Mrs. DeBardino's Kindergarten Class

OUTSIDE RECESS!

We were so excited to get outside to our playground area this week! Even though the snow wasn't fully melted away, we did enjoy some chalk time with our friends and the fresh air was amazing!

Our kindergartners getting themselves ready for First Grade! This week we started our new stories in the readers and began working on measuring. First, we used unifix cubes and paperclips to practice measuring before we were introduced to using a ruler. After learning to use a ruler and measure to the nearest inch, the students measured different items in the classroom. Next week we will continue to work on measurement!

This week in science, we discussed the differences between light and dark. We learned that even when things are dark or it's nighttime, everything stays the same. The Pre-K and Kindergarten students created the "cave of darkness" using rest towels and the kindergarten tables. We turned the lights off and each student had the experience of climbing through the cave of darkness. We discussed how nothing changed even though it appeared dark. Some students went in with flashlights to lead the way through the cave! It was so much fun! Next, we partnered the students up and each took a turn wearing a blindfold. The student without the blindfold handed the blindfolded student a classroom object, and with using their hands, had to figure out the object! It was such a fun experiment and the students really enjoyed the challenge!

Author's Chair is back! This week during our writing workshop time the students prepared stories that included a beginning, middle, and end. Each student came up with a topic or title for their story and told the story including a beginning, middle and ending. We have been talking about what fiction and non-fiction mean. Students were able to share if their story was fiction or non-fiction. Our students are becoming fantastic story tellers!