We Love Apples!

For two weeks we have been learning about apples and doing apple themed stations in Math and Literacy.  Check out some of the fun things we've done!

Johnny Appleseed came to visit!

We made applesauce!

Green apples are the favorite!

Our class practiced reading this poem every day.  We made a class book, too!

Science Station:  Observing an apple

What will happen when an apple is put in water?

 

Finally Five!!

Happy Birthday, Lauren!

Apple Picking!

We had beautiful weather for our trip to Ricker Hill Orchard today.  Boys and girls had fun playing in the corn box, hay maze, tunnel slide, and bouncy balls.  We fed bulls, donkeys, and goats.  We had a tour of the packing plant and cider making facilities.  But best of all...we picked yummy apples.  We were taught to twist and roll when we pick apples.  This prevents next year's apple from being picked now.  Look at all the fun we had!

We had a great trip!

Reading Workshop

During our daily Reading Workshop we are learning about how the workshop will be structured.  We start with a reading mini-lesson and then readers go off to "read" their books.  We have learned how to take care of books, the parts of a book, and how to select just right books.  Next we will be learning about the three ways to "read" a book...by looking at the pictures, retelling a familiar book, and reading the words.  After a mini-lesson readers then go off to a quiet spot to enjoy the books from their book basket.  This week I introduced the Listening Station, which will also be an option during our Reading Workshop.

Conner "Reading to Self" from his book basket.

Lewis and Cassius at the Listening Station

Our New Volunteer!

This week our new volunteer, Mrs. Wilson, started helping us.  She will be in our classroom for Literacy Stations and Writing Workshop on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.  She also helps in the cafeteria during Kindergarten lunch.  Mrs. Wilson is a HUGE help to us!

Bess the Book Bus visits Oxford

Do you LOVE books as much as I do?  How about FREE books?!  Bess the Book Bus will be at the Citgo Big Apple on route 26 in Oxford on Saturday, September 14 from 10-1.  I visited the book bus when it was in South Paris on Wednesday and got two great new books for the classroom.  Children of all ages can get a free book and bag!!

New books from Bess the Book Bus!  Thank you, Citgo!

Math Stations

Our Math Stations this week are focusing on the Common Core State Standard Counting and Cardinality.  Boys and girls are working on counting and writing numbers.

Sorting buttons

Putting numbers in the correct order on the ipad

Practicing counting with the counting jar

Number writing practice

Exploring color tiles