how many?

Our Morning Meeting

Greeting; Practice saying hi using a peer's name and a wave! We greet with our whole body. We turn and face. Our eyes and our heart connect.

Morning Message; Who is here today?

Our names are important words. We can build, find, read, circle, and write our names. This morning the children used a sticky note and pencil to carefully write their name. They brought their names to our message to answer the question; Who is here today? We counted and recorded how many names, 9!

In Kindergarten we practice pointing to and counting objects. We answer "how many" questions when working with different materials and groups of numbers. One way we can practice our counting is noticing the shapes we use in our designs. Pattern blocks are a math material to build and design with.

We are mathematicians, builders, and artists. To ensure that we count every day, we use recording sheets to count how many shapes we used in our work. I was a little nervous to introduce a recording sheet over zoom, but with the incredible support of families, the children were able to listen to a book about shapes, work with pattern blocks at home, and use a recording sheet to record how many. All of the children should feel proud of their persistence this afternoon. We will grow as mathematicians this year!

Photos from connecting over Zoom!

To ensure our learning at home is connected to our learning at school, children at school listened to the same read aloud during Math and also worked with pattern blocks. We named the material, played with the material, and counted how many shapes in our designs. Many of the designs were buildings and structures. Every building has a story. Austin built a detailed playground with squares for chairs and triangle people. Camden built a zoo with animals cozy inside. Zosia built a long fence. I don't know if her fence was keeping something in or keeping something out. There must be more to her story. Lily built a sun and a blue sky. She eagerly counted her shapes and recorded how many shapes she used. 

Photos from the classroom!

Pattern blocks now have a home in our classroom for us to use for the rest of the year. Can you find and count shapes at home? In the woods? In your artwork?