by newschoolsyr | Apr 11, 2017 | 2016-2017, Kindergarten, math
This class began the year with “equalizing”. That means we started with making “unequal” amounts of objects. They couldn’t be the same or “equal”. Over time the children came to know we were going to change unequal amount equal amounts by adding or subtracting to one...
by newschoolsyr | Mar 18, 2017 | 2016-2017, gross/fine motor, Kindergarten, language arts, language arts phonemic awareness
At the start of the school year, children in kindergarten worked on writing upper case letters of the alphabet. We have now moved on to lower case letters! During each class, we use sign language, the sound of the letter and printing pages to practice on two...
by newschoolsyr | Mar 18, 2017 | 2016-2017, language arts, whole school
Listening to books read out loud is a favorite part of our day. At the end of each day children free draw in their sketch books as they listen to great stories by great authors. This year the youngest children have listened to: Dan the Pawn, Trumpet of the Swan by...
by newschoolsyr | Mar 18, 2017 | 2016-2017, Kindergarten and 1st grade, language arts
Students in kindergarten and first grade have been enjoying the silly antics of Amelia Bedelia all year. During class, we read a book, discuss the “mistakes” that Amelia makes about the English language and then draw about some of them. Each child is...
by newschoolsyr | Mar 15, 2017 | 2016-2017, Kindergarten, language arts
Our youngest students graduated from Picture Stretch to Word Stretch in the early part of the year. In Word Stretch the children number sections on their page from 1 – 6, and then one student is called upon for a topic or theme for all the words they are going to...
by newschoolsyr | Mar 15, 2017 | 2016-2017, Kindergarten, math
Over the last two months the Kindergarten students, twice a week, explored counting, coins (pennies, nickels and dimes), measurement using non standard units, coins and classification. Students compared lengths. For example which is longer 7 links or 4 unifix cubes?...
