Valentine's Book Swap
Monday we celebrated our Valentine’s Book Swap. We sat in a circle and I explained that in order make it more interesting, each child would have to give clues so the class could guess who her/his special friend was.
I started demonstrating so they could get ideas of what clues they could mention: “This is a girl. This girl is wearing white pants and a red sweater. Her name begins with the letter M.” They all guessed Michelle. After that, Michelle started the swap. She gave us clues and we all guessed.
Students were good at finding characteristics so we could guess their special friend. They also mentioned things their friend likes: “This is a boy. He likes dinosaurs and animals a lot.” The guessing game and finding the right clues made it fun and more dynamic.
Students were eager to give their book to their special friend. Once their friend opened the present they felt proud and excited. They immediately started sharing details about how it was to write that book, the process they went through and their favorite part of the book. They felt proud of their work.
I started demonstrating so they could get ideas of what clues they could mention: “This is a girl. This girl is wearing white pants and a red sweater. Her name begins with the letter M.” They all guessed Michelle. After that, Michelle started the swap. She gave us clues and we all guessed.
Students were good at finding characteristics so we could guess their special friend. They also mentioned things their friend likes: “This is a boy. He likes dinosaurs and animals a lot.” The guessing game and finding the right clues made it fun and more dynamic.
Students were eager to give their book to their special friend. Once their friend opened the present they felt proud and excited. They immediately started sharing details about how it was to write that book, the process they went through and their favorite part of the book. They felt proud of their work.
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We finished the swap and it was time to eat lunch. After lunch children read their new book at the carpet. They shared their books with each other and enjoyed their friends’ creations.
After recess, we read the books to the class. It was fun to see all the different stories. We talked about how each author has a unique style and how all the books were fun and creative in their own way.
Students know that they are able to make beautiful and interesting books that people enjoy reading over and over again. Kinder 10 is a community of authors and illustrators that are continually growing in their compositional and drawing skills.
After recess, we read the books to the class. It was fun to see all the different stories. We talked about how each author has a unique style and how all the books were fun and creative in their own way.
Students know that they are able to make beautiful and interesting books that people enjoy reading over and over again. Kinder 10 is a community of authors and illustrators that are continually growing in their compositional and drawing skills.
100 Days of School
On Thursday February 4th we completed 100 days of school. Students were very excited since we’ve been counting each day of school and writing each number on a chart. We finally reached 100 and wrote the last number of the chart.
On the place value chart, we added one more straw to the ones. Students saw this group of straws turn into a group of ten, so we put it in a bundle and moved it to the tens. Then we counted the groups of ten and we realized they were ten. I asked students how many straws are in ten groups of ten and they said “one hundred!” The 100 Days of School chart is a visual aid and helps children understand this concept.
On the place value chart, we added one more straw to the ones. Students saw this group of straws turn into a group of ten, so we put it in a bundle and moved it to the tens. Then we counted the groups of ten and we realized they were ten. I asked students how many straws are in ten groups of ten and they said “one hundred!” The 100 Days of School chart is a visual aid and helps children understand this concept.
Before going to sports class, I asked children the next question: “If we start walking from the classroom’s door, where do you think 100 steps would take us?”
Their predictions were: Ian: to sports. Fernanda: to the soccer field. Francisco: To outer space. Ximena: to the street. Galo: to a house. Luciana A.: to the library. Ian: to the cafeteria. Juan Mario: to the recess patio. Daniel: Japan. We lined up on the classroom door and on our way to sports we counted each step. This is where we ended: |
Back in the classroom, students worked on different activities related to the number 100:
- They decorated a crown.
- They sorted Fruit Loops by color and then made a necklace using ten groups of ten Fruit Loops.
- They built a wall with ten towers of ten blocks.
- They drew how do they imagined themselves at the age of 100 and also what would they do with 100 pesos.
- They counted 100 pieces of mini-unifix cubes and then made a construction with it.
I read the book 100 Things That Make Me Happy by Amy Shwartz and at the end we counted all the things at the end to make sure they were 100.
Students enjoyed the day and played with math concepts in many different ways. It was a fun 100th Day of School!
Students enjoyed the day and played with math concepts in many different ways. It was a fun 100th Day of School!