speakers as they share, and listen to their classmates share. We created a chart of classroom expectations together and discussed all of they ways we can help each other learn, have fun, and stay safe.
Science
Topics:
Colors
Activities:
After reading, Dog's Colorful Day", students used paints to mix primary colors and discover what new colors are created. We did the "Rainbow Walking Water" Science experiment and observed colors being absorbed through paper towels and mixing to make new colors. We have talked a bit about rainbows, but I am excited to expand on this learning soon.
Ms. Hays, Campus Kindergarten Teacher