After a relaxing Easter Monday and a two-week break, we jumped right back into learning and fun in kindergarten! Tuesday was our first day back, and the room was set up for exploration and play, welcoming the children with Easter-themed activities with an emphasis on Easter math activities.
Our sensory table was a hit, filled straw and little bunnies and eggs. It was a sensory delight for the children, sparking their curiosity and imagination.
For added excitement, we added another sensory table filled with wheat and little mini carrots and bunnies.
We also introduced some new Easter games at the various tables. The Easter bunny alphabet bump was a hit, helping the children reinforce their alphabet recognition skills in a fun and engaging way.
At the math table, we had the Easter Bunny Tower & Tumble game, which was a fantastic way to incorporate math skills into our Easter theme. The children had a blast playing and learning at the same time.
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Our day started with our usual routines, including our letter introduction and sharing time. I’ve recently added daily sharing time to our schedule to emphasize oral language development. It’s been wonderful to see the children sharing stories and connecting with each other through their shared experiences.
Our Easter week in Kindergarten continued with our weekly directed drawing, and this time, it was all about drawing Easter bunnies! The children showed their creativity and artistic skills as they brought these adorable bunnies to life on paper.
Tuesday brought a bit of a change to our routine, as we have gym in the middle of the block between recess and lunch. Despite the disruption, our art lesson was still enjoyable and creative. The children embraced the opportunity to get active and burn off some energy in gym class, and they returned to the classroom ready to dive back into their artistic creations.
Our Easter week in Kindergarten was filled with creativity and learning as we dove into our imaginary writing unit. On Tuesday, we began exploring the concept of made-up stories using the beloved Froggy books. We read “Froggy Goes to Hawaii” and discussed the elements of a story, including the setting. The children were excited to start creating their own imaginary stories, and their imaginations ran wild as they began to craft their tales.
Wednesday brought more writing adventures as we practiced printing the letter Y and made Easter baskets to take our Easter eggs home in. We also revisited our friends of 10 skills with an Easter Bunny-themed game, adding a fun twist to our math practice. The highlight of the day was dyeing Easter eggs, which not only brought joy but also provided a hands-on exploration into color mixing and color play.
In addition to our writing and math activities, Wednesday is always big buddy day, and we had a blast learning a new game with our big buddies. The Easter Tower & Tumble game was a hit, challenging the children to practice their subitizing skills and continue to work on number recognition. It was a great way to differentiate instruction easily as it has game boards for the number 0-2 and 0-6 and everything in between as well as numbers in every format to practice number recognition skills though math games!
Thursday was all about our letter craft for the week, and we created a yak for the letter Y. The children showed off their creativity and fine motor skills as they cut and glued to create their yaks.
Our Easter week in Kindergarten ended on a high note with a fun and creative exploration into math problem solving through the use of real world problems. We started on Wednesday with learning the song “5 Little Ducks” and then we each got 5 little ducks and practiced figuring out the different combinations of 5. Thursday we moved onto “5 Green and Speckled Frogs” and worked on combinations of frogs on the log and frogs in the water. Finally we ended the week with “5 Little Dinosaurs” and worked on combinations of Dinosaurs and Dinosaur eggs (pom poms).
After all our math adventures in Kindergarten, we ended the week with our usual Forest Friday time, but our lovely PAC parents organized an Easter Egg hunt for the entire school. It was a beautiful day, perfect for exploring the outdoors and looking for Easter eggs.
Overall, it was a week filled with creativity, learning, and Easter math fun. I’m so proud of all the hard work and creativity the children displayed, and I can’t wait to see what other adventures await us in Kindergarten!
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