Near the end of our first unit of inquiry 'Who We Are', we had a chance to "show what we know". We used the 'Draw & Tell app' on our iPads to show the important people in our lives and explain how they have influenced us.
In a celebration of the International Day of Peace on September 21, Kindergarten 1 shared their ideas of what peace is with the whole school through a song and a video in the assemblies.
In K1AC, we love the story Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr. Students often ask for the story to be re-read and it is always a popular choice for independent reading.
Last week Denzil started reading the book aloud during an independent reading session. The video below demonstrates Denzil's development as an emergent reader as he practices "memorized reading" using his memory of the story, beginning concept of word and print, and the illustrations as prompts.
We read a book called "And Here's To You" by David Elliott, which talked about all of the things the author loves. We had a discussion about the things we love and recorded our ideas with words, drawings, and voices.
Last night Denzil got to thinking...he wanted to borrow a book! So, with the help of his parents, he wrote Ms. Alison a letter, which is exactly what we've been learning how to do to in the classroom.
This morning Denzil didn't take much time deciding on "The Gruffalo" by Julia Donaldson which we read in class yesterday. What a great book with wonderful rhymes!