Reinforcing Skills

As we approach the end of the school year (can you believe it???) I like to go back and reinforce many of the learned skills in math, reading and writing, and continue to dig a little deeper into the concept.  You will notice that more worksheets will be coming home, especially in math to show what we are doing and at what level your child is working on.

This week I have also starting taking the Bumblebees through the writing process as we begin our first formal narrative. Their stories about snorkeling in a tidepool incorporate many new facts about the habitat and animals that live there. I have been beyond impressed with all of them!  I am aiming for about a 6-8 page book, with about 2-5 sentences on a page!  This is above and beyond any kindergarten expectation and with teacher modeling, each child has been so successful! What's even more is that they are incorporating this personalities into their writing through the style and how they organize their thoughts.  I hope the debut will be on May 17 when we are to present at the next gathering.  More to come later...

These pictures were from science this week.  We were testing the effects of salt water and buoyancy (sink and float).

I use games to reinforce many math skills. This game is being done using addition and multiplication for those who are ready for it.

And of course, it wouldn't be kindergarten if we couldn't paint...

Jellyfish watercolors

"Create a Fish" inspired by the book, Hooray for Fish!