Marshmallow Madness

Shape Practice with Marshmallows!

Today in Miss Hatcher's class we practiced making shapes using marshmallows. The kids made squares, rectangles, triangles, and hexagons. We talked about how many sides each shape had and then we built them!

Elf on the Shelf

Elf Antics!

If you haven't already heard we have had some magic elves from the North Pole stop by the Kindergarten classrooms during the month of December. Each night the elves fly back to Santa and tell him about all the wonderful things we are doing in the classroom to learn! He also lets Santa know if we are making good choices or bad choices! The next day the elf comes back to the classroom and lands in a new spot...it is the kids job to find him each morning! Here are a few pictures of our elves in action! 

Apples!

Apple Investigation!

Does it sink or float?

We made predictions about whether the apples would sink or float! The kids each got to drop an apple in the water to see if their predictions were correct. We decided that no matter what size the apples were they will ALL float!

Stamp It!

 The kids explored the inside of the apple and used some of their senses to talk about how it including sight and touch. Then they used the apples to make stamp art!

How Many Apples Tall Am I?

We used apples to measure how tall we are!

Apple Tasting!

And finally we tasted the apples! The kids tried red, yellow, and green apples and we graphed the apples that we liked the best!

Sorting Game!

Ms. Ellen Vaughan's Class

Here are some of Ms. Vaughan's students working on a fun and interactive math game with her A+ tutor! This math game was focused on sorting different shapes by color and size.

Popcorn Investigation!

Popcorn Investigation!

Discovering the Five Senses!

This afternoon the Kindergarten team had a BLAST learning about our Five Sense with popcorn! We practiced our math skills by counting popcorn kernels and putting them into groups of 10's and 5's. We read a fun story to learn about where popcorn came from. We made observations as we watched the kernels turn into popcorn. After rotating through those activities we described the popcorn using each of our Five Senses (touch, taste, sight, smell, and sound). And then of course we snacked on some popcorn!