Whew! We have 7 days of school under our belt! I am not used to waking up at 6 AM! I am so proud of my kinders for what we have accomplished so far in the first 7 days of school. Even though we are spending a great deal of time on rules, procedures, and expectations, I know that it will be well worth it in the end.
Here are a few highlights from our first few days of school!
We started our day off with our first day of kindergarten frames. The rest of the class was working on a welcome to kindergarten coloring sheet while I called students up to take their pictures. The “1st” is velcroed on to the frame, so at the end of the year, I change it out to say “last” day of kindergarten. Families love these pictures!
Last year, I waited to teach hallway rules and routines until Friday (day 3). This year, I decided it was one of the most important procedures to teach, so we did it on the first day of school. We read Edward and the Pirates, a cute book about a boy named Edward whose books came alive when he read. When he reads a book about pirates, the pirates come into his room and he teaches them how to read. While we were reading this book, a treasure map casually fell out!
Later, we made our rainbow names. This was great fine motor practice for my kinders. I cut 1 inch strips of RYOGBV construction paper, and they had to rip small pieces and glue them onto their names that I outlined the night before. I got this idea from the fabulous Deanna Jump.
