Centers and Reindeer Art!

How are we already in our last week before Winter Break? This week we talked a lot about how everyone feels differently going into winter break. I explained that I am excited for Christmas but sad because I would miss them. Then one student said "I'm going to miss everyone in our class!" I think that statement really shows how bonded students are with each other and it warms my heart. Here are just a few of the things we did this last week.

Literacy Centers

In our literacy centers students have learned the routines to work completely independently at each station for 25 minutes! It seems like a big task but students are doing a great job at working quietly and staying focused. I snapped a few photos from activities students were engaging in this week. First I saw two students who were sharing a laundry basket to read in during library. Then I saw three students who were working together on a rhyming puzzle, helping each other find matches and working as a team to complete them all. I also saw students making cards for their families and for each other. So sorry if there has been an influx of cards coming home, but students love getting to say thank you and making something special for the people they love :)

 Reindeer Directed Drawing

Perhaps my favorite directed drawing we do in Kindergarten is our Reindeer drawing. Like all directed drawings first we followed step by step directions to draw our reindeer, then we traced our reindeer in black sharpie. Next we colored in our reindeer's with brown colored pencil (and red noses it students wanted to do that!) and finally we got to watercolor the background. They turned out so great I can't wait to hang them up for us to admire!

I truly enjoy every day I get to spend with your children and while I am excited to have a few days to rest and recover I will miss seeing their smiling faces everyday. This will be the last blog post until we get back so to all of you have a wonderful winter break and Happy Holidays!

Smiles,

Miss Adams

All about Winter

This week we did lots of winter activities focusing on Elves and learning about Hibernation. We will be doing more winter themed activities leading up to winter break that use all of the different skills we have learned so far this year. It should be lots fun :)

Elf Directed Drawing

Like all of our directed drawings students started by drawing their elves (following step by step directions). Then we traced our lines in sharpie and finally colored in our pictures. We used watercolors as our art medium this time. Students spent over 45 minutes on these, I was amazed at their focus and desire to make them look just right! I am so proud of how they turned out. Here are a few photos of the process:

Hibernation Writing

Our winter poem for the week is called Winter's Here and it talks about animals that hibernate during the winter. We then took what we knew about hibernation to write about it in our journals. I was so impressed by students diligence and desire to get their writing just right. They have come so far from the beginning of the year!

Bears hibernate in the winter.

This student wanted to write "The bears hibernate in the winter."

 Sorry I don't have more this week. We have been so busy that I have totally forgot to take pictures! Only 10 school days until winter break!

Smiles,

Miss Adams