As warmer weather approaches and the snow piles melt, I often feel that time steps into "fast forward". Thankfully, the long weekend allowed some of us time to "unwind". And while Easter has come and gone, I want to share some of the fun we had in JK, before our little holiday.
You no doubt heard, Jack-Jack the rabbit made his kindergarten debut in kindergarten. We have one of our friends to thank for bringing in his dear pet. Our wonderful presenter answered many questions (e.g. Why isn't he talking? [referring to the rabbit] ) and we learned many interesting facts (e.g. rabbits have teeth that will keep growing, and chewing keeps them short ).
We also read an emergent reader together (see Easter folder that went home) titled What Hatches? The children are becoming quite skilled at tracking (lifting and placing their finger under each new word) as we read the sentences on each page.
We decoded some new words, using the picture clues, and letter/sound associations. The class was divided on whether or not this page read, "alligator" or "crocodile". By being letter detectives, we were able to determine that since the word began with the letter "c", it was "crocodile" and not "alligator". Critical thinking at play!
And finally, like Jack-Jack, rabbits do not hatch out of eggs.
We did, however, record a song about eggs just for you!
(Check out our sound file below)
Thank you for visiting the atelier!
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