Classroom and Bedroom Maps
Kindergarteners have been busy mapping our classrooms. We are enjoying reading Me on the Map by Joan Sweeney which gives us an overview of our foundational Social Studies unit. We have also read As the Crow Flies by Gail Hartman which gives a bird's-eye view of the world around us to help the children understand this perspective.Now that the children have created a map of their classroom, we invite them to create a map of their own bedroom to share with the class. These maps should be drawn on the paper supplied in today's Tuesday Envelope, then colored to reflect various items in your child's room. Please help your child label the larger items such as a bed, dresser, table, toy box, etc. We would love for all maps to be completed by this Thursday, October 1st.
Thanks so much for helping our students gain a better understanding of map making. We hope that you enjoy working together on this activity!
September 29th- October 6th Sight Word Study
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- Place sight words in a container. Invite your child to shake the container, spill out the words and read the ones that fall face up. Give your child a score that is equal to number of letters in the word he/she reads. Record the total, then place the remaining words back in the container, shake and spill again. Add the total to the first score. Continue until all words have been read.
Fire Truck Visit
In preparation for Fire Safety month coming up in October, Hammond Kindergarteners had a special visitor on Monday. Kindergarten's very own Busy Bee, Mya Walker, knows a very special firefighter, her dad, Gregory Walker. Captain Gregory and his crew visited Hammond yesterday and talked with kindergarteners all about being a firefighter, their fire truck and even some fire safety tips. Thank you so much for all you do to make our community safe and sound! We look forward to seeing you again in October.
