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Posted: October 21, 2014

The Wonderful Letter W!

Mrs. Hendry's W Wand could not help pointing to things in the classroom that started with the /w/ sound today! It went to a whale, a walkie-talkie, water (in the tap), the wall, pictures of a witch and a wizard, my watch and our leftover gummy worms! Wow! Our Zoophonics animal is Willie Weasel but since it is so close to Halloween we had to talk about Wanda Witch too! Check ou this video; did you notice the weasel? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDJ0a_g-weU The children laughed at the antics of the letter W with Kermit The Frog: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vN_0HDXCyNs The Letter W was tricky getting away from the Detective. How did he get away? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0iLTufp_bk

Posted: October 21, 2014

The Letter G was Great!

Gordo Gorilla was hiding in the fancy G g bag! Ask your child what else was in there. Did they remember the gum? the Groovy girl with the gold necklace? the garbage can? the ghost with a guitar wearing glasses? Good for them! Check out the gorilla song that taught us interesting gorilla facts: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3QkwLkkgUY We also learned the word go and watched this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PaKQ9dVk1U Don't feed them too many Gummy Bears or you may need to do this dance to wear it off!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hn61z3FlMQ I also read them a few stories with a ghost - Halloween is coming!

Posted: October 21, 2014

More, Fewer and the Same Amount

We have been comparing amounts (dogs/balls; jack-o-lanterns/candles...) and using the terms more, fewer and the same amount. Check out this link with your child to have some fun with the terms at home: http://www.ixl.com/math/kindergarten/fewer-and-more-comparing-groups

Posted: October 15, 2014

The Letter I is Incredible!

We are learning about the hard-working letter I! It makes 2 sounds - /i/ like in "Inny Inchworm" and /i/ like in "ice cream". I is also a word - we have been writing it and have it on our word wall now. You may enjoy watching these Ii clips with your child. How many /i/ sounding words can they remember? They may show you how smart they are by saying words with the /i/ sound in the middle. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phqQO-istAI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUcWNz4YXlA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NG1nCrnUim4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHr9LqADJ1Q

Posted: October 14, 2014

Time for T!

We had a terrific time tapping our teeth with our tongue for the letter t! We ate Teddy Grahams and Tic Tacs. We sang our T-shirt song. Look for their paper T-shirts with a pattern in their bookbags today. I hope your child could explain about the masking tape T when they got home! The children are even able to hear the /t/ sound in the middle and at the end of words! Great ears!You may want to make time for T with these videos:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABaWlQgzh90http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

Posted: October 1, 2014

We might think letter B is the Best!

What a lot of words begin with the letter B b!  We heard lots when we read about bears, blew bubbles and chewed bubblegum (don't tell Mr. Henderson!)Here is the author, Bill Martin, reading the book, Brown Bear:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdHCYgO9zh8The Dixie Chicks think there is no better letter:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPRgPrZCLmsYou may want to Boogie with the Story Bots:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hGFJW3LZ98Lots of B words in the B b Song:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hGFJW3LZ98 

Posted: October 1, 2014

K is for....Kangaroo!

We learned lots about kangaroos when we talked about the "k" sound!You can learn interesting facts from this cute video:I'm a Kangaroo:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Adbj16Dq4sCheck out these videos of real kangaroos:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qBgMmRMpOohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v... action for Kayo Kangaroo is a kick! Be careful not to kick anyone when you listen to the StoryBots sing their K song:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyFJHdBDVfkWe were polite for the letter p and now we are kind for the letter k. No wonder everyone thinks we are great kindergarten kids!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZukLiEsIv0E 

Posted: September 26, 2014

Popcorn for the Letter P and Peewee Penguin

Peewee Penguin had a mystery P bag in our room! We found los of P things in it - pennies, a purse, Peter Pan, Pooh Bear, pink paper, a pencil, a pen, a pine cone, and popcorn.  Our lips were popping all day!If you want that popping feeling say the /p/ words in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rl_D_N1TsicHere is a fun penguin song that we watched too:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UtNr0dwn20We also enjoyed listening to the story of the three Little Pigs. Maybe your child will want to huff and puff at home too!

Posted: September 22, 2014

Patterns!

Now that we know lots about sorting in math class we are moving into our patterning section. You may want to check out this You Tube link for a collection of pattern videos:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HIn3X14inI&index=1&list=PLP-T4lbplP2Pu1Y... will be making patterns with sound, pictures and real life objects.

Posted: September 22, 2014

The Letter A and Allie Alligator

Allie Alligator came to the apple farm with us because she begins with the letter A. Today we learned how to make an upper case A and a lower case a. Check out this link for the song that helps us with Allie's sound: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tif2a8vXeAA  We liked the Story Bots "Horray for A" song too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3guwWkqlaGc  You may enjoy this cute apple song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKmFHRrkFuQ

Posted: September 18, 2014

Fantastic Letter F! What Fun!

We had a fantastic fun this week finding things that started with the letter F f !Francy Fish is the Zoophonics animal that starts with /f/. Your child may want to show you how they can draw a fish. We noticed that our bodies had things that started with F: fingers, feet and face. We found /f/ foods in our snacks: Fruit and fish. We heard F words as we did our calendar: four, five and Friday Listen to the Story Bots; they found some /f/ words too:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8e_Oh314Ds Frog also starts with F so we read about how tadpoles turn into frogs and watched Kermit dance:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyGGvpUoF6k

Posted: September 12, 2014

"SSSSS" It's Sammy Snake!

Sammy Snake is our Zoophonics animal that helps us with the sound for the letter S. Check out these videos that will get you and your child hearing that sound everywhere!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpvnvudDGMwSay yes to S with the Story Bots:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koZhWlZh4b8

Posted: September 12, 2014

Missy Mouse and the Letter M!

We have already started learning letters in kindergarten! Missy Mouse came to visit and we found lots of things that start with the "mmm" sound in her Mm box: marshmallows, a monkey, mittens ans so much more! Can your child tell you some other /m/ things? Ask them what they wore under their nose at story time.If they are stuck take a look at these videos - have fun pressing your lips together!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGbncOU3qlcMeet the "Story Bots": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kk8zEeD47qw

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