After reading Dr. Seuss's "Ten Apples Up On Top" we put ten paper apples on top of our head (see picture). Tristan is working on cutting out apples numbered 1-10 and put them in order on top of his head. 

This week we also worked more with patterns. The students were given a handful of pattern blocks and made lots of A/B & A/B/B patterns!

Lots of great pattern makers!!

 We also sorted apples by size..

Every week we add another "circle" to our growing color caterpillar. It is getting SO big! They will come home with their caterpillar when we are finished celebrating all 10 colors!

Thanks for the "T" snack Tristan... it sure was fun to eat Teddy Grahams in a "teddy bear" cup!

Apple Day Prints! All the kindergarten classes had a different apple station. In  Miss Workman's classroom all the students in K made Johnny Appleseed hats. In Mrs. Farnsworth's classroom they got to listen to an apple story and taste different kinds of apples. In my classroom they made their own apple tree, with apple prints. They enjoyed painting the apples and creating their own apple tree. 

We also enjoyed lots of tasty apple treats after our apple stations. Thanks for your help in making this day a success! Ask your child what they learned about apples this week!

Apple Day was a success! We had so much fun doing lots of apple activities and eating lots of tasty apple snacks! Thanks for your help! More pictures to come..

Two week ago we learned about Humpty Dumpty for the week. We ended the week with a science experiment..

The students have their predictions ready!
We used hard boiled eggs, chanted humpty dumpty, then dropped the egg off of the "wall" (boat). The students made predictions on their clipboard, whether the egg would crack or stay together.  After their prediction and egg drop, they colored the egg of what actually happened. We used 6 eggs with different things in each bag (feathers, beans, etc). They LOVED this! Ask your child about it!

Last week we learned how to use dry erase boards! Wow, you could've heard a pin drop in the classroom. They were engrossed in writing numbers and excited to have their own dry erase board! 

Here, Laila, Owen, Tristan, and Dylan are looking at pictures of their friends on their paper, finding their friend's name card and learning to write their name. This is one of the stations during literacy stations which happen daily.

Fantastic Fruit Fondue on Friday! The Franks graciously brought in lots of yummy fruit for our "F" snack. The students enjoyed dipping their fruit in fondue! 

This week we have been learning the "Hey Diddle Diddle" Nursery Rhyme. We made our own fiddles to play!! I'm sure you've enjoyed these at home ;). 

What a great start to the year! 

A few highlights from the first 3 weeks! :)

Our first day we read "The Kissing Hand".. Chester the Raccoon came out of the story and we went on a hunt around the school (to get familiar with the school) and to find Chester! Turns out he jumped back into the book... but left us a tasty treat! ;) 

We read Mrs. Wishy Washy all week together, made retelling puppets, and ended the week by retelling the story together in a special way. We used animals (animal crackers) and had them jump, roll, paddle in the mud (chocolate pudding)! Fun, delicious, and a great retelling tool! 

We have spent several days exploring the class manipulatives!

 YELLOW DAY! Thank you to Mr., Mrs., and Cole Kuzma for showing our class how to squeeze lemons, add sugar, and SHAKE to make lemonade! We loved getting to shake and drink some delicious lemonade! Thank you!!! 

More fun and updates to come!