Kinder Loving Kare

Fun, Fun, Fun!

We all seem to retain a little more information when we are having fun!  That is why I have decided to incorporate Fun Day Fridays throughout the school year.  Now, I will be honest, I was a little skeptical at first.  I thought that dedicating one day to fun would have a detrimental affect on my student's academic performance.  I am very happy to admit that I was wrong!  I must admit that all of our Fun Day Fridays are very strategic.  Fridays are also test days for us, and therefore, requires a review.  I make sure all of our reviews are fun, energetic, and kinesthetic.  To top it off, we end the day with a special treat!

Here is a little glimpse into our classroom themes!

Color Theme

During our color theme we reviewed all of the colors and color words.  Here are a few of the activities we did:

 Here we are sorting and graphing skittles on our color graph.

 

 Here is our cute little "Brown Bear, Brown Bear..." story retell.

The most exciting part of our color theme week, was when we dug into this rainbow cake!

Delicious!!!

5 Senses Theme

We had a blast with our 5 senses theme.

We went on a nature walk and recorded our observations.

 This little fellow decided to grace us with his presence during our nature walk.

We also explored some pop rocks using all five senses!  This was so much fun!

After jotting down our observations, we dipped a lollipop into our pop rock candy.

New and Fun Centers

Here are a few of the new centers we have incorporated.

Our count the room centers are a big hit!  Students go on a hunt around the room to find a number or count objects.  They then record their answers.  

This is how we use playdough in Kindergarten!

Here is a little action from my small group table!  Matching numbers with number words.

The friends at my table pulled a number and had to place that number under the correct number word.  They had to be careful not to pull a monster card!

I Am Special Theme 

This special celebration was all apart of our Bible lesson.  We discussed the miraculous gift of Sarah and Abraham's son, Isaac.  Students learned that they were fearfully and wonderfully made and are special to God and their parents as well.  Sooooo, the parents helped me through a surprise party in order to celebrate the birth of each child!  This was the Best Day Ever!!!!  Let me just say, that I am blessed to have some of the most wonderful, and creative parents ever!  Check out what they did!

And that's not all......  

After eating and enjoying the decorations and gifts, each student received one more extra special surprise.  Every parent sent in a picture and a special letter expressing how much they cherish their fearfully and wonderfully made child.  The letters were so extra special that I received chills and just about cried!