March 31-April 4
- Ms. Torborg
- Apr 5
- 3 min read
This week, our kindergarteners had a great time exploring the wonderful world of plants! We began our journey by reviewing the differences between living and non-living things, setting the stage for our exploration.
Next, we identified the essential needs of plants for survival, including sunlight, water, air, and soil. To reinforce our learning, we created a colorful flip chart that clearly showcased these vital requirements. But we didn't stop there; we launched an exciting experiment to test our knowledge!
We planted grass seeds in three different cups, intentionally eliminating one of the essential needs—water, sunlight, or soil—in each cup. This hands-on approach will allow us to observe and discover what happens when a plant is missing a crucial element for growth.
We also had a fun (and tasty) activity where we made "dirt" pudding. We whipped up some delightful pudding and layered it with crushed graham crackers and Oreos to represent different layers of soil. For a squirmy surprise, we added a gummy worm on top before tasting our creations! After enjoying our treat, we gathered together to analyze and discuss our favorite parts of this delightful experience.
To wrap up our week, we created a glove garden! We placed five different seeds inside a plastic serving glove, along with a cotton ball soaked in water. We tied it up tight and hung it in the window to see what will sprout. We are so excited to watch our seeds grow!
Monday:
Reading:
Phonological Awareness Warmups
Dictation practice
Introduced to our new words, want, so, & them
Read through our emergent reader, Planting a Garden
Completed a short a Mixin’ & Fixin’ worksheet
Reviewed living and nonliving things
Completed a sorting worksheet
Monster Hair Journal
Math:
Calendar Binder
Hiding Bears Game - two numbers that equal ten
Reviewed 3D shapes
Completed a 3D shape sorting worksheet
Religion:
Watched Brother Francis Lent meditation and wrote in our journals
Colored the 9th Station of the Cross: Jesus Falls for the Third Time
Tuesday:
Reading
Phonological Awareness Warmups
Dictation practice
Completed a Secret Sentence worksheet
Completed a short a fill in the blank worksheet
Reviewed living and nonliving things
Listened to the story, Seed to Plant
Watched 2 videos about what plants need
Determined the needs of plants - sun, water, air, soil - and created a flip chart
Math:
Calendar Binder
Made soil for snack
Collected data from friends about our soil snack
Analyzed our own data and answered questions
Religion:
Watched Brother Francis Lent meditation
Colored the 10th Station of the Cross: Jesus’ Clothes Are Torn Off
Wednesday:
Unscheduled 2 hour late start and a 45 minute early release
Reading:
Phonological Awareness Warmups
Dictation practice
Completed a short a write the word worksheet
Math:
Calendar Binder
Growing and Disappearing Train Game
Started a science experiment about the needs of plants
Religion:
Watched Brother Francis Lent meditation
Colored the 11th Station of the Cross: Jesus is nailed to the Cross
Thursday:
Kindergarten Round-Up: We had 4 friends join us for the morning. Along with coloring and playing with our new friends, we rode the Blue Bus to church visited Father Jeff, listened to a story, taught them a math game, and had a snack.
Reading:
Phonological Awareness Warmups
Dictation Practice
Completed a sentence matching worksheet
Math:
Calendar Binder
Played Growing and Disappearing Train Game
Religion:
Watched Brother Francis Lent meditation
Colored the 12th Station of the Cross: Jesus Dies on the Cross
Friday:
Reading:
Phonological Awareness Warmups
Dictation Practice
Completed a short e Mixin’ & Fixin’ worksheet
Reviewed the needs of a plant
Discussed the life cycle of a plant
Created a glove garden to start sprouting seeds
Math:
Calendar Binder
Played Flower Domino Addition game
Religion:
Mass
Watched Brother Francis Lent meditation
Stations of the Cross
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