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October 21-25


This week the kindergarteners learned all about pumpkins.  We started with learning about their life cycle all the way from a seed to a big pumpkin.  Then we each got a little pumpkin.  Before we could look inside it, we had to make some predictions and collect some data.  Using some kindergarten tools, we figured out the height, circumference, and buoyancy of our pumpkin.  We also took a guess about what our pumpkin would look like inside and how many seeds it might have.  Finally, it was time to cut it open and clean it out.  As we cleaned it, we had to separate the seeds so we could count.  Working with a partner we found out our pumpkins had between 293 and 498 seeds.  After counting all of the seeds, we got to roast and eat them as a special treat.  Next we made pumpkin pie pudding.  We combined vanilla pudding, pumpkin, pumpkin spices, whipped topping, and vanilla wafers.  Mmmm!  We ended the week by turning our pumpkins into little volcanoes with baking soda and vinegar.  Throughout the week we also talked about Jack-o-lanterns.  After drawing a picture of a jack-o-lantern, we wrote descriptive words about it.


Monday:

Reading:

  • Reviewed our letters and letters sounds - Sang our Better Alphabet Song

  • Phonological Awareness Warmups

  • Introduced to the letter Bb - Completed a letter Mm worksheet 

  • Created list of words that begin with the /b/- identified word with the beginning sounds, number of syllables, broke word apart and identified corresponding letter sounds

  • Listened to the story Pumpkins & Fall Pumpkin Fun

  • Explored different kinds of life cycles

  • Completed a life cycle of a pumpkin worksheet

  • Introduced to the words a & an

  • Read through our emergent reader, The Life Cycle of a Pumpkin

Math:

  • Calendar Binder

  • Number Talk

  • Collected data from our pumpkin after making some predictions

How many lines does your pumpkin have?

How tall is your pumpkin? (using cubes)

How wide is your pumpkin? (using links)

Will your pumpkin sink or float?

How many seeds are in your pumpkin?

Religion:

  • Completed our Gospel Weekly - A servant is a helper and we want to be a servant of the Lord.

  • Prayed a decade of the rosary


Tuesday

Reading:

  • Reviewed our letters and letters sounds - Sang our Better Alphabet Song

  • Phonological Awareness Warmups

  • Introduced to the letter Dd - Completed a letter Dd worksheet 

  • Created list of words that begin with the /d/- identified word with the beginning sounds, number of syllables, broke word apart and identified corresponding letter sounds

  • Colorful pumpkins worksheet

Math:

  • Calendar

  • Cleaned out our pumpkins and sorted the seeds

  • Pumpkin number puzzle worksheet

  • Listened to the story How Many Seed in a Pumpkin?

  • Counted all of the seeds we found in our pumpkin

Religion:

  • Prayed a decade of the rosary

  • Talked about St. Pope John Paul II.  His feast day is Oct. 22nd.  We watched a short video about his life and colored his picture in our saint book.  


Wednesday:

Reading:

  • Reviewed our letters and letters sounds - Sang our Better Alphabet Song

  • Phonological Awareness Warmups

  • Introduced to the letter Vv - Completed a letter Hh worksheet 

  • Created list of words that begin with the /v/- identified word with the beginning sounds, number of syllables, broke word apart and identified corresponding letter sounds

  • Reviewed the life cycle of a pumpkin

  • Roasted pumpkin seeds and ate them for snack.  We tried 2 different flavors, salt & cinnamon and sugar.  

  • Listened to the story, How Big Could your Pumpkin Grow?  As we listened, we tried to identify all of the describing words.

  • Drew a picture of a Jack 0’Lantern and wrote 2 describing words

Math:

  • Calendar

  • Pocket Problems - identifying the number of objects in a pocket and then adding one more or taking one away.

Religion:

  • Discussed the Ten Commandments

  • Prayed a decade of the rosary


Thursday:

Reading

  • Reviewed our letters and letters sounds - Sang our Better Alphabet Song

  • Phonological Awareness Warmups

  • Introduced to the letter Ww - Completed a letter Ww worksheet

  • Created list of words that begin with the /w/- identified word with the beginning sounds, number of syllables, broke word apart and identified corresponding letter sounds

  • Listened to the story, Grow a Pumpkin Pie

  • Made Pumpkin Pie Pudding - As we made our snack, we needed to use a can opener.  We talked about how it uses gears to make it go around.  

  • Reviewed the life cycle of a pumpkin

  • Created volcanoes in our pumpkins by adding vinegar to baking soda

Math:

  • Calendar

Religion:

  • Living Rosary - Prayed the rosary as a whole school with each student representing a bead on the rosary and leading that prayer.


Friday:

No School

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