We just finished our 8th day of school and we are having a blast. From the very first day, we learned how to use scissors and glue. These are both skills that most of my students don't have. Only a few have had experience using scissors. We've also been practicing using a pencil to trace basic shapes and write our name.
Last Week
I used markers to write their name in rainbow colors. Then they glued on the bitty construction paper pieces to match. This lesson told me a lot about my kids. I immediately knew who could follow directions and use a model to complete their work. I used these trays I found at the Dollar Store to keep the papers separated.
We used our glue sponge tubs successfully
Our Life Skill this week was Friendship. On the day we learned all about the letter F, we made Friendship Fish. After watching the
Rainbow Fish from
Storyonline.net the students worked with a partner to create their own rainbow fish. All of my kids worked together so well.
Thursday night was our Back-to-School Night. I had 11 out of 19 parents attend. Not fabulous, but it was better than some of my colleagues had.
Enjoy the 3-day weekend. I still need to plan and prep for next week, but I am taking a break from school work to spend time with my family.
2 comments
Hi - I'm a school Principal and am going into my kindergarten classroom to allow that teacher some time to observe her peers. I told her I'll bring the lesson so she has less work and I love your Rainbow Fish activity. Can I print out the fish worksheet from your site? You website is fabulous!
I love your rainbow names! I am going to do that with my little ones. Do you have a master of your fish? It is so cute! I am doing rainbow fish this week.
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