Students were quick to identify many 2-dimensional shapes last week during an informal pre-assessment. We are adding to this knowledge by learning how to count and identify lines of symmetry, sides, and vertices. Center-based exploration this week will include geoboards, tangrams, and shape related data and graphing. We’ve enjoyed read-alouds including Round is a Tortilla and Round is a Mooncake, both written by Roseanne Thong. Today, students worked independently to create “Shape Snowmen.” We also collected data as a class on our “Favorite Shapes” and created a bar graph to share the information. Try going on a shape hunt in your home to find the following shapes: circle, ellipse, square, rectangle, rhombus, trapezoid, triangle, hexagon, and octagon. After finishing this unit, we will begin learning the names and attributes of several 3D Shapes (Solid Figures).
Exploring Typing Skills
The kindergarten students have recently started using our classroom computers. They are very excited to learn how to type and use the computers during literacy
