Visualizing

In Readers Workshop we have been talking about another reading strategy called visualizing. Good readers visualize while they read, it helps develop good reading comprehension. Watch this video to learn what visualizing is from our class.

First video: Making Connections

Our first video of the year (a few weeks late.) We have been learning about making connections while we read,  in this video we focused on making text to self connections,
see how reading looks in our classroom:

Label Lesson

One of my favorite lessons in beginning Writing Workshop it learning about labeling. We learn to label pictures and use strategies such as looking at the beginning sounds to read the labels. 

Labeling a pumpkin

Mrs. Giglio

A pumpkin farm

Some great writing 

And of course...ME!

Full Swing!

We are starting to get the hang of this kindergarten thing! 

Geometry

We have been learning about flat shapes, how many sides and corners, what makes them the same and different. After one of the lessons this week I gave the children circles of yarn and asked them to work together to make their own shape. 

Can you see the shapes?

 

Play-Doh Club

Who doesn't love play-doh?! In my classroom we have a play-doh club! I send a note home to parents asking them to sign up to make play-doh for our classroom. (It's coming home this week) 

There are hundreds of different recipies, original, scented, and last years big hit had glitter! I just made some for this month and after trying different recipies the one on this blog was the best! Easy, and fast though to make more I would double it! I thought I would share the link if anyone wanted a good recipie for home. 

http://imfarfromsupermom.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-best-playdoh.html?m=1

Saturday Morning

Saturday morning in a teacher's house looks like this.

Making word cards and spending family time often mixes together. Im waiting for the day that he can start to help!