On Wednesday, we went to Smolak Farm! Room #7 had a blast enjoying the hayride, picking pumpkins, and eating a delicious apple cider donut snack. On Monday the boys and girls will transform themselves into artists and scientists when they observe and draw their pumpkins as they see them, then measure how many cubes tall their pumpkins are! It will be interesting to see the differences and similarities between them! Thank you to the adults who chaperoned! It was a fabulous day!
Math Stations:
- Pumpkin Seed Counting – Similar to last week’s mini ten frame book, students used star stickers to represent each number in their book. Then they received practice tracing each number!
- Shape Puzzles - Using various paper puzzle pieces, the children counted how many Unifex cubes could fit on each. They then “labeled” each shape with the corresponding number! Great job practicing your counting skills, Kindergarteners!
- Sorting Colors – The children picked a tub containing differing amounts of colored squares. They sorted the squares by color, counted how many of each there were, then recorded their answers on their recording sheets.
- Build a Staircase –This week, this fan favorite got a bit trickier! Instead of working with dot dice, the boys and girls used number dice. In this manner, they practiced their number recognition. Working with a partner, the boys and girls of Room #7 took turns rolling a die. They then stacked cubes together to represent that number. Once the partners finished building their staircases (1-6), they took turns rolling the die to disassemble them!!
- Fill the Cup – Fill the Cup – In this new partner game, the mathematicians picked a cup they wanted to work with: big or medium. Next, taking turns, each cherub rolled a die and filled the cup with that many cubes. The partners continued until one of the cups was filled up to the top! Next, each person connected his/her cubes to make two individual trains. Finally, after lining the trains up, side by side, the partners used buddy lines to determine which train was longer and by how much! Terrific job, boys and girls!
- Let’s Count! – At this center, every cherub took a bag with 21 counters in it. They challenged themselves to count the manipulatives in different ways. They were asked to answer the overarching question: No matter how you position the counters, do you always get the same number??? The boys and girls learned through this work that it’s always a great idea to recount and check!!!
For the last two weeks, the Room #7 boys and girls have been chatting about what it means to be flexible! We coined a new term in our class, “going with the flow!” Have the cherubs show you the sign J! With Mrs. Hurley’s help, everyone discovered that they have a super flexible person within them all named, Superflex! In Superflex last week, an Unthinkable was introduced….Rock Brain! Dun, dun, dunnn! When Rock Brain invades a brain, one gets stuck and is unable to be flexible. Mrs. Hurley taught the flexible cherubs some useful strategies to help defeat this sneaky Unthinkable. Ask your kiddos what they are! Check out the Social Skills Tab on the Website to find out more!
Have an awesome weekend, everyone!