Pp is for Pasta Feast!

We celebrated Pp week with an amazing Pasta Feast!!  First we read the story Strega Nona by Tomie de Paola and looked for the clue to make the pasta pot stop cooking so it would not cover the whole town with pasta.  Ask your child what the secret clue was.  This afternoon  we watched the movie version of the same story and then the Pasta Feast!!   We  had  so many fun pasta shapes and colors!!  It was so hard to wait while it cooked, and we remembered the secrect to making the pot stop cooking so our school would not be covered in pasta!  We tried the pasta with 2 sauces; cheese and marinara, yummmm!  It must have been good, for the pot was empty when we were done!  Ask your child what sauce they liked the best.  We were going to make a graph of our favorite sauce , but we had an unexpected fire drill - non pasta related- that put us behind schedule, so we will graph on Monday.

Half of everyones donated pasta went into our Pasta Table so we can explore their many shapes and colors. 
Thank You!!

Pp is for Popcorn!

During Pp Week we love our Popcorn!!  We read a popcorn story, sang a popcorn song - ask your kiddo about it, it is lots of fun - and of course we ate popcorn!!  We tried 2 kinds of popcorn, cheese and butter, then created a Venn Diagram to show our preferences.  Learning can be so tasty!

Learning Stations

I love Learning Stations!  What a great way for Kinder Kids to learn and to practice skills!  In mid January we start having Learning Stations once a week for about an hour to an hour and a half each Thursday afternooon.  I set up 4 station, some independent and some teacher led, and the kids rotate until we have completed each station.  I love how I can reach the students who need a little more guidance and give the independent learners a chance to go at their pace, too. It also gives us a great way to practice the skills we have been working earlier in the week.  Luckily I have Mrs. Gnadt during this time but, I  would LOVE volunteers if it ever works out in your schedule, even if you can only come 1 time!

Sorting Star Words



Star Word Race



Counting Snowflakes

Shadow Pictures - It was Ground Hog's Day



Measuring Hearts with cubes



Happy and Sad Teeth

Measuring Hearts

Measuring Hearts

Begining Sounds

Happy and Sad Teeth

Teeth Counting

Dental Health



We have 20 teeth!



Chinese New Year

Gung Hey Fat Choy

Time for A New Laptop

I think it is official....my home laptop is dead   :(   I have been trying to to save it but it does not look good.  Because of this I am very behind on my  blog updates as I usually do them from home.  So here are the missed pictures from the last 3 weeks and I will do my best to update at school but often run out of time.
By the way, I do have pictures of the kids in their swimsuits.  I am not comfortable putting them on line but will send them to you if you would like. 

Welcome to The Kindergarten Beach!

The snow is finally here, so it is a perfect time for a

tropical Kindergarten vacation!

The Igloo Is Finished!

The igloo is finally finished!!  This the best, most successful and igloo like igloo I have ever had in Kindergarten!!  I am so pleased!  Thanks for sending in all those milk jugs. 

Today was the last day for our igloo, 50 degree temps in January will so that. 

We will be turning our classroom into a tropical beach, if you use your imagination, tomorrow. 

Goodbye Arctic, Aloha beach!