WEEK ONE

Birthday Board!

After lots of hard work, the classroom was finally ready!  All papers were copied, cut, stapled, and filed. The bulletin boards were arrange and rearranged. The table groups were set with  their supplies in place.  All that was missing was…THE STUDENTS!

Welcome board awaiting students' pictures

Meet & Greet:  
Students arrived with their parents and guardians to meet the teachers and unpack their school supplies.  They went on a scavenger hunt around the room to deliver materials into picture labeled boxes.  Then they went out back to enjoy the ice cream social!

Activity Highlights: 

Centers! The students rotated through different stations to explore several concepts.

Whisper Phones-  Piping shaped into a phone that allow students to here themselves reading.

Pattern Blocks- mathematical manipulatives that allow students to explore how different shapes are broken down into other shapes. 

100 Charts- Empty ten by ten grid for students to fill in with the numbers 1-100.

Puzzle- Students relax on the carpet as they try a variety of puzzles.

Build a Word- Students practice word making with unifix cubes.

Tangrams- 
Students practice problem solving skills and learn about how shapes work together to form bigger shapes.

Geoboards-Students explore shapes more with rubberbands on peg boards.

Spiley/Ipods Students get to examine the class pet Spikey, a bearded dragon, and listen to educational music.

Books We Read:

~First Day Jitters by Julie Danneberg  
        This adorable book lets students know everyone, even the teacher, is                 nervous on the first day of school.

~Do onto Otters by Laurie Keller 
        This hilarious book helps students learn to be kind and respectful to                    their classmates in a delightfully 'punny' way!

~Chrysanthemum Kevin Henkes. 
         This classic helps students be comfortable with their differences and
          leads into important discussions on teasing and bullying. 
~The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn
         This heart warming book helps students feel the love of parents and                   guardians they are away from while at school.