Mrs. Keane's Class: Week of September 27, 2010

The students and I had another productive week in Kindergarten. We focused on the following:

Math: We continued to make number posters for the numbers 6, 7, 8, and 9. As we made these posters, we continued to practice counting skills with one-to-one correspondence and grouping items. We also learned how to sort objects using different attributes (color, shape, size).
Reading/Writing: We made a predictable chart title, "My Name Is..." To create the chart, I wrote "My name is" and the students came to the easel to write their names. During the dictation aspect of this lesson, we focused on sentence structure (starting with a capital letter, left-to-right directionality, and punctuation). We also learned that our name always starts with a capital letter. On day 2, the students read the chart by following my example. For this aspect of the lesson, we focused on the concepts of print (left-to-right directionality, one-to-one correspondence). We also learned that sentences are made up of words and words are made up of letters.
Phonics/Word Study: We are continuing to learn letter features to make letter identification more automatic for the students. To do this, we looked at the letters in our names.
Science: We continued to examine the characteristics of Fall during our class meeting and at the Writing Workstation.
Handwriting: We learned how to write the letters P and B. We also practiced the number one by discussing that it is made of one big line.

Handwriting - We were practicing the letter D in our workbooks. After the children finish their letter practice, they can color the picture at the bottom of the page (This is good fine motor activity.).

Computers - The children have been using paint, but they will soon use www.starfall.com and www.educationcity.com.

Art Creation Workstation - Geometric Buses

Math Workstation - "Pick a Number" For this workstation, the children had to pick a number out of the cup and count the correct number of bear counters. This allowed them to practice using one-to-one correspondence when counting.