Our pumpkin investigations

We made pumpkin play dough. Click here for our recipe. Building our fine motor skills, cooperating and using our imaginations. 

Discussing how many different ways we can measure a pumpkin. 

What does a pumpkin look like? What does a pumpkin feel like? What do you think is inside a pumpkin?

Discussing and labeling the parts of a pumpkin. 

Sorting the pumpkin seeds. 

 

Stamping the parts of a pumpkin.

Halloween Fun

Finding and printing Halloween words. 

Classroom Exploration

Exploring different centers around the classroom. We are learning: 

• how to take turns 
• how to communicate
• how to problem solve 
• to express our creativity and imagination 

Fall wonderings

Learning about and comparing the different seasons. Sorting pictures on the Smart Board. 

Talking about the leaves; why do they change colours? We read the story Tap the Magic Tree by Christie Matheson. 

JungleSport

Having fun with JungleSport. Click here to visit their website.

First day feelings

We read the book First Day Jitters written by Julie Danneberg. We talked about how we felt on our first day of school. We decided to make a graph.

 

We read the book How Will I Get to School This Year? Written by Jerry Pallotta. We graphed how we get to school each day with Mme. Lepage.

 

 

Our Kindergarten Day

Here is an approximate outline of what a day in kindergarten looks like:

• 9:15 - The school bell rings, children line up and are ready to start their day
• 9:30-10:00 - Group lesson/ discussion on the carpet
• 10:00-11:00 - Educational learning centers (a snack table will be open throughout center time)
• 11:00-11:30 - Large group gathering (read a story, discuss wonderings/ leanings from the morning, etc.)
• 11:35-12:05 - Outside recess
• 12:15-12:25 - Book time (students look at books independently; a good way to transition from recess to lunch)
• 12:25-12:50 - Lunch time
• 1:00-1:30 - Quiet rest time
• 1:30-2:00 - Group lesson/ discussion on the carpet
• 2:00-3:00 - Educational learning centers (a snack table will be open throughout center time)
• 3:00-3:15 - End of day routine
• 3:15-3:35 - Recess
• 3:35-3:45 - Kindergarten dismissal