a line can be

A line can be...

straight, wavy, zig-zag, curvy, above, below, simple, or complicated.

A line can be...

a letter, a shape, a smile, a frown, a number, a path, or a trail.

Lines are important. We learn a lot about lines in Kindergarten. We use lines to help us recognize, build, and print letters. We use lines to name and draw shapes. We make lines with our bodies to move in and out of the classroom. Our drawings are made up of different kinds of lines. 

We are made of different kinds of lines, too. 

This week I introduced our phonics program, Fundations, through the read aloud A Line Can Be. 

We noticed the lines we use to print letters during Fundations. I introduced the letter Tt and we talked about the straight lines needed to print the letter Tt. 

I then invited the children to build the letter Tt in the woods. We built uppercase and lowercase t's. 

We played with the sound of the letter as we built; 

Top starts with t, what starts the same as top?

Tacos, twelve, twenty, tree, two, tea, toe, tacos again, tornado, taco tornado...

Drawing lines with scissors!

Artists and mathematicians use lines to explore and show shapes. We talked about how we can draw lines using scissors, like the artist Henri Matisse. We read the true story of Henri Matisse. Matisse used different kinds of lines to cut shapes out of colorful paper.

I introduced two new tools through this experience; scissors and glue. The children used the tools to further explore lines and shapes. We connected our work to our shape calendar for this month and to the shape blocks we have used during our math workshop. 

Can you trace the line with your finger?

What kind of line did you cut?

Can you name this shape?

Can you name this line?

How many shapes on your canvas?