The Christmas Party

The kindergarten Christmas party was such a fun time!  The students enjoyed decorating gingerbread cookies and making a Christmas ornament.  I forgot to take a photo of the ornament, so if someone has a photo of it, please send it my way for the blog.  Then the kids played a game of musical chairs where they stood still and passed the gift and whoever was holding the gift got to open it.  Thank you to all of the families that helped with the fine and memorable party!

Snow Art

I cut potato halves into the four basic shapes and the kindergartners used them to stamp a snow scene with white paint.  After it dried, they added colorful details.  This is a way to combine both art and math together since noticing shapes in his or her environment is one of their standards to meet for the year.  I'll add a photo of their finished work next week after the last student finishes his.

Bird Whistles for the Kindergartners

Yesterday, I gave the kindergartners these cool, hand-painted, bird whistles from Nicaragua. They thought they were awesome! A big thank you to the Urquietas for this kind gift! I didn't tell the kinders that they were whistles for a reason, but they knew what they were right away, so I got to hear 14 loud bird whistles all at once. Oh boy! Ha-ha! It was a great gift and the kids were SO happy!

Birds for Kindergartners!

I have another thank you for the Urquietas. Last year, they had brought back some cute birds and small baskets from the market in Guatemala. I hadn't gotten them assembled, and I ended up forgot about them. On Monday the kindergartners blew me away by their amazing reading and by their great behavior, so they got this extra special surprise! Thank you! The kids were thrilled!

Science Lesson

 I have spent some time trying to get the kindergartners to understand that the sun is a star that gives us light and heat. After teaching about the earth and the sun.  Two of the standards that kindergartners are supposed to understand are: 

1. Understand the effects of the sun's light on the earth. 
2. Design and build a structure that will reduce the warming effect of sunlight on an area.

Here are some photo of the structures they built to reduce the warming effect of sunlight on an area.

December Art Work

Christmas Concert Night

The kindergartners did a great job of singing at their first
concert.  The Christmas concert was beautiful!  Here
they are all dressed up and looking cute!