Introducing...

I am so happy to introduce and welcome Miss Jones' 2013-2014 Kindergarten Class!  I am so excited to get to know and work with each and every single one of them, it's going to be an amazing year!

 So far this week we have focused on two wonderful books, The Kissing Hand and Chrysanthemum! 

We used The Kissing Hand to help the students understand it's okay to miss their parents and loved ones when they are at school.  The Mommy raccoon sends Chester, the little raccoon, to school with a kiss in the palm of his claw to rub on his face when he's feeling sad so she's always with him!   

We used Chrysanthemum to talk about how many letters are in our names and what letters are in our names!  Chrysanthemum is about a little mouse with a very long name and at first she's embarrassed at school about how long and unique her name is, however once she finds out her Teacher is named after a flower, too she is much happier and loves her special name!  We graphed how many students names started with each letter of the alphabet, which introduced graphing to the students as well as going over letter names and counting!

We have also gone over the first 4 letters in the alphabet (A,B,C,D) and the Letterland characters that go along with them!  Ask your students about Annie Apple, Bouncy Ben, Clever Cat, and Dippy Duck!  We have had a lot of fun getting to know these characters and learn all about their adventures in Letterland!