"Falling" in LOVE with Kindergarten

The month of September we made number bracelets to help us count and decompose numbers 1-10!  The students loved making these and had a blast using the beads to show all of the different ways that they could make numbers 1-10.  For example, 1 and 6 makes 7, 2 and 5 makes 7, and so on!

We learned all about why leaves change color....

We even researched owls using non-fictional texts!

We read the story "Leaf Man" and went on a scavenger hunt to collect our own leaves to make our very own leaf men!

 

We learned about the life cycle of a pumpkin and the parts of a pumpkin!

After measuring our pumpkins height with cubes, counting the number of lines our pumpkins had, testing to see if our pumpkin sank or floated in water, and cleaning the pumpkins seeds out of the pumpkins, we organized the seeds into ten frames to help us count the number of seeds by ten.  

We used Goldfish to sort, count, tally, and graph today! Tomorrow we will be using skittles and on Thursday, gummy bears!

Annnnnd we are ready for KINDERGARTEN!

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom/Jungle themed classroom for K5!  So in love with this room!  Could not be more excited for the first day of school!

The infamous Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Tree! 

Indoor Recess Fun!

Playing Hairstylist with Demariana... :)

 iPad Fun!

Science Fair Project

Which soap (Dawn Anti-bacterial, Bath and Body Anti-bacterial, Hand Sanitizer, Meyers Organic Soap, or Dove Bar Soap) kills the most germs? We used glo-germ and a black light to see the germs left on our hands after washing with each of the soaps from above.  Come to the science fair to see our results in person.

 Dawn Dish Soap

Hand Sanitizer... Ewww....

Bath and Body Anti-bacterial

 Meyer's Organic Hand Soap

Dove Bar Soap

A Bad Case of Stripes

What would you do if you woke up with a bad case of "THE STRIPES?"  Stop by Room 9 to see what our 2nd graders answered....

We Love Dr. Seuss!

Just a glimmer into our week of celebrating Dr. Seuss (Read Across America).  We loved exploring a wide variety of his stories and following up with fun, seusstastical activities.

Measuring Penny

We measured Penny using nonstandard measuring tools such as a crayon, paperclip, cubes, etc.  Later on this week, we will begin using standard measuring tools (rulers, yardsticks, etc.) to measure objects.  We are loving this "hands-on" unit!