Today was an exciting day full of new routines and procedures! Kindergarteners got their writing and drawing books this morning and were off to find a quiet spot to begin telling their first story on paper! Everyone was very excited to begin using these special writing and drawing books. We talked about how as writers we want to focus on adding details to our drawings so that whoever 'reads' our drawings will know the story. Kindergarteners worked to use our skin color crayons to find the right color for themselves and other people in their stories. It is exciting to want to move quickly to the next page but we talked about the importance of focusing on adding details so that the story makes sense to the reader. We will work in these drawing and writing books, focusing on asking "what do I need to add so that when people read my drawing they know what my story is about," until they are ready to move away from one page stories to booklets.
In Math we also started something new today - math journals! We will start our math time with an application (or word) problem that we will glue in our math journal. Today our application problem was: Draw four apples. Make some of the apples read and some apples green. Some kindergarteners decided to also write an addition sentence underneath their drawing. It helps to build concept development when you can make a connection between mathematical thinking and writing.
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