March Bulletin Boards!

Right when you walk in the front door of IVE, you'll see the Kindergarten-created front display!  The prompt was "What makes you mad?" for "March Madness."  These are always quite entertaining and the kids did a great job. :) 

March was Dr. Seuss month! We worked on labeling parts of the Cat and the Hat.  Labeling is a writing skill we focus on quite a bit in Kindergarten

This was a fun art/writing project that the kids did to tell how they are lucky!  Most of them are in the classroom while some are out in the hall.  

Be sure to check these out in person sometime! 

Kick off to March!

We kicked off March today by reading There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Clover!  The kids love these books, as there is practically one for every major holiday. These books are wonderful for praticing retell, a very important Kindergarten skill.  These books are also great to work on sequencing, as you can see below:

The kids put the events in order and then we had a "teacher" help us read through them.  One student was the book checker to ensure that things were in the right order- anothe great skill we practice- referring back to the text to check for correctness.

The kids then practiced reading their own books and got to take them home. 

Students were able to practice reading by themselves or with a partner. 

We watched a short video from Discovery's United Streaming on the origins of St. Patrick's Day and what common symbols we will see this month. 

Can't believe that St. Patrick's Day will be here in a few short weeks!