Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Fridays are always perfect days for Invention Parties, but Mother Nature thought Earth Day would be an even better day to reuse and invent! What a fun Monday we had!  Any of the kindergartners can tell you, I love a clean, organized classroom. During Invention Day parties, however, the messier the better! These creative kinders thought of some quality ideas! I know you will be impressed. Happy Earth Day!

Mrs. Wishy Washy

We love Mrs. Wishy Washy in kindergarten. We have gotten to know characters traits of Mrs. Wishy Washy while reading many of her books. We even met her husband, Mr. Dishy Washy! In small groups we selected a favorite Mrs. Wishy Washy book to write and draw about the main idea. Some of us recored ourselves reading the whole book while other groups chose to record their favorite pages. Press play below and you will fall in love with Mrs. Wishy Washy too!

listen to ‘Mrs Wishy Washy ’ on Audioboo

listen to ‘The Hole in the Tub’ on Audioboo

listen to ‘Mud Walk’ on Audioboo

listen to ‘Wishy Washy Day’ on Audioboo

listen to ‘Dishy Washy’ on Audioboo

listen to ‘Splishy Sploshy’ on Audioboo

listen to ‘Mrs Wishy Washy and the Big Wash’ on Audioboo

I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream

Thanks to Ms. Mott, last week we researched how ice cream is made and discovered we could each make our very own bag of ice cream right in our classroom. Friday we gave it a try! Here is a link to the recipe we used. Ice Cream in a Bag  Many of us used our mittens to keep our hands warm as we shook our bag.  Ask your kindergartner if they liked eating their ice cream!

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Spring Mental Images

While it doesn't quite feel like spring outside, we still are reading, writing, and drawing about spring in kindergarten. After reading many books about spring, we used the Drawing Pad app to create these mental images of spring.

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Everybody Likes to Read!

Everyday in kindergarten we remind ourselves that strong readers read A LOT! We are fortunate to have so many wonderful adults in our life to listen to us....the blooming readers that we are! Here are some favorite shots from Family Reading Night, I Love to Read month, and our visits to the Care Center. These experiences remind us that reading is important to people of all ages!

Experts Take 3

We have been lucky to have more experts share their thinking with us recently. We are learning a lot!

Our very own Bryn was an expert on Florida creatures! We were able to Skype Bryn while she was on vacation in Florida. Thanks, Bryn....and mom and dad too! 

Look! More Beach Buddy experts! Gavin and Weston shared their guitar talents with us. We were very impressed with their rhythm and music reading! 

On Tuesday we had very special guests all the way from Monitcello! Ron and Brendan (Mrs. Fee's family) were experts on Canada. We learned about Canadian money, animals, sports, attractions, and much more. Brendan was even on his spring break, but worked hard to share his expertise with us. Thanks Ron and Brendan. We loved it!

Also on Tuesday, Jack's mom, Shari, taught us all about bus safety. We learned cool fun facts about buses and loved the great yellow bus Silly Bands. Thanks, Shari. 

Experts (Take 2)

The Beach Buddies sure have some talented family and friends. Here are some pics from more experts that visited. 

 Marc is a physical therapist. He helped us learn about ways to be strong and healthy. 

Christie is a 911 dispatcher. We learned lots about how we can be safe and help others. 

Julia Cook is the author that visited our school a few weeks ago. She is definitely an expert author! She not only taught us about writing, but also about how to use our CARES values.