The day seemed to fly by, and I hope your kids enjoyed their first day in kindergarten. We started the day by playing with blocks at our tables while I gathered everything out of their backpacks. Next, we read a book, Froggy Goes to School. During the read-aloud, we talked about good manners and some basic school rules. We learned: 1. Follow directions quickly 2. Raise your hand before you talk 3. Raise your hand before you get out of your seat 4. Make smart choices 5. Make your teacher happy. All of these "rules" have vocal cues and fun hand movements to help reinforce the skill. Afterwards, we enjoyed recess, playing with play dough with our new friends, then lunch. After lunch, we read another book, How Do Dinosaurs Go to School? then talked about how we get home in the afternoon and if we were a walker, pickup, or bus rider. We then colored our specific form of transportation and cut out the pieces. We will be making a transportation graph tomorrow with the pieces we colored. They colored a second set to take home also. Close to the end of the day, we had rest time, snack, and played with the other kindergarten kids at last recess. At the end of the day we packed our backpacks and headed out the door. I have exciting things planned for the kids tomorrow. See you soon! :)
- Mrs. McGarity
- This is my seventh year teaching, and I love my job. I feel very blessed to be able to work somewhere I feel at home. Outside of school, I spend a lot of time with my family. Life is good!