Over the past few weeks in kindergarten we have been learning all about Dr. Seuss and becoming familiar with his books. Students have been so engaged reading all of the silly stories and have been developing some great reading skills and strategies by doing so. Some of our class favorites have been I Wish that I had Duck Feet, The Lorax, and Wacky Wednesday. Many students are now even trying their hand at writing Wacky Wednesday stories of their own! Below is a picture of us celebrating Dr. Seuss's birthday on Monday.
In addition to learning all about Dr. Seuss, we have added some new words to the word wall as well. The 3rd trimester words tend to be a little tricky for some little ones, so please be vigilant about practicing them at home as you see fit. Recent words added to the word wall include PLAY, WILL, THEY, and WITH. Next week we will be working with the word WHAT.
Our focus now in reading has shifted from the fiction of Dr. Seuss to the world of nonfiction texts. Our new unit of study is Animals, so we will be reading a lot of nonfiction texts about each animal group as well as animal life cycles. Students will be reading and writing lots of nonfiction during our animal unit. Our study of animals includes learning the animal groups and their characteristics, life cycles of some animals, conducting research and writing about specific animals, and much more. All of the students are very excited!
In math we are beginning to work on memorization of math facts and adding and subtracting larger numbers. We do these things through a variety of whole-group, small-group, and individual activities.
Thank you for supporting your child at home. The academic growth I am seeing is amazing! :)
